Privacy Impact Assessment Summary – Human Resources Information System and Payroll Solution (HRIS)

Author: Valencia IIP Advisors Limited
Date: February 2021

Appropriate Senior Official: George Bailey - Director, Human Resources
Section 10 Delegate: Natalie Sabourin, CATSA ATIP Coordinator

This is a summary of the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) completed by Valencia IIP Advisors Limited for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) for the Human Resources Information System and Payroll Solution (HRIS) project. The PIA was conducted using the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat guidelines for conducting PIAs, which incorporates the ten principles of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Model Code for assessing fair information handling practices.

The CATSA HRIS is a cloud-based software-as-a-service solution to facilitate talent management and facilitate CATSA Human Resources functions. CATSA has subscribed to the vendor’s Canadian services so that data is stored within a Canadian data centre. The PIA did not reveal any major concerns in terms of compliance with the Privacy Act.

Type of Program Compliance
Administration of Programs / Activity and Services Yes
Compliance / Regulatory investigations and enforcement Yes
Aviation Security No
Type of Personal Information Involved and Context Compliance
Social Insurance Number, medical, financial or other sensitive Personal Information and/or the context surrounding the Personal Information is sensitive. Yes
Sensitive Personal Information, including detailed profiles, allegations or suspicions, bodily samples and/or the context surrounding the Personal Information is particularly sensitive Yes
Program Partners and Private Sector Involvement Compliance
Within CATSA (amongst one or more programs within CATSA) Yes
With other Government of Canada institutions Yes
With other or a combination of federal/ provincial and/or municipal government(s) Yes
Private sector organizations or international organizations Yes
Duration of the Program Compliance
Short-term program Yes
Program Population Compliance
The program affects all individuals for internal administrative purposes. Yes
The program affects all individuals for external administrative purposes. Yes

Conclusion
Conclusion In February 2021, a copy of this PIA was submitted to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) for review.