Privacy Notice Statement

The Public Service Commission of Canada is committed to respecting your rights with regard to the protection of the confidential nature of your personal information.

The definition of “personal information” is any information, in any form, about an identifiable individual. Refer to section 3 of the Privacy Act for more details on personal information.

Personal information is used to provide executive counselling services to clients of the Personnel Psychology Centre. It is collected under the authority of sections 11, 30 and 36 of the Public Service Employment Act. Your information may also be used for invoicing and statistical purposes to ensure the quality of services. When used for statistical purposes, aggregate data will be used with no reference to your personal information. Providing your personal information is voluntary, but if you choose not to share your personal information, you may not be able to participate in Personnel Psychology Centre services.

Personal information collected by the Personnel Psychology Centre is protected from disclosure to unauthorized persons and agencies subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act. Personal information may be disclosed to third parties, with your written permission, identifying what information will be disclosed and to whom. However, personal information may be disclosed without your consent in certain specific circumstances, as per section 8 of the Privacy Act.

You have the right to the protection of and access to your personal information, and to request corrections where you believe there is an error or omission. You may contact Executive Counselling Services to request corrections.

Personal information is collected and used as described in the Executive Counselling Services Files (PSC PCE 744) and the Assessment by the Personnel Psychology Centre (PSC PCU 025) Personal Information Banks found in the Public Service Commission’s Info Source chapter. Hard-copy and electronic records are retained for 10 years after being declared inactive, and then destroyed.

You have the right to file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada regarding the handling of your personal information.