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F-2.2 - Family Services Act

Section 11
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Confidentiality of information
11(0.1)Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of a common or integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the common or integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of a common or integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the common or integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)Repealed: 2023, c.36, s.13
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4; 2016, c.37, s.66; 2017, c.14, s.2; 2017, c.31, s.70; 2019, c.2, s.54; 2023, c.36, s.13
Confidentiality of information
11(0.1)This section does not apply to Part V.I.
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of a common or integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the common or integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of a common or integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the common or integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4; 2016, c.37, s.66; 2017, c.14, s.2; 2017, c.31, s.70; 2019, c.2, s.54
Confidentiality of information
11(0.1)This section does not apply to Part V.I.
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister of Families and Children, the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister of Families and Children or the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, as the case may be, shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister of Families and Children or the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, as the case may be, may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister of Families and Children
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of a common or integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the common or integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of a common or integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the common or integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4; 2016, c.37, s.66; 2017, c.14, s.2; 2017, c.31, s.70
Confidentiality of information
11(0.1)This section does not apply to Part V.I.
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister of Families and Children, the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister of Families and Children or the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, as the case may be, shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister of Families and Children or the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, as the case may be, may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister of Families and Children
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4; 2016, c.37, s.66; 2017, c.14, s.2
Confidentiality of information
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister of Families and Children, the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister of Families and Children or the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, as the case may be, shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister of Families and Children or the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care, as the case may be, may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister of Families and Children
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4; 2016, c.37, s.66
Confidentiality of information
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4
Confidentiality of information
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(b.1) to an officer or employee of a public body or a custodian who is a health care provider, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee or of the custodian to whom the information is released,
(b.2) to an officer or employee of a public body, if the information is necessary for the delivery of an integrated service, program or activity, as defined in the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and for the performance of the duties, respecting the integrated service, program or activity, of the officer or employee to whom the information is released,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1; 2013, c.47, s.4
Confidentiality of information
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister or another person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the written consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained or the person to whom the information relates
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the 12 months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of that review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of a person, or
(d) if the release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and the person to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3; 2012, c.23, s.1
Confidentiality of information
11(1)All information acquired by the Minister or any other person in relation to any person or matter under this Act, whether of a documentary nature or otherwise, is confidential to the extent that its release would tend to reveal personal information about a person identifiable from the release of the information.
11(2)The Minister shall not permit the release of confidential information to any person without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and to whom the information relates.
11(3)Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Minister may permit the release of confidential information, without the consent of a person from whom the information was obtained and to whom the information relates,
(a) to another Minister of the Crown or his or her servant,
(b) to a person or persons appointed by the Minister
(i) to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a child under the age of majority who was in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who was known to the child protection system in the twelve months before the child’s death, and
(ii) to make recommendations to the Minister as a result of such review to enable the Minister to improve the manner in which the Minister exercises his or her powers, duties, authority or functions under this Act and the regulations under this Act in relation to children who are in the care of the Minister under Part IV or who are known to the child protection system,
(c) to protect the health, safety and security of any person, and
(d) where such release is otherwise provided for under this Act.
11(4)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(b) shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and to whom the information relates.
11(5)A person to whom information is released under paragraph (3)(c), other than a person referred to in paragraph (3)(a), shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and to whom the information relates.
11(6)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, owners and operators of community placement resources, as defined in Part II, and their employees, and owners and persons in charge of community social service agencies, and their employees, shall not release, or permit or cause to be released, confidential information without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and to whom the information relates.
11(7)Any person who contravenes subsection (4), (5) or (6) commits an offence.
1998, c.8, s.1; 1999, c.32, s.3