GC Notify is designed to meet government needs. For information on load time and delivery speed, read our service level objectives.
Continuous improvement and technical support
We test with assistive technologies and identify known issues in our accessibility statement. We continually improve GC Notify through new releases and provide a dedicated team to support you.
Free use and no procurement
GC Notify is designed and managed by the Canadian Digital Service. There’s no set up fee and you can skip the procurement process. For usage limits, read our terms of use.
Government of Canada compliant
GC Notify provides default bilingual branding and other options for Government of Canada emails. To learn who we are and where we fit in the Government of Canada, read about the Canadian Digital Service.
Reliable cloud service
GC Notify is a scalable cloud platform. Our robust API can connect to mailing list software and other applications. To read about our responsibilities for GC Notify, read our service level agreement.
Privacy
You can use GC Notify to send up to Protected A information. GC Notify stores 7 days of recipient details which you can download for up to 10 days. You can redact details from sent messages. We also help you keep email addresses current and accurate to protect recipient privacy. To learn how we handle your information, read our privacy statement.
Security
GC Notify secures accounts with two-factor authentication. We encrypt data whenever it passes through or is stored in GC Notify. You can also set permissions to control which team members can access, create, edit and send messages. To learn how we practice continuous security, read our security statement.
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Transcript
(A laptop is open to the GC Notify homepage)
0:00 Meet GC Notify!
(Notification bubbles appear on top of a mobile phone and laptop)
0:02 A free messaging solution for government teams
(Three cascading screens show confirmation emails from the Government of Canada)
0:05 to send service updates to clients
(Icons for three people appear with a speech bubble with a red maple leaf)
0:08 and keep the public informed every step of the way.
(Speech bubbles with a ticking clock and a party emoji appear above a laptop)
0:12 GC Notify saves you time
(Coming from a laptop, a message template with variable fields in yellow sits beside the Accessibility logo and the words English and French. The words “first name”, “date” and “time” are highlighted, and English is selected)
0:14 through its user-friendly interface, that helps you create accessible
(Now French is selected and the message template’s text is in French with “prénom”, “date” and “heure” highlighted)
0:19 and reusable message templates, in both official languages.
(A GC branded message is followed by date and time selectors and a notification bubble above a laptop)
0:23 With GC Notify, you can schedule your emails and text messages,
(Three bubbles: one with a clock icon, one with a calendar date icon and one with a nighttime icon appear above three devices)
0:27 so everyone gets notified at the right time.
(A purple API block with moving cogs and arrows appears between a laptop to its left and many laptops and phones to its right)
0:30 API integrations automate notifications as users move from one step to the next.
(The GC wordmark with a checkmark on top of a box saying From: YourTeam@notification.canada.ca with a lock icon)
0:36 Your notifications are compliant with GC standards,
(The GC wordmark with a checkmark on top of a box saying From: YourTeam@notification.canada.ca with a lock icon)
0:40 and are sent from a trusted and secure domain marked as: the Government of Canada
(A cropped illustration of a laptop open to GC Notify appears with 2 bubbles, one with a lock icon and one with a tool icon)
0:45 GC Notify is secure and supported
(A block with binary code has arrows pointing right to a server with a lock symbol, followed by a calendar icon with the number 7 and the red maple leaf)
0:49 Data is only stored for up to seven days. Right here in Canada.
(A team emoji is surrounded by a CDS laptop as well as bubbles with the tool icon, a code icon and a calendar icon)
0:53 Our in-house product team releases improvements throughout the week
(A team emoji is surrounded by a CDS laptop as well as bubbles with the tool icon, a code icon and a calendar icon)
0:57 While our Support team stands ready to help
(Notification bubbles appear on top of a mobile phone and laptop)
1:00 Learn more about GC Notify, by trying it now at notification.canada.ca!