Federal departments should refer to the Treasury Board policy on Disposal of Surplus Movable Crown Assets http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/aas-gasa/dsm-ams/dsm-ams01_e.asp#_Toc137871750

All federal personal computers (MS-DOS/Windows and MacIntosh) and associated monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, modems, servers, hubs, network cards, disk operating systems and related equipment which become surplus to government requirements must be offered intact to Industry Canada's Computers for School.

The configuration of incoming computers is carefully monitored and recorded by CFS. Custodians of federal personal computers should ensure that surplus computers are intact and in good working order prior to transfer.

The data on the hard drives of all computers received at CFS facilities are thoroughly erased and the disks reformatted.

Here are a few examples of how some federal organizations are supporting Computers for Schools:

• PWGSC donates warehouse space and provides facilities management services for the National Repair and Transfer Centre.

• RCMP provides CFS with hard disk security support and training.

• Crown Assets Distribution Centres in Ottawa and in regions throughout Canada provide facilities, warehousing space and management services for the sale of CFS recycling.