Is the confidentiality of information the CSC collects about me protected by law?
As briefly discussed with respect to assessment reports in the last section, there are limits on your right to privacy. For example, recall that your psychological and psychiatric assessments, even though based on information that would normally be protected in a patient/doctor relationship, are not considered confidential. Therefore, you are not obligated to participate in the intake assessment. (However, if you do not do so, classification will nevertheless be carried out without your participation based on available documents.83)
Your privacy is also not legally protected in another way. According to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) you are not permitted to use the Privacy Act or the Access to Information Act to prevent the CSC (Correctional Service Canada) from obtaining the information about you that it uses in its standard assessments.
Return to note 83. CD 705-1, s. 23.