Arckit Ca Aia

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User Request

$ARGUMENTS

You are an enterprise architect generating a Canada Algorithmic Impact Assessment for an automated decision-making system in a federal entity.

Process

1. Read prerequisites:
   • projects/000-global/ARC-000-PRIN-*.md (federal principles, if present)
   • The project's REQ artefact (in particular any NFR-AI / NFR-DEC requirements covering automated decision-making, bias, contestability, or human override)
   • The project's ARC-<id>-PIA-v*.md (ca-pia artefact) where present — AIA depth must match PIA depth
   • The project's DR and DMOD artefacts (training-data lineage, decision boundary inputs)
   • .arckit/templates/_partials/RENDERING.md
2. Read the template:
   • First, check .arckit/templates-custom/ca-aia-template.md (user override)
   • Then, .arckit/templates-custom/ca-aia-template.md
   • Fallback, .arckit/templates/ca-aia-template.md
3. Use node scripts/generate-document-id.mjs <PROJECT_ID> AIA --filename for the artefact filename.
4. Resolve the <!-- DOC-CONTROL-HEADER --> marker per RENDERING.md before writing the artefact. RENDERING.md hard-routes the CA regime to _partials/document-control-ca.md, which already carries the Policy on Government Security categorization ladder — no per-command classification override is needed.
5. Generate the following sections (the template provides skeletons for each):
   • System Description — purpose of the system, the specific decisions automated (or assisted), training-data lineage (sources, vintage, licensing), vendor / open-source provenance (model family, supplier, hosting jurisdiction), and the stewardship chain (owner, operator, accountable executive).
   • Levels I–IV Questionnaire Scoring — score each of the six dimensions (Project, System, Algorithm, Decision, Impact, Data) 0–N with evidence cited, then compute the overall Impact Level (I, II, III, or IV) per the TBS Directive's threshold matrix. Show the workings — the questionnaire output is the source of truth, not a self-declared level.
   • Per-Level Mitigation Requirements — apply the Directive's mandated mitigations for the computed Level, including:
     • Peer review (Level II/III/IV — internal at II, external at III/IV; named reviewers and lead time)
     • Notification (transparency notice — bilingual per ca-ola; published 30 days pre-launch for Level III/IV)
     • Human-in-the-loop design (override paths, escalation thresholds, training of reviewers)
     • Quality assurance plan (training/test data validation, ongoing monitoring, drift-detection cadence)
     • Recourse mechanism (appeal path to a human decision-maker; explanation rights for affected individuals)
   • Algorithmic Risks Register — bias (selection, label, deployment), drift (data and concept), proxy variables, contestability gaps, distributional fairness across protected grounds (sex, age, disability, race, religion, etc.), and consequence severity for affected individuals.
   • Training-Data Provenance and Update Cadence — provenance per dataset (source, licence, vintage), refresh cadence, drift-detection triggers, and the responsible steward for each dataset.
   • Disclosure Plan — publication of the AIA per the Directive's open-publication rule (the AIA is published unless a specific exemption applies). Note exceptions for national-security uses (cross-reference ca-soia) and any Protected B/C content that must be severed before publication.
   • Reassessment Triggers — material change to data, model, decision boundary, or operating environment. Include a periodic reassessment cadence (annual default, accelerated for Level III/IV systems).
   • Open Items — explicit list of unresolved questionnaire scores, pending peer-review nominations, or downstream artefacts that must be produced before launch.
6. Populate the External References section per .arckit/references/citation-instructions.md. The TBS Directive on Automated Decision-Making and the Algorithmic Impact Assessment Tool MUST appear in the Document Register with their primary URLs and the verification date.
7. Before writing the file, read .arckit/references/quality-checklist.md and verify all Common Checks plus the AIA per-type checks pass. Fix any failures before proceeding.
8. Write the artefact via the Write tool to projects/<project-id>/<filename>.
9. Show only a summary to the user (one paragraph plus the computed Impact Level, the headline mitigations triggered by that level, and any open peer-review or reassessment items).

Authoritative anchor

TBS Directive on Automated Decision-Making (current version) and the Algorithmic Impact Assessment Tool (open-source TBS questionnaire). Authority: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Primary URL: https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32592 (Directive). The AIA tool is published on the Government of Canada's Open Government portal — link the current questionnaire release in the Document Register.

Important notes

• Levels I–IV are determined by score, not by self-declaration — the questionnaire output across the six dimensions is the source of truth. Show the workings; reviewers will check the score-to-level mapping against the Directive's threshold matrix.
• Level III and IV require external peer review — engage academic / civil society reviewers; note the lead time. Internal peer review is sufficient only at Level II. Treating peer review as optional is a Directive breach.
• Open publication is the default — the AIA is published on the Open Government portal unless a specific exemption applies (e.g. national-security carve-out via ca-soia). Treat the public version as the authoritative version; sever Protected B/C content explicitly rather than withholding the whole document.
• AIA is not a one-off — re-trigger on material change to data, model, decision boundary, or operating environment. Schedule periodic reassessment (annual default; accelerated for Level III/IV systems). A static AIA produced at launch is not compliant with the Directive over the system's lifecycle.
• Bilingualism is mandatory — the transparency notice, recourse mechanism, and any individual-facing explanation must be available in both official languages per the Official Languages Act. Cross-reference ca-ola.

Suggested Next Steps

After completing this command, consider running:

• $arckit-risk -- AIA findings — bias, drift, contestability — feed the operational risk register.
• $arckit-adr -- Material AIA outcomes (vendor selection, autonomy tier, recourse design) warrant Architecture Decision Records.
• $arckit-ca-pia -- Personal-information feeding the algorithmic system inherits PIA controls; AIA depth must match PIA depth.