Where all of the proportionality criteria are met, organizations must finally respect the right of employees to refuse to have their biometric information collected by seeking express consent and providing an alternative to the use of a biometric time clock.May 16, 2023.
How to Submit Your Biometrics for Visa Application.
First, pay the biometric fee for your Canada student visa when you submit your visa application.
It costs C$85 for an individual applicant, or a maximum total fee of C$170 for families applying together..
Under PIPEDA, an employer may need to get your consent to collect your personal information for biometrics purposes.
When asking for your consent the employer has a duty to tell you what the consequences would be of not consenting..
The biometric information (in the form of data, a biometric template or image) is attached to a specified individual and is stored in Canada or elsewhere in the world.
This stored information becomes a unique identifier for that individual..
This is an important point given that biometric information is considered sensitive personal information and thus, it is subject to public/private sectors data protection laws regardless of the purpose of its use.
Identification and authentication are the two main functions of biometrics.
In addition, individuals must be properly informed (usually via a privacy notice and a consent form) about the nature, purposes and consequences of the processing of their biometric information, which must also meet the reasonable purpose standard, regardless of whether express consent was obtained.
Biometrics (which literally means "measurement of the human body", in Greek) is a technology that allows the mathematical analysis of a person's biological, morphological or behavioral characteristics.
The Q Commission on Human Rights recommendation that the Commissioner supported in his statement to the National Assembly committee studying Bill 64 would achieve a similar result.
Specific requirements pertaining to biometrics are currently in Q’s Act to establish a legal framework for information technology.
