{"id":75784,"date":"2022-02-23T18:41:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/?page_id=75784"},"modified":"2022-07-28T19:43:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T19:43:14","slug":"personal-information-collection-statement-self-identification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/legal\/information-collection-statements\/personal-information-collection-statement-self-identification","title":{"rendered":"Personal Information Collection Statement &#8211; Self-Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"editor-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Telefilm Canada (\u201c<strong>Telefilm<\/strong>\u201d), greater diversity, inclusion and equity are at the heart of our values. We acknowledge that Canadian creators of underrepresented identities experience greater challenges in obtaining financing. As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting a greater diversity of talent, we must capture data as it relates to underrepresented communities in applications and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Statement explains why personal information is being collected and what it will be used for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personal information is to be provided&nbsp;solely&nbsp;on a voluntary basis and may include, among other things, first and last names,&nbsp;language,&nbsp;contact information (e.g. e-mail address, phone number, mailing address or region),&nbsp;citizenship, along with&nbsp;gender identity and expression, preferred pronoun(s),&nbsp;belonging to&nbsp;the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous identity, racial and\/or ethnic identity, disability status&nbsp;and&nbsp;belonging to&nbsp;an&nbsp;official language minority community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>Directive on Privacy Practices<\/em>&nbsp;issued by the Treasury Board Secretariat, the personal information collected will be accessible to individuals occupying positions with a valid reason for accessing and using that personal information&nbsp;(the&nbsp;<strong>\u201cdesignated staff\u201d<\/strong>)&nbsp;including,&nbsp;but not limited to, designated staff in the department administering the program&nbsp;or activity in relation to&nbsp;which an application is filed, as well as designated staff in the Legal Services, Information Technology and Communications departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The personal information&nbsp;collected&nbsp;may be used&nbsp;in aggregate&nbsp;(depersonalized)&nbsp;form&nbsp;for statistical, planning, evaluation and reporting purposes, as well as communication and promotion materials covering, among other things,&nbsp;information&nbsp;related to the&nbsp;actions,&nbsp;programs and activities of Telefilm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to&nbsp;the purposes outlined above,&nbsp;if you consent to the use of your information in the processing of an application, which is at your entire&nbsp;discretion,&nbsp;your&nbsp;personal information may also be used&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;identifiable (personalized)&nbsp;form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In communications or exchanges between Telefilm&nbsp;and&nbsp;an&nbsp;applicant or&nbsp;an&nbsp;applicant\u2019s authorized representatives or mandataries&nbsp;in connection with&nbsp;the&nbsp;processing of such financing&nbsp;application.<\/li><li>As part of&nbsp;the processing of&nbsp;such application as well as any&nbsp;related&nbsp;operations.&nbsp;Accordingly, personal information may be used or shared in the following ways, among others:<ul><li>Where appropriate, as part of the peer or&nbsp;Advisory Committee&nbsp;review process, applications are then submitted to peer review committees or panels composed of members from the Canadian audiovisual industry.<\/li><li>Depending on the program, applications may otherwise be reviewed by external reviewers or Telefilm&nbsp;staff analysts.<\/li><li>Where appropriate, personal information&nbsp;may be consulted during the assessment process&nbsp;in order to:&nbsp;determine&nbsp;the eligibility of applicants&nbsp;or&nbsp;their applications;&nbsp;assess organizational composition; or&nbsp;foster&nbsp;a&nbsp;balanced&nbsp;portfolio of&nbsp;decisions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>For communication,&nbsp;promotional and celebration&nbsp;purposes. These&nbsp;purposes may&nbsp;involve, among&nbsp;other&nbsp;things:<ul><li>Communicating or publishing&nbsp;information on individuals&nbsp;connected to applications&nbsp;that&nbsp;benefited&nbsp;from&nbsp;Telefilm\u2019s&nbsp;programs&nbsp;and\/or&nbsp;activities.<\/li><li>Communicating&nbsp;success stories involving members of the audiovisual industry.<\/li><li>Organizing&nbsp;invitations to attend award ceremonies, to submit&nbsp;a nomination for an award,&nbsp;or&nbsp;to register for a festival, market or event.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collection and use of personal information are in accordance with the&nbsp;<em>Telefilm Canada Act<\/em>, the&nbsp;<em>Canadian Human Rights Act<\/em>, the&nbsp;<em>Canadian Multiculturalism Act<\/em>&nbsp;and are in line with the provisions of the&nbsp;<em>Privacy Act<\/em>. The information is included in the personal information banks&nbsp;Applications&nbsp;Related&nbsp;to&nbsp;Programs or&nbsp;Activities&nbsp;(TFC PPU 015),&nbsp;Voluntary Self-Identification&nbsp;(TFC PPU 025),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/treasury-board-secretariat\/services\/access-information-privacy\/access-information\/information-about-programs-information-holdings\/standard-personal-information-banks.html#psu914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Communications (PSU&nbsp;914)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/treasury-board-secretariat\/services\/access-information-privacy\/access-information\/information-about-programs-information-holdings\/standard-personal-information-banks.html#psu938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outreach Activities (PSU 938)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;collecting and processing&nbsp;personal information,&nbsp;Telefilm will share \u2013 among other things \u2013 said personal information with third parties who operate platforms and\/or applications that handle and store information on behalf of Telefilm. Please note that this information may be handled and\/or stored outside Canada in accordance with the policies of such service providers, which are available at the following link(s):&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.appian.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.appian.com\/privacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"privacy-inquiry\">Privacy inquiry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any questions, comments, concerns or complaints regarding the administration of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/ENG\/ACTS\/P-21\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Privacy Act<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and privacy policies may be directed to Telefilm\u2019s Privacy Coordinator by e-mail to&nbsp;\u202f<a href=\"mailto:ATIP-AIPRP@telefilm.ca\">ATIP-AIPRP@telefilm.ca,<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;by calling 1-800-567-0890.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern,&nbsp;you may wish to&nbsp;contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@priv.gc.ca\">info@priv.gc.ca<\/a>&nbsp;or by telephone at (800) 282-1376.&nbsp;You also have the right to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.priv.gc.ca\/en\/report-a-concern\/file-a-formal-privacy-complaint\/file-a-complaint-about-a-federal-institution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file a formal complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada<\/a>&nbsp;about the handling of your personal information.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Telefilm Canada (\u201cTelefilm\u201d), greater diversity, inclusion and equity are at the heart of our values. 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