Acts and Regulations

R-10.6 - Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Section 37
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Collection of personal information
2017, c.31, s.36
37(1)Personal information may be collected by or for a public body only if the collection of the information is authorized or required by or under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada.
37(2)Despite subsection (1), personal information may also be collected by or for a public body without the collection of the information being authorized or required by or under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada if
(a) the information relates directly to and is necessary for
(i) a service, program or activity of the public body, or
(ii) a common or integrated service, program or activity,
(b) the information is collected for law enforcement purposes, or
(c) the information is collected by or for the public body for the purpose for which the information was disclosed to it under a provision of section 46 or 46.1.
37(3)A public body shall collect only as much personal information about an individual as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is collected.
2013, c.47, s.7; 2017, c.31, s.37
Purpose of collection of personal information
37(1)No personal information may be collected by or for a public body unless
(a) the collection of the information is authorized or required by or under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada,
(b) the information relates directly to and is necessary for a service, program or activity of the public body, or
(c) the information is collected for law enforcement purposes.
37(2)A public body shall collect only as much personal information about an individual as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is collected.
2013, c.47, s.7
Purpose of collection of personal information
37(1)No personal information may be collected by or for a public body unless
(a) the collection of the information is authorized or required by or under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada,
(b) the information relates directly to and is necessary for an existing program or activity of the public body, or
(c) the information is collected for law enforcement purposes.
37(2)A public body shall collect only as much personal information about an individual as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is collected.
Purpose of collection of personal information
37(1)No personal information may be collected by or for a public body unless
(a) the collection of the information is authorized or required by or under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada,
(b) the information relates directly to and is necessary for an existing program or activity of the public body, or
(c) the information is collected for law enforcement purposes.
37(2)A public body shall collect only as much personal information about an individual as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is collected.