Welcome to the NAID Canada website!

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

NAID's mission is to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of secure information and document destruction. In doing so, NAID wants to ensure that private personal and business information is not used for purposes other than originally intended. NAID 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) in the United States.

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.