Collection of information
  3. (1) The Minister of Finance may request and collect from any employer, any public body or the federal government any information, including personal information, described in subsection (2) that the Minister considers necessary for the purpose of establishing the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. Information that may be requested and collected (2) The information referred to in subsection (1) is the following: 1. Information about employees employed in Ontario and their employers, including the numbers of employees of an employer, the age and gender of employees, classes of employment, and annual salaries and wages payable to employees. 2. Information concerning Ontario’s population, labour force and economy, including demographic and economic projections. 3. Information necessary to determine whether an employer provides a pension plan or other retirement savings plan to its employees employed in Ontario and, if so, which employees participate in the plan, the nature and level of the benefits provided by the plan and the contribution rates under the plan. 4. Any other information as the Minister considers necessary for the purpose of establishing the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. Notice under privacy legislation (3) Any collection by the Minister of Finance of personal information under this section is exempt from the application of subsection 39 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Deemed consistent purpose (4) For the purposes of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information in the custody or control of the Ministry of Finance that has not been collected under this section may be used by the Ministry for the purpose described in subsection (1), and that use shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is consistent with the purpose for which the personal information was obtained or compiled. Disclosure to Minister of Finance (5) Upon receipt of a request for information from the Minister of Finance under subsection (1), a public body shall disclose to the Minister the requested information from their records for the purpose set out in that subsection. Requirement for employers to give information (6) Upon receipt of a request for information from the Minister of Finance under subsection (1), an employer shall, within 30 days after the request, disclose to the Minister the requested information from their records for the purpose set out in that subsection. Extension of time (7) The Minister of Finance may extend the time limit referred to in subsection (6), before or after it has expired, if the Minister is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so. Offence (8) An employer who fails to comply with a requirement under this section is guilty of an offence. False information (9) An employer who knowingly gives false information to the Minister of Finance is guilty of an offence. Definitions (10) In this section, “employer” means a person liable to pay salary, wages or other remuneration in relation to employment; (“employeur”) “federal government” means the Government of Canada and any department, agency, board, commission, official or other body of the Government of Canada; (“gouvernement fédéral”) “personal information” means personal information within the meaning of section 38 of the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; (“renseignements personnels”) “public body” means, (a)  any ministry, agency, board, commission, official or other body of the Government of Ontario, (b) any municipality in Ontario, or (c) a
local board, as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act, and any authority, board, commission, corporation, office or organization of persons some or all of whose members, directors or officers are appointed or chosen by or under the authority of the council of a municipality in Ontario. (“organisme public”) 4. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act). 5. Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). Schedule   Basic requirements of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan