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Administrative Records Classification System - Schedule 100001

2011 Edition, version 1.1

ARCS is used to classify, file, retrieve and dispose of the administrative records of the Government of British Columbia.  This version of ARCS is the legally approved standard for the management of government's administrative records.

Recent amendments:

2007: Comprehensive update of Section 5 (approved 2007-11-22)

2011: Comprehensive update of section 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 (approved 2011-05-19)

2012: Amendment of ARCS primary 201 (approved 2012-05-31)

For complete amendment summaries and more information about how to use ARCS, see About ARCS.