Records Retention & Disposition

Records retention schedules outline identify what kinds of records are created by an organization, how long they should be retained, and what will happen to them once they reach the end of their lifecycle (final disposition).

Policies, procedures, and resources

Web | Government Recordkeeping Resources by NSW State Archives & Records

Samples | Memory Yukon Project Lists of Policies and Procedures by YCA

Example | Document Naming Convention by the University of Victoria

Example | University of Guelph Records retention & disposition policies

Example | Tsawassen First Nation's RIM policy

Worksheet | Inventory Worksheet by Laura Millar

Worksheet | Reference Publication Identification Worksheet by Laura Millar

Web | A Document Retention Guide by Shred-it

Sample | Document Retention Policy by Kiva Microfunds

Sample | Canadian Retention Rules Summary by the National Energy Board, Government of Canada

Guide | Creating a Retention Schedule by the University of Edinburgh

Guide | Guide to the Inventory, Scheduling, and Disposition of Federal Records by NARA

Sample | Preparing Records Schedules Government Records Office by Archives of Manitoba

Retention Schedules

Example | UVic Records Classification records type list

Example | Model File Plan -Generic by the University of British Columbia

Example | Retention Schedules by the University of British Columbia

Example | City of Guelph Records Retention Schedule

Part 4 of a 12-part series on Records Management in New Jersey for public agencies and their constituencies.

What is Final disposition?

Web | Records Disposition Overview by NARA

Manual | Disposition of Federal Records: A Records Management Handbook 2000 Web Edition by NARA

Disposition Procedures

Procedure | Records Disposition Process by the University of Victoria

Web | Secure Destruction by the University of Victoria

Web | Policy and Process: Disposing of records by National Archives

Guides | Guidelines for Records Disposal by Saskatchewan Archives

How to Disposition Records Using Your Retention Schedule by UTMB Health Media Services

Example | Records Disposition Procedures by Ontario Tech University

Template | Records Disposition Form by Ontario Tech University

Procedure | Authorizing Records for Disposition by Dalhousie University

Example | Records Disposition Authorities by GNWT