Collection: Personal information provided with your intake form / application for funding is collected under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA, 2015), Employment Insurance Act, Income and Employment Support Act and Regulations, and will only be used for the administration of the service or benefit for which you are applying or for a consistent purpose under section 69 of ATIPPA, 2015.
Use: The personal information collected will only be used and/or disclosed in accordance with ATIPPA, 2015. Such uses may include: determining services appropriate to the needs of the client, determining eligibility for programs and funding, ensuring compliance with funding agreement terms, case management, tracking progress during an agreement including post funding assessment of outcomes as per the information sharing agreement referenced between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador funded by the Department of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development to provide statistical information to agencies providing funding support to the services offered.
Disclosure: The personal information provided may be exchanged and released to any person, agency or government departments, such as Jobs, Growth and Rural Development; Social Supports and Well-Being; and Health and Community Services, service provider organizations or training institution that is administering the program, service or benefit. This information may include: contact information, employment plan, eligibility for employment insurance benefits, marks, attendance and proof of financial payments to the training institution. The personal information provided may also be shared with the Government of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency in keeping with the data-sharing provisions outlined in agreements between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada.
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015: Under ATIPPA, 2015 personal information is protected in accordance with section 64.(1); you have the right to access your personal information protected in accordance with section 8.(1); and you have the right to request the correction of your personal information protected in accordance with section 10.(1) if there has been an error or omission. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by contacting the Department of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development.
If you have any questions regarding how your personal information is collected or used, you may contact the ATIPP Coordinator of the Department of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development at ATIPP-JGRD@gov.nl.ca. A listing of all departmental coordinators and their contact information can be found
here.