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To address the current state challenges, this the Roadmap will focus focuses on the establishment of a first-class conformity assessment program. Conforming a number of core services at the pan-Canadian level will result in the opportunity for predictable growth, while allowing for different deployment architectures across jurisdictions.
Key components of this item include:
- Development of a pan-Canadian Conformity Assessment program tied to the Reference Architecture (Building Block #4) that enables vendor solution capability assessment against core ecosystem expectations
- Deployment of a first-class conformity assessment platform (e.g., Gazelle) that provides the infrastructure for jurisdictions and vendors to leverage core testing capabilities for the standardized components referenced above
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This Guide focuses on conformance self-testing, that allows vendors to access to the Gazelle platform and tools, to test and self-assess their implementations against the pan-Canadian specifications.
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