Our Commitment
Sante Wage Subsidy Services recognizes the privacy rights of individuals and is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its clients, employers, employees and other stakeholders.

In the course of providing employment services, events and activities, as well as managing operations, Sante Wage Subsidy Services needs to collect, use and disclose personal information and will only do so in strict compliance with the prevailing legislation and the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for protecting the privacy of personal information.

Any individual who provides Sante Wage Subsidy Services with personal information should expect that it will be carefully protected and that its use and disclosure is subject to the individual's consent.

Personal Information
Personal information is any information that can be used to identity, distinguish or contact a specific individual. This information may include but is not limited to:
Name, age, race, gender, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, country of origin, immigrant category, length of residence, language, education, home address, email address, telephone number, fax number, SIN Number, employment information, and financial information.

Exceptions: business contact information including name, title, business telephone number, business address, business email address, and business fax number are not considered as personal information.

Consent
Sante Wage Subsidy Services will obtain consent from individuals whose personal information is collected, used or disclosed. Anyone may withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.

Identifying Purpose
Sante Wage Subsidy Services will communicate clearly to individuals from whom personal information is collected the purpose(s) of collection, either orally or in writing, before or at the time of collection.

All attempts will be made to limit the amount and scope of personal information collected to what is reasonably considered necessary to fulfill the identified purposes.

Privacy Practices
Personal information collected is kept in confidence. Only authorized personnel will access the information based on their need to know the information for the purpose it was collected. Sante Wage Subsidy Services also takes physical, organizational and technological measures to ensure the security and integrity of personal information collected and to prevent it from theft, loss, destruction or duplication.

Contact Information
Written inquiries or complaints relating to the privacy policy and practices on the treatment of personal information should be sent to:

Program Manager
Privacy Officer
102 - 1120 Westwood Street
Coquitlam, BC, V3B 4S4

A full copy of Sante Wage Subsidy Services' Privacy Code is also available for review and a copy can be requested at the above address.

Further information on privacy and your rights in regard to your personal information may be found on the following websites:

Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
Privacy Commissioner of Canada