Welcome to NAID-Canada

NAID-Canada is the national association representing companies that specialize in secure information and document destruction.

NAID-Canada's mission is to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of secure information and document destruction. In doing so, NAID-Canada wants to ensure that private personal and business information is not used for purposes other than originally intended. NAID-Canada also plays an active role in the development and implementation of industry standards and certification and also provides a range of member services which include advocacy, communication, education and professional development.

NAID-Canada is a chapter of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID).

NAID-Canada believes:

• Documents are only as secure as the weakest link in their lifecycle.
• Information protection is a vital issue to the senior management of all organizations.
• Every organization should be legally obligated to appropriately safeguard personal information.
• Organizations need to be as careful in the destruction of documents and records as they are in protecting them on their premises.
• There is a significant risk to reputation and competitive position for organizations that do not use secure destruction techniques.
• Every organization has information that requires secure destruction.
• Stored records should be destroyed on a regular schedule.
• Incidental business records discarded on a daily basis should be protected.
• Recycling is not an adequate alternative for information destruction.
• Internal personnel should not be responsible for destroying certain information.