Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

The following is an important notice regarding the process for submitting course

assignments, quizzes and other evaluative material in your courses in the Faculty of Social

Science and Humanities.

As you may know, Ontario Tech University is governed by the Freedom of Information and

Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”). In addition to providing a mechanism for requesting

records held by the university, this legislation also requires that the University not disclose

the personal information of its students without their consent.

FIPPA’s definition of “personal information” includes, among other things, documents that

contain both your name and your Banner (student) ID. For example, this could include

graded test papers or assignments. To ensure that your rights to privacy are protected, the

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities encourages you to use only your Banner ID on

assignments or test papers being submitted for grading. This policy is intended to prevent

the inadvertent disclosure of your information where graded papers are returned to groups

of students at the same time. If you still wish to write both your name and your Banner ID on

your tests and assignments, please be advised that Ontario Tech University will interpret this

as an implied consent to the disclosure of your personal information in the normal course of

returning graded materials to students.

If you have any questions or concerns relating to the new policy or the issue of implied

consent addressed above, please contact accessandprivacy@uoit.ca