The above definitions are not completely accurate.
There are different connotations to protection levels depending on what department/group the information is being held by.
When it comes to the definitions above, they appear to be specific to the RCMP.
Typically the public will usually run into information that has been protected by government agencies or private industry. In these cases the information is protected under the direction of Public Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC's) Canadian and International Industrial Security Directorate (CIISD).
Their Canadian guidelines for protecting information can be found at http://www.ciisd.gc.ca/text/isp/isp-e.asp - http://www.ciisd.gc.ca/text/isp/isp-e.asp and are as follows:
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What is PROTECTED information
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PROTECTED is a Canadian term meaning information and assets related to other than the national interest that may qualify for an exemption or exclusion under the Access to Information Act or Privacy Act. There are three levels of PROTECTED information: PROTECTED A; PROTECTED B; and, PROTECTED C.
These levels are defined as follows:
A subset of PROTECTED information and assets that could reasonably be presumed to cause injury if compromised may be marked PROTECTED A
A subset of PROTECTED information and assets that could reasonably be expected to cause serious injury if compromised may be marked PROTECTED B.
A subset of PROTECTED information and assets that could reasonably be presumed to cause extremely serious injury, such as loss of life, if compromised may be marked PROTECTED C."
When it comes to the military (DND) and law enforcement (RCMP, Police) information is protected under different guidelines, and often use a much more complex set of protection levels than can vary greatly inter-departmentally.
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