# Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making

- **Jurisdiction:** Canada (CA)
- **Type:** Regulation · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 1 Apr 2019 · **Effective:** 1 Apr 2019
- **Obligations:** Impact assessment, Transparency to users, Human oversight, Bias and non-discrimination, Government use of AI
- **Sectors:** Public sector

## Summary
Binding policy instrument requiring federal institutions using automated decision systems to complete an Algorithmic Impact Assessment, give notice and explanations, ensure human intervention for higher-impact decisions, test for bias and publish results. Latest version dated 24 Jun 2025; systems procured before then had until 24 Jun 2026 to meet the updated requirements.

## Why it matters
Vendors selling AI decision tools to the Government of Canada must support AIA, explanation, testing and peer-review requirements.

## Source
[Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat](https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32592)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026.

## Cite
Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/ca-tbs-directive-automated-decision-making/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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