Overview
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The Pan-Canadian Trust Framework™ (PCTF) is a risk mitigation framework comprised of a set of rules, standards, specifications, regulations, and guidance that offers a high-quality and versatile defined code of practice for operating trustworthy and efficient digital identity, credential, and supporting services. Following recommendations from the federal government’s Task Force for the Payments System Review, leaders from Canada’s public and private sectors established the DIACC in 2012 to develop a trust framework to meet needs in the digital economy. DIACC is committed to openness, impartiality, legitimacy, and inclusivity, providing the PCTF as a tool that offers practical definitions of outcomes to verify solutions and de-risk adoption. |
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PCTF: Key principles & values
- Contribute to the trustworthiness and interoperability of public and private sector digital trust and identity capabilities while prioritizing user-centred design, privacy, security, and convenience.
- Bring best practices together. It builds on existing standards, policies, and guidelines, considering multi-stakeholder inputs. DIACC is committed to international alignment with relevant frameworks worldwide to facilitate interoperability and adoption.
- Widely applicable, outcome-based, technology agnostic, open, and flexible.
The value of the PCTF
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People: Protects personal information, prevents fraud, and simplifies online access.
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Businesses: Simplifies sign-ups, prevents fraud, and secures online transactions for growth.
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Governments: Secures online access to government services while improving efficiency and savings.