WE NEED TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU

Employment Nova Scotia (ENS) delivers employment programs and services to help Nova Scotians meet their employment goal. We need to collect personal information from you before we begin. We need this information to:

• contact you
• process your application
• determine if you are eligible
• administer and deliver quality services to you
• if you opt for direct deposit, to deposit the funds directly to your bank account (if applicable)
• meet the requirements of our funding agreements with the Government of Canada

This information must be provided before we begin processing your application and by accessing this application via your account you are acknowledging that you have read, understood, and agree with this privacy notice. WE HAVE PERMISSION TO DO THIS

The Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP) allows us to collect your personal information, and tells us how we can use, share, manage and delete your personal information. We only ever collect the amount of information we need from you – no more and no less.

HOW LABOUR, SKILLS AND IMMGRATION - EMPLOYMENT NOVA SCOTIA WILL USE YOUR INFORMATION

• To process your application
• To determine your eligibility for programs
• To ensure compliance with funding agreement terms
• To track progress during your agreement with ENS
• To provide statistical information to the agencies that fund Employment Nova Scotia’s programs

INFORMATION THAT MAY BE SENT TO OTHERS:

We will only share your personal information in ways that are allowed under FOIPOP. This includes only sharing your personal information with those who need to know it and only in certain ways:

We will share your personal information with people and organizations directly responsible for delivering program and services for which you apply, including Employment Nova Scotia and only for the purpose of delivering the program to you.

We will also share your personal information with Service Canada (Employment Insurance), but only when it is required by the agreement that provides funding for this program (Canada-Nova Scotia Labour Market Development Agreement). We will only share information with Service Canada for purposes that are outlined in this agreement, which include confirming your eligibility to receive employment benefits or services.

We will share your personal information with Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency when it is required to confirm your eligibility for program funding, to report a change to your eligibility for program funding, and to report your program participation status.

We will only disclose your personal information for the purposes we have explained here unless the disclosure is authorized or required by law.

HOW WILL WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?

The personal information you give us will be kept secure from unauthorized sharing and use. We will also make sure that your personal information is stored according to requirements of Nova Scotia’s Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act.

WHAT IF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE COLLECTED FROM YOU IS INCORRECT, OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

You can ask to see the information we collect from you, and if it is not right, you have the right to have it corrected. Please contact either your Employment Nova Scotia Program Officer or send an email to this address: LSIAccess@novascotia.ca

You can read more about the Government of Nova Scotia’s privacy information practices here.

I have read and understood how Employment Nova Scotia will collect, use and disclose my personal information.