- 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
Must consent be in writing?
Under the Education Act, where consent is required to use or disclose records in the OSR, the consent must be in writing.50
Under MFIPPA, consent to use or disclose information not part of the OSR does not need to be in writing. As a best practice, school boards should seek written consent or document oral consent so that there is a written record of it.