Comparative international jurisdiction scan of business continuity planning statutes and regulations

DRI Canada is a non-profit association of private and public sector employees, dedicated to business continuity, disaster recovery and emergency management. DRI Canada provides graduated training and certification in business continuity planning, emergency management, risk management, disaster response, crisis management and resilience, as well as two specialized certificates in business continuity for healthcare and cyber resilience. DRI Canada’s board and I ask: what are the government-mandated business continuity and business continuity planning requirements in Canada, and how do these mandates compare to other jurisdictions?

There is a growing number of business continuity planning professionals – many of them are associated with DRI Canada or its sister branches in other countries. DRI Canada’s board has noted a key knowledge gap within their membership: business continuity professionals do not have a clear understanding of government-mandated business continuity requirements in Canada. As a professional association, they also want to get a benchmark assessment of where Canada ranks in this area in relation to other countries – are we leaders, stragglers, or followers?

Faculty Supervisor:

Yushu Zhu

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Partner:

DRI Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

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