Who is an “employee” under the FOIP Act?
• The definition of “employee” in the FOIP Act includes a person who performs a service for the public body as an appointee, volunteer or student or under a contract or agency relationship with the public body (section 1(e)). This means that volunteers, students on work experience arrangements and contractors have the same responsibility to protect privacy as other employees of the school. • School council members are not considered to be employees under the FOIP Act (IPC Order 2001-010). Personal information may only be disclosed to school council members with consent, or for another purpose authorized under section 40.
• The definition of “employee” in the FOIP Act includes a person who performs a service for the public body as an appointee, volunteer or student or under a contract or agency relationship with the public body (section 1(e)). This means that volunteers, students on work experience arrangements, contractors, and appointed board members have the same responsibility to protect privacy as other employees of the housing management body.
• The definition of “employee” in the FOIP Act includes a person who performs a service for the public body as an appointee, volunteer or student or under a contract or agency relationship with the public body (section 1(e)). This means that library board members, volunteers, students on work experience assignments, contractors, and appointed committee members have the same responsibility to protect privacy as other employees of the library.
