Can a Metis settlement collect attendance information about members from post-secondary institutions?
• This information can be collected with the consent of the member or without consent if the member’s studies are being funded by the settlement and the settlement needs to determine continuing eligibility for funding (section 34(1)(k) of the FOIP Act). Section 40(1)(l) of that Act would allow a post-secondary institution to disclose that information to the settlement for that purpose. The settlement should advise the individual that information may be requested from the institution to determine their funding eligibility. • Section 17(2)(j) of the FOIP Act says that confirmation of an individual’s enrolment at a post-secondary institution would not be an unreasonable invasion of an individual’s personal privacy but this does not apply to confirmation of attendance.
