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324 - Communications, Speeches & Presentations

Last updated on January 30, 2025

Records relating to ministry/agency staff speeches and presentations, including relevant speeches and presentations received from external government bodies and organizations. 

Records types include correspondence, speaking notes, transcripts, handouts, and presentation slides.

For training session presentation material, see primary 1735.

non-OPR NOTE: Offices will retain non-OPR copies of records for: SO nil DE

Primary-
Secondary		 Records Series OPR
  A SA FD
324-00 Policy and procedures SO nil DE
324-01 General CY+2y nil DE
324-02 Arrangements for speaking engagements CY+2y nil DE
324-20 Minister’s speeches
(covers speeches relating to ministerial issues [not constituency matters] and minister’s speech compilations)
DE = These records can be destroyed upon authorization of the Records Officer because minister’s speeches are retained by the Public Affairs Bureau.		 SO nil DE
324-40 Staff speeches and presentations
SR = The government archives will retain speeches and presentations that provide significant documentation of research by government staff, and the history of government bodies or government decisions.		 SO nil SR
324-45 Other speeches and presentations SO nil DE

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OPR – office of primary responsibility

A – active
SA – semi-active
FD – final disposition

CY – calendar year
nil – no retention period
SO – superseded or obsolete
y – year
DE – destruction
SR – selective retention

Contact information

For general inquires, contact the Government Information Management (GIM) Branch at:

Email
GIM@gov.bc.ca