- Part X of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act: A Guide to Access and Privacy for Service Providers
- Download the Part X guide and other resources
- Terms used in this guide
- Introduction
- Does Part X of the CYFSA apply to you?
- Collection, use, and disclosure of personal information
- Consent and capacity
- Safeguarding and managing personal information
- Access to records of personal information
- Correction of records
- Offences and immunity
- Definitions
- FAQs
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Consent may be written or verbal
An explicit consent can be given in writing or verbally.61 However, you can only rely on a verbal consent if you make a written record of:
- the name of the individual who gave the consent
- the information to which the consent relates and
- how you notified the individual about the purposes of the collection, use or disclosure