- A Guide to Privacy and Access to Information in Ontario Schools
- Introduction
- Ontario’s Access and Privacy Legislation
- Collecting personal information
- Using and disclosing personal information
- Consent to collect, use and disclose personal information
- Safeguarding and retaining information
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Access to information
- How do students and parents access personal information?
- Do individuals have a right to access general records from a school board?
- Do students need to reach a certain age before they can exercise their access rights?
- How does a child’s age affect the parent’s right of access to personal information?
- Do non-custodial parents have a right to access a child’s school records?
- Correction of Personal Information
- Special Topics
- Back to Information for Individuals
Do students need to reach a certain age before they can exercise their access rights?
No. A child of any age has the right to exercise his or her access rights under MFIPPA. This includes requesting access to general records held by the school or school board and/or to his or her personal information. Similarly, a child of any age has the right under the Education Act to examine his or her OSR.