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L-0.1 - Labour Market Research Act

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Repealed on 1 September 2011
CHAPTER L-0.1
Labour Market Research Act
Assented to November 9, 1990
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:
Repealed: R.S.N.B. 2011, Schedule A
Definitions
1In this Act
“Canada Employment and Immigration Commission” Repealed: 1998, c.1, s.1
“department” means a department as defined in the Financial Administration Act;(Ministère)
“Minister” means the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and includes persons designated to act on behalf of the Minister.(Ministre)
1992, c.2, s.30; 1998, c.1, s.1; 1998, c.41, s.70; 2000, c.26, s.176; 2006, c.16, s.99; 2007, c.10, s.55
Request and receipt of information for research purposes
2The Minister may conduct research for the purpose of making labour market supply and demand projections and in so doing may request and receive information from persons relating to
(a) development and expansion plans respecting business and industry,
(b) data respecting the current and projected demographics of human resources including educational, occupational and skill levels,
(c) data respecting the demographics of labour union members,
(d) sources and methods of recruitment of human resources, and
(e) such other matters as the Minister considers useful in making labour market supply and demand projections.
Disclosure of information
3(1)The information received under section 2 is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in subsection (2).
3(2)The Minister may disclose the information provided under section 2 to
(a) a person employed in another department, a person employed by the Department of Human Resources Development (Canada) or a person employed by Statistics Canada if the Minister considers the disclosure will facilitate the meeting of labour market demands,
(b) a person employed by any other agency
(i) if the information will be used only for research purposes,
(ii) if the Minister considers the disclosure will facilitate the meeting of labour market demands, and
(iii) if, in order to protect the confidentiality and maintain the privacy of the source of the information or of any other person, any portion of the information that either identifies or might identify the source of the information or any other person has been removed, or
(c) any other person if the disclosure is in aggregate form.
1998, c.1, s.2
Offences and Penalties
4(1)Subject to section 3, no person employed by any department of the Government of the Province who, in the course of that person’s duties, acquires information or has access to information provided by any person to the Minister under section 2 shall disclose or permit to be disclosed such information to any other person who is not entitled in the course of that person’s duties to acquire or have access to the information.
4(2)Any person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category F offence.
4(3)Any person who violates subsection (1) is liable to suspension or dismissal from office or employment.
2008, c.11, s.16
Administration
5The Minister is responsible for the administration of this Act and may designate persons to act on the Minister’s behalf.
N.B. This Act is consolidated to September 1, 2011.