2006 BILL 44

	44


Third Session, 45th General Assembly 55 Elizabeth II, 2006
BILL 44
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ACT
Received and Read the First Time...................................................................................................
Second Reading.................................................................................................................................
Committee............................................................................................................................................
Third Reading.....................................................................................................................................
Royal Assent......................................................................................................................................
HONOURABLE JOAN BURKE Minister of Education
Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Clause 1 of the Bill would amend the definition section of the Private Training Institutions Act to add a definition of personal information.

In clause 2 of the Bill, the minister would require that private training institutions provide information regarding the contacting of students and the clause would prescribe limitations on the use of that information.

Clause 3 of the Bill would amend the regulation-making section of the Act to clarify that information to be provided to the superintendent to administer the Act may include personal information.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE PRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ACT

Analysis

1. S.2 Amdt.
Definitions

2. S.18.1 Added
Information may be required

3. S.19 Amdt.
Regulations

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSNL1990 cP-25
as amended

1. Section 2 of the Private Training Institutions Act is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (c) the following:

(c.1) "personal information" means

(i) personal information within the meaning of section 2 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and

(ii) personal information within the meaning of section 2 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada);

2. The Act is amended by adding immediately after section 18 the following:

Information may be required

18.1 (1) The minister may require that a private training institution provide to the minister or the superintendent students' personal information which is necessary to advise students under paragraph (2)(a) or to conduct interviews or surveys under paragraph (2)(b), including

(a) names;

(b) addresses;

(d) program of study information;

(e) information regarding program participation; and

(f) the other student contact information that the minister may require.

(2) Information required under subsection (1) shall only be used for the purpose of contacting students to

(a) advise them of their rights under this Act, including provisions in this Act relating to protection of students' financial interests; or

(b) conduct interviews or surveys, including surveys conducted to

(i) collect information on performance indicators applicable to programs provided by a private training institution,

(ii) evaluate whether the program provides the skills and knowledge required in order to obtain employment in a vocation, or

(iii) determine whether a private training institution has met the performance objectives applicable to its programs.

2. Paragraph 19(g) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(g) requiring private training institutions to make returns and provide information to the superintendent, including personal information of students, officers, directors and employees of the private training institution, required for the administration of this Act;