Privacy and Legal
Confidentiality
The CAL is fully committed to providing educational services in an ethical manner. All student information, including the fact that you have used CAL services, is treated as strictly confidential. Use of the service is voluntary. Your disability documentation will be stored in a secure manner at the CAL and will not be released to third parties without your written consent in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA).
These laws protect your personal information. You have the right to know how we may use and give out your personal information and how you can get access to it. Please see the Information Privacy Commissioner website (click here) for additional information.
For a full description of FIPPA, please click here.
For a full description of PHIPA, please click here.
Who Can Use and See Your Personal Information
Your personal information must be kept private and secure. You or a person who can legally make decisions for you can use and see your personal information. Your personal information is shared among the people who provide you with accommodations. We may collect, use, and give out your personal information to others as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide you with accommodations,
- Communicate with or consult other care providers, or
- Report as required or permitted by law.
There are certain other circumstances where we may be required to give out some of your personal information. If you want to know more, please see CAL’s Privacy of Information and Consent Form, or speak to us.
How to Reach Us
Other Important Information
Access and/or Transfer of Records
Academic Accommodations
Algonquin College has a human rights obligation to accommodate students with disabilities as outlined in its Policy AC01 which is intended to reflect the College’s response to the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. At the heart of the accommodation process is the responsibility, shared by all parties, to engage in meaningful dialogue about accommodation, and to seek out expert assistance as needed.
Academic accommodations refer to educational practices, systems, and support services designed to accommodate functional challenges due to a disability. The purpose of the accommodation is to enable students to meet the essential requirements of their academic program. At no time does accommodation undermine or compromise the learning objectives of a course or program. The principles of respect for dignity, individualization, and inclusion and full participation apply both to the substance of an accommodation and to the accommodation process.