Legislation, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Contents
Laws
There are two laws that govern the GNWT records management program.
1. Archives Act
2. Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Other laws may affect how departments and agencies look after their records.
Policies and Procedures
The Records Management Unit develops procedures and guidelines for recorded information management in the GNWT. It also develops policies for approval by the Informatics Policy Committee.
Policies
Directives
Standards
Procedures
- Request for Records Form Procedures
- Procedures for Box Inventory Form – Excel Version
- Transfer Slip Procedures
- Submitting a Transfer to Enterprise Information Management (ERM) Checklist
- ORCS Development
- ORCS Template
- ORCS Checklist
- Digitization Guideline
- Enterprise Information Handbook
Forms
These forms are for GNWT departments and agencies that want to send records to or retrieve records from the Records Centre.
To download a form:
- Click on the link.
- If the form opens in your browser, go to the file menu. Choose the “save as” option. Save the file on your computer.
- If you get a message asking you if you want to save the file or open it, click on the save button. Save the file on your computer.