This week, as this article went to press, several major Canadian
and American universities announced plans to maintain classes
online when the fall semester starts in September. Other
universities and colleges are making plans to bring students back
to campus physically. Currently, public health orders prohibit
in-person classes in Alberta and many other parts of the
country.
What Canadian privacy issues will arise for universities,
students, faculty and staff in the context of the continuing
COVID-19 pandemic? Whether administrators elect to offer the fall
semester online, or return to traditional in-class instruction,
every institution will face a range of issues that will touch upon
privacy concerns.
