Long description for image: Government Information Management Infrastructure

The diagram identifies the Information Management Infrastructure used to plan and coordinate the government's information-based resources in an effective, efficient manner. It identifies the various organizations, departments, legislative bodies and committees involved in ensuring the efficient planning and use of resources.

At the heart of the Infrastructure diagram is the Treasury Board Secretariat's Office of Information Management, Systems and Technology. Surrounding it, and contributing to the efficient use of information based resources, are:

• central agencies with responsibility for overall management or for policy in specific areas with legislative authority from Cabinet - Treasury Board, Cabinet Committees on Security and Intelligence and on Communications, the Privy Council Office; or with legislative authority from Parliament – the Information and Privacy Commissioners;
• common service organizations that have been assigned responsibility to provide a particular support service or control function to all institutions including: Government information and Technology Standards Program (TBS); Public Works and Government Services Canada; Statistics Canada; National Archives/National Library; RCMP, CSIS, CSE; and the Public Service Commission;
• organizations that have legislative or delegated responsibility for specific functions affecting government information management (referred to as lead agencies) and including: Committees and other groups providing advice and feedback in particular areas of information management to an organization in one of the previous three categories including: Council for Administrative Renewal; TBSAC Information Management Subcommittee; Advisory Committee on Information Management; Standards Organizations – Government, National, International; and the Government Telecommunications Council; and,
• individual institutions that are responsible for coordinating and managing the information-based resources supporting the delivery of their programs.

The diagram also recognizes the Department of Justice, National Joint Council, other governments and the private sector as contributors to the Infrastructure and influencing the Treasury Board Secretariat's Office of Information Management, Systems and Technology infrastructure.

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