The Government of Canada Tables the Human Resources and Skills Development Act, Creating the New Department

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO, November 16, 2004 -- The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, tabled legislation in the House of Commons on November 16th, 2004 to create the Human Resources and Skills Development Act. On December 12, 2003, Human Resources Development Canada was reorganized into two new departments: Social Development Canada (SDC) and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). Both departments are still governed by the Department of Human Resources Development Act. Today, the Government of Canada is tabling the Human Resources and Skills Development Act, which contains the mandate of the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and the Minister of Labour and Housing. The mandate is included in the Act to provide a foundation and rationale for the Department's programs. And, for the first time, the legislation includes a proposed harmonized code governing the disclosure of personal information. This new code: provides more consistency in administering personal information than is currently the case, given the various statutory and regulatory provisions governing the disclosure of personal information; provides a greater degree of transparency for Canadians resulting from this harmonization; codifies the current rigorous administrative practices to protect personal information used for research purposes; and includes an offence provision for knowingly disclosing personal information. The code also describes departmental commitments to protect the privacy of Canadians, including both the use of personal information for internal research and the conditions for disclosure of personal information outside the Department. For more information on the proposed changes, please visit the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Web site. For more information, see the backgrounder at the following link : http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/hrsd/news/2004/041116.shtml - 30 - Information: Stephen Heckbert Director of Communications Office of the Minister of Human Resources and Skills (819) 994-2482 Media Relations Office Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (819) 994-5559

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