Electronic Commerce in Canada

References: Principles for Electronic Authentication

General

Domestic - Background
Domestic - Related Initiatives and Reference Documents
International - Related Initiatives and Reference Documents

Principles

Principle 1: Responsibilities of Parties
Principle 2: Risk Management
Principle 3: Security
Principle 4: Privacy
Principle 5: Disclosure Requirements
Principle 6: Complaints Handling


General

Domestic:  Background

Industry Canada Electronic Commerce Policy - Authentication

A Cryptography Policy Framework for Electronic Commerce:  Building Canada's Information Economy and Society (Canada's Cryptography Policy (1998)
Government of Canada

Domestic:  Related Initiatives and Reference Documents

a) General

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5, Part 2
Government of Canada

Uniform Electronic Commerce Act
Uniform Law Conference of Canada

An Act to establish a legal framework for information technology (2001)
Government of Quebec

Current Statutory Reform Initiatives in Canada: Electronic Commerce
Department of Justice Canada

Policy on Electronic Authorization and Authentication
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Policy for Public Key Infrastructure Management in the Government of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Digital Signature Certificate Policies
Public Works and Government Services Canada

Voluntary Codes: A Guide for their Development and Use (1998)
Industry Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat

b) Consumer Protection

Principles of Consumer Protection for Electronic Commerce (1999)
Industry Canada

Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce
Industry Canada

Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Debit Card Services (1992, rev. 1996 and 2002)
Industry Canada

International - Related Initiatives and Reference Documents

Directive 1999/93/EC on a community framework for electronic signatures (1999)
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union

OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (2000)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Consumers in the Online Marketplace: The OECD Guidelines Three Years Later (2003)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

International Consensus Principles for Electronic Authentication
(1999) Internet Law and Policy Forum

Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Framework (1999)
The Internet Engineering Task Force

Electronic Authentication: Issues Relating to its Selection and Use (2002)
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures with Guide to Enactment (2001)
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

Digital Signature Guidelines (1996)
American Bar Association

Principles

Principle 1: Responsibilities of Parties

Standards for a Global Digital Marketplace: A Canadian Standards Framework for Electronic Commerce (1998)

Principle 2: Risk Management

BITS Framework for Managing Technology Risk for Information Technology (IT) Service Provider Relationships (2001)
BITS Financial Services Roundtable

Electronic Commerce: Who Carries the Risk of Fraud (2000)
Foundation for Information Policy Research, U.K.

Principle 3: Security

OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks (2002)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Information Technology Security
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Information Technology Security Standard
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Government of Canada Public Key Infrastructure
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

AICPA/CICA Trust Services Principles and Criteria (2003)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)/Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)

PKI Assessment Guidelines (2001) [PDF]
American Bar Association

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
All publications are listed in the ISO Catalogue:

ISO/IECTR 14516: 2002 - Guidelines for the use and management of Trusted Third Party services

ISO/IEC21827: 2002 - Systems Security Engineering: Capability Maturity Model (SSE-CMM®)

ISO/IEC15408: 1999 - Evaluation criteria for IT security - Part 1:  Introduction and general model.

ISO/IECTR 13335 (1996-2000) - Guidelines for the Management of IT Security - Part 1:  Concepts and models for IT Security

ISO/IEC9798: 1997 - Entity authentication. A technical standard on mechanisms that provide authentication services.

ISO/IEC17799: 2000 - Code of practice for information security management.

European Electronic Signatures Standards Initiative
ICT Standards Board

Principle 4: Privacy

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c.5, Part 1(2000)
Government of Canada

Who Goes There? Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy (2003)
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, U.S.

Webtrust Program for Online Privacy ( 2000)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)/Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)

Privacy and Public Key Infrastructure: Guidelines for Agencies using PKI to communicate or transact with individuals (2001)
Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner, Australia

Principle 5: Disclosure Requirements

Principles of Consumer Protection for Electronic Commerce (1999)
Industry Canada

Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (2003)
Industry Canada

Principle 6: Complaints Handling

ISO Committee Draft, ISO/CD 10018: Complaints Handling
International Organization for Standardization

AS/NZS4269 Complaints Handling (1995)
Standards Australia