PART V REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY
Confidentiality, information sharing, etc.
79.2.1 (1) For the purposes of section 79.2, the Board or the Minister or entity having responsibility for administering the Ontario Electricity Support Program may enter into an agreement with the Minister of Community and Social Services to provide the services to the public listed in subsection (2) on behalf of the Board, Minister or the entity, as the case may be, in relation to the administration of the Ontario Electricity Support Program. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Agreement, etc. (2) The services that may be included in an agreement referred to in subsection (1) are the following: 1.  Providing documents and information about the Ontario Electricity Support Program. 2.  Processing applications for the Ontario Electricity Support Program. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Arrangements with others (3) The Minister of Community and Social Services may arrange with another person or entity to provide, on behalf of that Minister, services that that Minister is authorized to provide under an agreement referred to in subsection (1). 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Personal information (4) The Minister of Community and Social Services is authorized to collect, use, disclose and retain personal information necessary to provide the services authorized by an agreement referred to in subsection (1), but shall not collect, use, disclose or retain more personal information than is reasonably necessary to provide the services. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Limitation (5) Except where otherwise authorized under subsection (7), the Minister of Community and Social Services shall not collect, use, disclose or retain personal information provided for in subsection (4) without the consent of the individual to whom the information relates. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Duty to transfer personal information (6) The Minister of Community and Social Services shall transfer an individual’s personal information provided for in subsection (4) into the control of the Board, Minister or entity responsible for administering the Ontario Electricity Support Program promptly after processing an application for the Ontario Electricity Support Program, but may retain such personal information as is reasonably necessary to confirm that an individual has been provided a service. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Use of personal information, etc. (7) The Minister of Community and Social Services may use personal information maintained by that Minister in connection with the administration of the Ontario Disability Support Program and the program established pursuant to the Ontario Works Act, 1997, for the purpose of identifying and contacting individuals eligible for the rate assistance provided under the Ontario Electricity Support Program, and to provide services authorized under an agreement referred to in subsection (1). 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Deemed compliance (8) The use of personal information as allowed by subsection (7) is deemed to comply with section 41 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Disclosure of list (9) In order to assist the Minister of Community and Social Services to identify individuals eligible for rate assistance, the Board or the Minister or entity having responsibility for administering the Ontario Electricity Support Program shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this section, disclose to the Minister of Community and Social Services a list of individuals who are enrolled in the Ontario Electricity Support Program, together with their mailing address and other contact information. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Use of list (10) The Minister of Community and Social Services may use the information on the list provided under subsection (9) to determine whether an individual who is currently enrolled in the Ontario Disability Support Program or the program established under the
Ontario Works Act, 1997 is also enrolled in the Ontario Electricity Support Program. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Destruction of list (11) The Minister of Community and Social Services shall destroy the list provided under subsection (9) no later than one year after receiving the list. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Notification about the management of personal information (12) The Minister of Community and Social Services shall ensure that a notice is published on a website describing, (a)  the purpose for which that Minister collects, uses, discloses and retains personal information in connection with the Ontario Electricity Support Program; (b)  the types of personal information that may be collected, used, disclosed  and retained in connection with the Ontario Electricity Support Program, and the circumstances in which the personal information may be collected, used, disclosed and retained in connection with that Program; and (c)  the title, and contact information, including an email address, of an employee who can answer an individual’s questions about the use of the personal information under this section. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 3 - 01/06/2017