Notice of Use for Personal Information

BC Stats will be using data that combines responses to BC Public Service employee surveys with personnel information from human resources management systems to carry out research to identify and eliminate systemic racism and advance racial equity in the BC Public Service. This indirect collection of information is in accordance with Section 3(3) of the Anti-Racism Data Act (ARDA) and the combined information will be used in accordance with Section 4 of ARDA.

All data is kept confidential and is reported out in an aggregated way that prevents the identification of individuals.  

Survey information

Relevant surveys include the 2022 Work Environment Survey and the New Job Survey. These surveys, including all the questions in the surveys, are voluntary.

The surveys collect demographic information about BC Public Service employees, as well as information about their workplace experiences. Demographic information collected includes Indigenous identity, race, ethnicity and other identity characteristics.    

These surveys are collected under Section 26(c) and (e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA). Individual responses are kept confidential in accordance with the Statistics Act.    

Personnel information

Personnel information is sourced from the Public Service Agency’s human resources system and is collected under Section 26(c) of FOIPPA for the purposes of personnel management. Personnel information includes the type of position held, position movement, length of service, and some training.

Questions about using this data

If you have questions about using either employee survey data or personnel information to identify and address systemic racism and advance racial equity in the BC Public Service, please contact data-act@gov.bc.ca.

This notice of use is published in accordance with Section 4(2) of ARDA.