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Release TitleRA
-CA
v0.
1.0 DFT
Release Date
November 24, 2021

Release Type 
Public Comment
Draft
Open Review Period
December 6, 2021 - March 1
Sep 9 - Sep 21, 2022
Published ContentReference Architecture v0.1.0 DFT
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Release Notes

Initial release of the Proposed Pan-Canadian Reference Architecture for public comment.

How to Provide Feedback


The Public Review period for the Reference Architecture v0.1.0 DFT is now open!

The timeline for Public Review is: September 9 - 21, 2022.

You may review the Reference Architecture (RA) in the following formats:

  • Download the RA in PDF format from the corresponding links on the Release page
  • Review the RA in InfoScribe, from the corresponding link on the Release page.

How to submit your feedback:

  • All Collaborators are invited to document comments using the Public Review Comments RA v0.1.0 DFT spreadsheet, available here.
  • Send an email to [email protected], with Subject Line "RA", including the Comments spreadsheet as an attachment.
  • We kindly ask that each organization submit all comments within one spreadsheet submission. 
  • Upon submission, you will receive an acknowledgement email with a reference number. Our team will complete a review of all comments, determine the appropriate disposition for each item and incorporate changes and backlog items for a future release. 

For questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Release Notes


  • New Release!

RA v0.1.0 DFT is the first release of the Reference Architecture (RA), to support interoperability. This release supports the reference architecture requirements as referenced by the PS-CA v1.0.0 TI Candidate and the CA:FeX v1.0.0 TI Candidate

The Reference Architecture (RA) is intended as an evolving blueprint of service availability that supports a broader interoperability landscape, not limited to patient summaries. Its purpose is to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue, collaboration, and convergence towards common, open standards. It is a conceptual technical view that provides a common vocabulary and a set of actors and transactions representing typical components in a digital health ecosystem (public and private sector solutions). It is a combination of building blocks adopted from international standards development bodies and Canadian developed implementation patterns.

  • Moved the IHE Profiles and other core reference architecture concepts from the PS-CA and CA:FeX Specifications into the new RA (i.e., this release).
  • Defined new Canadian Implementation Guidance for the IHE Profiles ATNA (CA:Sec and CA:Aud), CT and IUA

Specific comments and questions related to the Proposed pan-Canadian Reference Architecture should be made via the Infoway Infodesk: [email protected]

Options for commenting on the Proposed pan-Canadian Reference Architecture:

  • You may download the Proposed pan-Canadian Reference Architecture in PDF format from the link above. Using the PDF Comments feature, add your comments directly to the PDF, Save and attach to the email.
  • You may review the Proposed pan-Canadian Reference Architecture online from the link above. Create our own document of questions (e.g., using MS Word) and attach the document to the email.
General comments and questions related to the Proposed pan-Canadian Reference Architecture can be submitted in the InfoCentral Patient Summary Working Group Forum
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