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CANadian Defence Information Database - CANDID
Defence Contractor and Non-Governmental Version

Welcome to the Defence Contractor and Non-Governmental web version of CANDID, the Canadian Defence Information Database, a product of the Director, Research and Development Knowledge and Information Management (DRDKIM) of Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC)

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Descriptions of the Canadian Defence Information System and Databases are provided here.

Note: In general, all information herein is for Defence Purposes Only. This means:

• That information received will be used for defence purposes only, i.e. for work on, or bidding for, a defence-related contract.
• It is to be used by the recipient organization and is not to be released outside that organization without prior written authority from the Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada
• It is to be protected to prevent disclosure to unauthorized persons. Improper or unauthorized disclosure of this information is an offence under the Security of Information Act (prior to December 18, 2001, this was the "Official Secrets Act").
• The rights of the originator whether the information is patented or not will be respected and protected in accordance with the patent laws of the country of the originator.
• That information received must be returned to DRDKIM 2 on contract completion or when the requirement for retention ceases, whichever is first.

Further, all information will be forwarded to the Company Security Officer whose responsibilities are specified in the INDUSTRIAL SECURITY MANUAL