3rd Session, 43rd Legislature

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Bill 47

THE APPRENTICESHIP AND CERTIFICATION AMENDMENT ACT

(Assented to                                         )

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. A110 amended

1   The Apprenticeship and Certification Act is amended by this Act.

2   Section 1 is amended by adding the following definitions:

"approved service provider" means an educational institution, corporation or organization that has entered into an agreement with the executive director to provide technical training, education or other services under the Act. (« fournisseur de services approuvé »)

"personal information" means personal information as defined in The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. (« renseignements personnels »)

3(1)   Clause 42(1)(a) is amended by adding "an approved service provider," after "or the regulations to".

3(2)   Subsection 42(2) is replaced with the following:

Restriction on sharing personal information

42(2)   The information provided under subsection (1) may include personal information, but the amount of personal information provided must be restricted to the minimum amount required for the purpose of that subsection.

4   The following is added after section 42 and before the centred heading "SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS":

REGISTRY

Registry

42.1(1)   Within 60 days after the coming into force of this section, the executive director must establish an online registry that provides a means for members of the public to confirm the qualifications of specified persons who are subject to this Act.

Information in registry

42.1(2)   The registry must contain prescribed information respecting

(a) every person who holds a certificate of qualification in a designated trade;

(b) every person who holds an occupational certificate in a designated occupation; and

(c) every person who is part of a prescribed class of persons who are subject to this Act.

5   The following is added after clause 46(1)(r):

(r.1) respecting the registry established under section 42.1, including

(i) information to be contained in the registry, and

(ii) any additional classes of persons to be included in the registry;

Coming into force

6   This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.