Personal information is protected in the Province of Quebec by the Act Respecting Access to Documents held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information (the “Access Act”). The Access Act provides that McGill University can only release personal information contained in your file with your authorization or if specifically authorized by law.
At the time of application, you would also be asked to consent to the release of Personal Information contained in your admissions or student records file to the following persons or bodies, as necessary to each body, in the exercise of their mission:
In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, you would be asked to authorize the University to request letters of reference on your behalf from referees you have identified, with the understanding that each referee would be provided with information indicating that you have applied to be admitted to McGill University, including your name, the McGill program you have applied to, the academic term when you wish to begin your studies at McGill, and your statement describing how the referee knows you.
In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to the Faculty of Law, you would be asked to consent to the release of Personal Information to the Committee for Law Admissions Statistics Services and Innovations (CLASSI); the Programme of Legal Studies for Native People, Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan.
In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to the Faculty of Medicine or to the Faculty of Dentistry in undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate studies, you would be asked to consent to the release of Personal Information to other schools of medicine; to the Employment Centre of Human Resources Development of Canada and Québec; to a McGill professor, researcher or graduate student, strictly for research or teaching purposes; and to a University teaching/affiliated hospital or health center to which you apply/or join for residency or rotations.
In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to the Schulich School of Music, you would be asked to consent to the use of your name and images in public recognition of academic achievement and in the advertising and audio and video recording of student ensemble concerts for distribution using different media and formats.