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The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) is initiating the periodic maintenance of its standard released last year: National Standard of Canada CAN/DGSI 111-1, Online Voting – Part 1: Implementation of Online Voting in Canadian Municipal Elections.
The standard specifies technical design requirements for online voting services and best practices for election administrators who are implementing online voting in Canadian municipal elections. It could be used to assist municipal election administrators to assess online voting service providers, inform requests for proposals, and guide the development and policies and procedures related to the deployment of online voting.
The DGSI’s periodic maintenance will ensure that national standards evolve in step with advances in election technology, new cybersecurity risks, lessons learned from municipal online voting deployments, shifts in public expectations for transparency and accountability, and regulatory changes and policy developments across Canada.
DGSI invites municipal officials, election administrators, cybersecurity experts, technologists, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to participate in the maintenance review of CAN/DGSI 111-1. Comments are being accepted until March 3, 2026. To learn more and participate please visit the DGSI website.