Allow collection of personal information for the purpose of
determining suitability for an honourary degree, scholarship. prize or
bursary.

Key Issues

Provide that in the case of local public bodies, there will be a "grace
period" of one year following proclamation to review the need for
consequential amendments to preserve inconsistent provisions in
other legislation.

Provide for a consultative committee to make recommendations to
government on the operation of the legislation vis-a-vis local public
bodies. The committee should comprise a broad cross-section of
information hoiders and information seekers including
representation trom local government, law enforcement agencies,
the health sector, the education sector, self-governing professions,
public interest groups, the media, and other interested parties.

Provide for an administrative review of the operation of the Act,
including the information and privacy provisions, one year after
proclamation for local public bodies.

Monitor developments in privacy piotection in the private sector in
other Canadian jurisdictions such as Québec and foreign
jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom.

Make no amendments to the public interest paramount provision.

Re-examine the public interest paramount provision and the issues
of repetitious and systematic requests, depository library program,
key words and phrases, and day-to-day access to police information
as part of the one year administrative review.

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE RECORDS

25. | Extend information and privacy rights to cover health care records
held by all public and private sector health care-providers.

REFERENCE CHECKS

26. | Make disclosure of the identity of an individual providing a
confidential reference check/peer review a presumed unreasonable
invasion of privacy.