Date: 06-Feb-2009
Collection of Data for the Allied Health Database
The allied health regulatory Colleges will be expanding their collection of personal information about their registrants, including basic demographic, geographic, education and employment information, and providing this information to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in de-identified form, for health human resources planning.
Authority for the collection of data for the Allied Health Database Under section 36.1 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA), the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ministry) can request that regulatory colleges collect information, including personal information, from their registrants, and that this information be provided to the Ministry . The RHPA provisions authorize the Ministry to collect this information from the Colleges, and use and disclose it, only for the purpose of health human resources planning. Health human resources planning is used to ensure the right amount and appropriate distribution of health providers.
If you have any questions about this information, you can contact the Ministry's Allied Health Database Project Lead at
forecasting@healthforceontario.ca or Shilo Tooze at
stooze@collegept.org.