79 (1) The Minister may collect personal information, directly or indirectly, related to the following matters, and may use it for those purposes: 1.  Administering this Act and the regulations and implementing the policies and guidelines made under this Act. 2.  Ensuring compliance with this Act, the regulations, and the policies and guidelines made under this Act. 3.  Planning or delivering programs or services in relation to trades and apprenticeship that the ministry of the Minister provides or funds, in whole or in part, allocating resources to any of them, evaluating or monitoring any of them or detecting, monitoring and preventing fraud or any unauthorized receipt of services or benefits related to any of them. 4.  Risk management, error management or activities to improve or maintain the quality of the programs or services in relation to trades and apprenticeship that the ministry of the Minister provides or funds, in whole or in part. 5.  Research and statistical activities that relate to trades, whether or not they are designated under this Act, and that are conducted by or on behalf of the ministry of the Minister. 6.  Such other matters related to trades, whether or not they are designated as trades under this Act, as the Lieutenant Governor in Council may determine.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (1). Limits on collection and use (2) The Minister shall not collect or use personal information if other information will serve the purpose of the collection or use.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (2). Same (3) The Minister shall not collect or use more personal information than is reasonably necessary to meet the purpose of the collection or use.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (3). Collection and use of personal information for research (4) The collection or use of personal information for purposes related to the research as mentioned in paragraph 5 of subsection (1) is subject to any requirements and restrictions that may be prescribed in a Lieutenant Governor’s regulation.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (4). Disclosure (5) The Minister may require any of the following to disclose to him or her such personal information as is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in subsection (1): 1.  The College and the persons who will provide training for apprenticeship programs established by the College. 2.  Sponsors of apprentices. 3.  Employers of apprentices and journeypersons.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (5). Same (6) The Minister may specify the time at which, and the form in which, the information must be provided.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (6). Notice required by s. 39 (2) of FIPPA (7) If the Minister collects personal information indirectly under subsection (1), without limiting the Minister’s ability to give notice in other ways, the notice required by subsection 39 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act may be given by a public notice posted on the Ministry’s website.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (7). Disclosure (8) The Minister may disclose personal information collected for the purposes of this Act or a predecessor of this Act and that is under the control of the Minister’s ministry, (a)  to any person employed in the administration of similar legislation in another province or territory of Canada; or (b)  to any person if, in the opinion of the Minister, the disclosure or communication would clearly benefit the individual who is the subject of the information.  2009, c. 22, s. 79 (8).