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Ministry of Citizens' Services and Open Government

About ARCS

What is ARCS, its purpose, and the difference between administrative and operational records

How to read a primary, plus a brief explanation of ARCS and ORCS  (replaces old “How to Use” section)

Explanation of acronyms used in ARCS/ORCS primary pages.

A list of the ARCS Personal Information Banks.

How to add tertiary file codes to ARCS/ORCS secondaries

PDF copies of the 2011 edition, version 1.1 of ARCS

A PDF copy of the 2007 edition of ARCS (3.04 Mb PDF)

Summary of changes to ARCS classifications and retention schedules approved between 1990 to 2012, excluding 2011 amendment and 2007 Section 5 amendment

Summary of changes to Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, approved 2011

Summary of changes to Section 5, approved 2007