Purpose:
The George Brown College Student Photo ID card will identify you as a student of the College in order to facilitate the safety, academic integrity and security of the college community and college property and to improve access to college services and facilities.
Policies, terms and conditions of the use of the Student Photo ID Card
- All full-time students registered in post secondary programs and ESL Program students are eligible for the Full-Time student Photo ID card
- All Part-time, Continuous Learning Students are eligible for the Con-Ed Student Photo ID card upon payment of the assessed photo ID card fee
- All students in Apprentice and other training programs are eligible for the Training Program Student Photo ID card upon payment of the assessed photo ID card fee
- Students who are in programs on the campus of Ryerson University (Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Consecutive Degree, Early Childhood Assistant) are eligible for the Ryerson University/ George Brown College Photo-ID/One Card
- Your Student Photo Identification Card is valid only while you are an active registered student in the college
- Your card must be signed
- Your card is non-transferable
- Your card must be presented each time resource materials are borrowed/renewed, and when using the Open Access Computers.
- Your card bears your name, student identification number, photograph and signature. As the bearer of the card, you are responsible for all transactions made with this card and agree to return all items borrowed on this card or pay the replacement value for all lost or damaged items, pay fines for overdue materials, and abide by all policies of the College.
- The card is valid while you continue to be an active student at George Brown College. You are eligible to receive a new card upon return of expired card.
- The card is the property of George Brown College and must be returned to the Photo ID office or the Library Learning Commons upon separation, withdrawal or termination from the College.
- A fee will be charged for replacement cards
- The college is not responsible for the loss of cash credits due to careless use, loss, theft, card expiry or termination.
- To avoid unauthorized use and responsibility for misuse, including financial liability, you must report lost or stolen cards, as well as changes of address, to the Photo ID Office in your Library Learning Commons. For verification purposes, students will be requested to show a piece of Government-issued photo identification for a replacement card.
- Protection of Privacy: The personal information collected to produce your Student ID card is collected under the authority of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 20. Your account and personal information will be kept strictly confidential between George Brown College’s Educational Resources Department ID Card Office and the College’s internal business units who require photo-id as a pre-requisite to providing service. Your Student ID photograph may be used to create photo-class lists and to provide identification to access George Brown College and facilities including gymnasiums, libraries, residences, etc., and to participate in college activities where the ID card is required. This may include attendance and participation in class and labs and the writing of exams. Disclosure of your Student ID Card photograph and information is otherwise limited to the permitted instances outlined in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) Section 42 which includes, but is not limited to, disclosure to law enforcement and in compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of an individual. The retention period of the student photo-id record is to be determined.
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