The directives seek to give guidance to government institutions in the application of the Privacy Act. One of them is on the issue of the need to notify the Privacy Commissioner if ever there is personal information that is released by accident by departments, so that the Privacy Commissioner is notified of that fact.
The other documents speak more generally to how the Privacy Act is to be applied. They provide general guidance to that effect. These directives are now available on the Treasury Board website for those who want to know more about their content. The Treasury Board itself conducts training sessions with each of the government institutions to make sure they understand these new directives and how they are to be applied.