Secure Document & Data Destruction
Coordinated secure destruction at national scale, under documented chain of custody and Protected B / Secret personnel security where the engagement requires it.
What we deliver
- 01Scheduled and ad-hoc secure shredding services at single sites or across national multi-site portfolios.
- 02Bulk container collection, secure transport, and on-site or off-site destruction options.
- 03Chain-of-custody documentation, witnessed destruction where required, and certificates of destruction issued for every engagement.
- 04Hard drive, electronic media, and hybrid records destruction under NAID AAA-aligned protocols.
- 05Personnel security cleared operators (Reliability through Secret level) deployed per the contract security requirement.
- 06Multi-year national contract delivery under Task Authorization frameworks.
Who we serve
Federal civilian agencies — including but not limited to the Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Crown corporations. Provincial ministries and municipal governments. Institutional records holders with structured destruction programmes.
How we work
For multi-site engagements, Aethern qualifies and manages a national network of destruction operators, harmonising service levels, security postures, and reporting across regions. The client deals with one prime, one invoice cycle, and one accountable point of contact. For single-site or ad-hoc engagements, the same compliance posture applies, scaled to requirement.
Relevant frameworks
Privacy Act · PIPEDA · Treasury Board Directive on Privacy Practices · PSPC Security Requirements Check List (SRCL) · Accessible Canada Act · NAID AAA-aligned destruction protocols