Consequences to Innovation Canada and IP of a Badly Drafted National Standard of Canada

The federal government’s “Budget 2017,” Innovation Canada project has led to the badly drafted National Standard of Canada, Electronic Records as Documentary Evidence CAN/CGSB-72.34-2017 (“72.34-2017”). It should not be relied upon to conduct any business, government or other transaction based upon the reliability and integrity of electronically-produced records. And so, on July 11, 2018, I, Ken Chasse, notified: (1) the Standards Council of Canada, being the agency that declared it to be a national standard; and, (2) the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. On, July 20, 2018, I received the Standards Council’s reply, and on July 24, 2018, the Minister’s reply. Both are reproduced below this text, which is my Notification text: The federal government’s “Budget 2017,” Innovation Canada project has led to the above badly drafted National Standard of Canada that should not be relied upon to conduct…

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