Information & Ethics committee  Can you provide a bit more information?

Information & Ethics committee  Right now, we're using the tools needed to keep our networks secure. Most of these tools are as non‑invasive as possible.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Yarker can provide a further explanation.

Information & Ethics committee  As I said earlier, we purchased tools to protect our networks. Our mandate is to protect and secure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data on our networks. We purchased tools to investigate networks, not people.

Information & Ethics committee  I would like Mr. Yarker to answer this question.

Information & Ethics committee  We purchased them to investigate the networks and for the networks.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. We agree that collecting information on the network means collecting data packets and personal information. That said, there are strict procedures for handling this information. People have received the necessary training and security clearance. They follow these strict procedures.

Information & Ethics committee  As part of the work to protect our networks, we comply with the Privacy Act, the Financial Administration Act and all relevant Treasury Board standards. We're also looking at the need for a privacy impact assessment. We started this type of assessment in the case of Microsoft 365.

Information & Ethics committee  We currently use these tools in compliance with the Financial Administration Act, the Privacy Act and all Treasury Board standards.

Information & Ethics committee  We can ensure that people trust us. Our role is to protect the networks in order to protect Canadians.

Information & Ethics committee  Sorry, could you repeat that?

Information & Ethics committee  I probably meant that, to use a government device and have a network account, employees must fill out a questionnaire. They know that they will be monitored for network security reasons.

Information & Ethics committee  The purpose of the privacy impact assessment is to make sure that we protect the information of citizens.

Information & Ethics committee  I think privacy of information is absolutely key. We absolutely need to make sure that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data are protected. That's why we're also protecting our network to protect the information and to make sure that the information is used the way it needs to be used.

Information & Ethics committee  In the department, we have a number of privacy impact assessments ongoing right now. We are currently, in the CIO group more specifically, working on one with Microsoft 365. We do have a few ongoing right now.