HSPnet - Privacy & Security

Collection of Personal Information of students via HSPnet is done under the authority of privacy legislation in place for each province, or in some cases under federal legislation if no provincial legislation applies. The applicable legislation and Privacy Officer information is listed below for each jurisdiction currently using HSPnet. If you need more information about protection of personal information in HSPnet or have any concerns or complaints regarding the handling of personal information, please contact the national HSPnet Privacy Officer at privacy@hspcanada.net or the local Privacy Officer for your province's jurisdiction.

British Columbia:
Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are set by the The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (BC)

Privacy Officer for HSPnet- BC: BJ Gdanski - BC Academic Health Council

Alberta:
Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are set by the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and collection of student information is authorized by the Post Secondary Learning Act (for public sector schools)

Privacy Officer for HSPnet-AB: Karen Peterson

Ontario:
Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are set by the The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario)

Privacy Officer for HSPnet- ON - Alice Ormiston, Council of Ontario Universities

Saskatchewan:
Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are set by the Local Authority Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (Saskatchewan)

Privacy Officer for HSPnet- SK- Erin Walling, Saskatchewan Academic Health Sciences Network

Manitoba:
Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are set by the The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba) The Privacy Officer for HSPnet-MB is Helen Hezsely.

Concerns may also be directed to the Manitoba Ombudsman office at http://www.ombudsman.mb.ca/accesslinks.htm

Quebec:

Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in Québec are set by the "Commission de l'accès à l'information" : An act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (R.S.Q., c. A-2.1) An act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (R.S.Q., c. P-39.1) Regulations respecting the distribution of information and the protection of personal information (R.S.Q., c. A-2.1, r.0.2)

Privacy officer for HSPnet-QC Bambina M. Circelli, CISM
Coordonnatrice régionale de la sécurité de information
Agence de la santé et des services sociaux sociaux de Montréal

Nova Scotia:
Requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are set by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Nova Scotia)