Codes and acronyms are used in ARCS, ORCS and Special Schedules to classify records and identify how long to keep them.
ARCS: Administrative Records Classification System
ORCS: Operational Records Classification Systems
OPR: Office of primary responsibility
A: Active
SA: Semi-active
FD: Final disposition
CY: Calendar year
FY: Fiscal year
NA: Not applicable
nil: No retention period
SO: Superseded or obsolete
w: week
m: month
y: year
DE: Destruction
FR: Full retention
SR: Selective retention
OD: Other disposition
FOI: Freedom of Information/Privacy
PIB: Personal information bank
VR: Vital records
Learn how government records are managed:
For general inquires, contact the Government Information Management (GIM) Branch at: