External Credential Management Service Availability

External Credential Management is a cyber authentication service provided by the Government of Canada to allow the public and businesses to securely conduct online business with various governmental programs and services. Use of this service is mandatory for Government of Canada departments and agencies. The two services provided are GCKey and SecureKey. The GCKey service is provided by the Government of Canada to allow users to securely conduct online business with various governmental programs and services. The SecureKey Concierge service offers a more convenient way to sign in to Government of Canada services.

This dataset contains service availability data of the External Credential Management services including, GCKey and SecureKey Concierge.

NOTE: Beginning fiscal year 2022-2023 the External Credential Management service line is now subdivided into two distinct service lines: GCKey and SecureKey Concierge.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:19 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:19 (UTC)
contact_person	{}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2020-01-23 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Gestion des justificatifs externes", "CléGC", "SecureKey Service de concierge"], "en": ["External Credential Management", "GCKey", "SecureKey Concierge"]}
open_canada_subject	["science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Disponibilité du service de gestion de justification externe
update_frequency	P1M