The FIP Manual is issued under the authority of the FIP policy and applies to institutions subject to the Federal Identity Program Policy. All institutions, including those not subject to the policy in full, must nevertheless comply with FIP requirements concerning the use and display of the official symbols of the Government of Canada.
Source: Federal Identity Program Manual – Canada.ca
Why? So I can tell people ISO8601 is the official date/time format. YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS (with HH in 24-hour format, of course.).
