Pan-Canadian Trust Framework™
The Pan-Canadian Trust Framework ™ (PCTF) is designed to meet current and future Canadian digital identity ecosystem innovation needs by verifying trust of services and networks.
PCTF documents and artifacts are intended to secure interoperability of public and private sector identity capabilities while prioritizing user-centred design, privacy, security, and convenience of use.
DIACC Pan-Canadian Trust Framework ™ (PCTF) Out of Band Feedback
This form collects PCTF public community feedback outside of the prescribed public review & comment periods. Responses to this form will be monitored on a quarterly basis. Comments will be considered for inclusion by the DIACC’s Trust Framework Expert Committee (TFEC).
Documents & Notice of Intent
| Title | Status | Scope | Needs for Canada | Notice | Number | Type | Ready for Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Final Recommendation V1.2 | Defines criteria used to enable access to digital systems. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria that will be used to enable access to digital systems. | 2024-08-09 | DIACC PCTF03 | Normative | Yes |
| Digital Wallet | Final Recommendation V1.0 | Defines criteria, requirements, and guidelines regarding digital wallets. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria that will be used to create well-designed, privacy enhancing digital wallets. | 2023-04-25 | DIACC PCTF12 | Normative | Yes |
| Infrastructure (Technology & Operations) | Final Recommendation V1.2 | Defines criteria, requirements, and guidelines regarding the trustworthiness of IT infrastructure. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria, requirements, and guidelines regarding the trustworthiness of IT infrastructure. | 2023-04-25 | DIACC PCTF08 | Normative | Yes |
| Verified Person | Final Recommendation V1.2 | Defines criteria used to establish that a natural person is real, unique and identifiable. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria that will be used to establish that a natural person is real, unique and identifiable. | 2022-03-31 | DIACC PCTF05 | Normative | Yes |
| Privacy | Final Recommendation V1.2 | Defines criteria concerned with the handling of personal data for digital identity purposes. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria concerned with the handling of personal data for digital identity purposes. | 2022-03-31 | DIACC PCTF04 | Normative | Yes |
| Trust Registries | Final Recommendation V1.0 | Defines criteria, requirements, and guidelines regarding Trust Registries. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria, requirements, and guidelines regarding Trust Registries governance, operations, and registration and certification management. | 2023-11-10 | DIACC PCTF13 | Normative | Yes |
| Credentials (Relationships & Attributes) | Final Recommendation V1.0 | Defines criteria related to the creation, issuance, and management of credentials existing in digital form. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria related to the creation, issuance, and management of credentials existing in digital form. | 2020-06-01 | DIACC PCTF07 | Normative | No |
| Verified Organization | Final Recommendation V1.0 | Defines criteria that allow organizations to exchange trustworthy information about themselves or others (individuals or organizations) with external parties. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria that allow organizations to exchange trustworthy information about themselves or others (individuals or organizations) with external parties. | 2020-02-17 | DIACC PCTF06 | Normative | No |
| Notice & Consent | Final Recommendation V1.0 | Defines criteria used to formulate a statement about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, and to obtain a consent decision on that statement from a person authorized to do so. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a set of criteria used to formulate a statement about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, and to obtain a consent decision on that statement from a person authorized to do so. | 2019-04-03 | DIACC PCTF02 | Normative | No |
| Assurance Maturity Model | Draft Recommendation V1.0 | Provides guidance regarding how to use PCTF conformance criteria in order to properly classify Levels of Assurance. | Stakeholders have identified the need for an Assurance Maturity Model to provide guidance regarding the use of PCTF conformance criteria in order to classify, compare, and align different Levels of Assurance schemes. | 2021-06-28 | DIACC PCTF11 | Informative | Not Applicable |
| Glossary | Final Recommendation V1.0 | A list of terms identified in the PCTF. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a common set of definitions to be used to communicate with regard to identity and access management. | 2020-03-10 | DIACC PCTF10 | Informative | Not Applicable |
| Model | Final Recommendation V1.0 | A high-level model of PCTF related contextual information, goals, and objectives. | Stakeholders have identified the need for a high-level model to organize the Canadian Digital Identity Ecosystem. | 2019-02-13 | DIACC PCTF01 | Informative | Not Applicable |
| Overview | Final | Sets out the vision and value proposition for the PCTF. | Canadian citizens and consumers, i.e. end users, are the beneficiaries of trust that will be achieved through service standardization and accountability to the PCTF. | 2023-10-30 | DIACC PCTF00 | Informative | Not Applicable |