Release TitleCA:FeX v1.0.0 TI Candidate
Release Date

 

Release Type Trial Implementation Candidate
Open Review Period

Sep 9, 2022 - Sep 21, 2022 

Published ContentCA:FeX Interoperability Specifications v1.0.0 TI Candidate
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CA:FeX Interoperability Specifications v1.0.0 TI Candidate

How to Provide Feedback


The Public Review period for the pan-Canadian FHIR Exchange Interoperability Specifications v1.0.0 TI Candidate is now open!

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

You may review the CA:FeX Specifications in the following formats:

  • Download the CA:FeX specifications in PDF format from the corresponding links on the Release page
  • Review the CA:FeX Specifications 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 CA:FeX v1.0.0 TI Candidate spreadsheet, available here.
  • Send an email to [email protected], with Subject Line "CA:FeX", 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


  • Updated an error in the Search Data [CA:FeX-2] to state that the Data Responder (not the Data Recipient) receives the request and returns the Bundle.
  • Updated the CA:FeX Search content to better reflect the historical context behind proliferation of XDS.
  • Defined new guidance in the CA:FeX Interoperability Specifications on how to use CA:FeX in conjunction with ATNA (CA:Sec and CA:Aud), CT and IUA to support the secure exchange of the PS-CA (new pages for Cross Profile Considerations and Audit Considerations).
  • Removed the Reference Architecture section.
    • Content core to the Reference Architecture, an evolving blueprint of service availability that supports a broader interoperability landscape, not limited to PS-CA or CA:FeX, has been moved to the Reference Architecture (RA), RA v0.1.0 DFT.
    • RA content focused specifically on the CA:FeX has been moved to the CA:FeX Interoperability Specifications (e.g., CA:FeX Sequence Diagrams).
    • Updates applied throughout the CA:FeX Specifications to point to the new RA where content previously existed in the Reference Architecture section of the CA:FeX.