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15End of retention period — destruction#
When the retention period for an electronic document or electronic information ends, the document or the information may be destroyed, subject to section 12 of the Library and Archives of Canada Act, if the details of each destruction are recorded in an audit log or in a similar document that identifies the following elements, including
(a)the electronic document or the electronic information to be destroyed;
(b)the date and the hour when the electronic document or the electronic information was created, sent or received, if those details were generated and retained;
(c)the name of the person who authorized the destruction; and
(d)the date and the hour of the destruction.
Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.