Common Schedules (schedule 200002)

Last updated on September 11, 2025

Common Schedules provide guidance on how long to keep information and what to do with it at the end of its life cycle.

There are two types of Common Schedules:

Critical Information Schedules
Routine Information Schedules

Critical Information is managed long-term and/or sent to the government archives, while Routine Information is kept short-term and then securely destroyed. While Ministry Schedules (formerly ORCS) can still apply to specific program areas, Common Schedules aim to cover most records.

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