ICDL Canada is the National Operator for the territory of Canada, under the authority of the ECDL Foundation, for computer use skills in Canada. The ECDL Foundation is the worldwide certifying authority of the leading international computer skills certification programs - ECDL / ICDL. The ECDL Foundation is a not-for-profit organization owned by many informatic societies and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. ECDL Foundation has established a Quality Management System based on the internationally-recognized quality standard ISO 9001: 2000. Together we support the continuous development of ICT skills through the use of structured training and certification programs.

ICDL Canada licenses and trains the Certified Testing/Administrator staff in ICDL Canada Authorized Test Centres. It provides access to on-line testing including Certification Tests and Diagnostic Tests. It works with the courseware industry to field ICDL Canada approved training materials suited to the Canadian audience. ICDL Canada works within strictly enforced Quality Assurance guidelines and audits its licensees and testing centres in their compliance with procedures and quality assurance standards.

ICDL computer use skill certification is for computer users in Canada.  Uniform qualifications in computing skills verify computer user skills in the home, office, industry and educational environments.

ICDL Canada has been established with support for the initiative endorsements from The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and Action TI (formerly known as La F