Privacy Policy

Our Commitment

At Forster Foods Inc, we put people first, including you.  Forster Foods Inc is committed to protecting the personal information of all applicants and employees. Protecting privacy and security of personal information is importance to us, and we have many measures in place to ensure that data is kept confidential and maintained pursuant to our privacy standards and applicable legislation.

Our Privacy Policy is based on the federal privacy law known as Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  The legislation governs how private sector organizations collect, use, and disclose personal information in the course of doing business and is intended to protect the personal information rights of individuals.

Personal Information

Under PIPEDA, personal information includes any factual or subjective information, recorded or not, about an identifiable individual. This includes information in any form, such as:

  • age, name, ID numbers, income, ethnic origin, or blood type;
  • opinions, evaluations, comments, social status, or disciplinary actions; and
  • employee files, credit records, loan records, medical records, existence of a dispute between a consumer and a merchant, intentions (for example, to acquire goods or services, or change jobs).

Accountability

Forster Foods Inc is responsible for the protection of personal information collected through our cafés, such as: written applications and/or resumes, online application forms, employee forms, and personnel records.

Purpose

Forster Foods Inc collects personal information during the application, interview, hiring, and onboarding process, as well as job related information for the purpose of maintaining a complete and accurate personnel file.

Consent

All personal information collected by Forster Foods Inc is provided with your knowledge and consent.

Limiting Collection

Forster Foods Inc will mostly ask for the personal information it requires directly from the individual.  The amount and type of information that Forster Foods Inc collects is limited only to that which is necessary to fulfill specific purposes, including, but not limited to:

  • Personal identification information: full legal name, home address, date of birth, citizenship, personal email address, and phone number;
  • Payroll information: marital status, social insurance number, rate of pay and banking details for direct deposit;
  • Job-related information: employment effective dates and years of service, work location, current/prior work record, references, and other career history information;
  • Academic and professional qualifications: educational status, certificates and licenses, degrees earned, vocational records included as part of resumes and/or continuing education, and in-house training status;
  • Information needed for compliance and risk management: disciplinary records, garnishments, background check reports and security data as required;
  • Employment eligibility information: immigration status, right-to-work, work permits, and permanent resident status; and
  • Photographs and video footage permission: as required.

Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention

Forster Foods Inc will only use and/or disclose your personal information for the purposes that will be explained to you at the time it is requested. Your personal information will not be disclosed without your prior knowledge and consent, except as permitted by law. Should you wish to withhold some personal information, it may prevent us from processing required services.

Upon successful hire, as per The Saskatchewan Employment Act, Forster Foods Inc retains your personal information covering the most recent five years of the employment and keeps personnel records for a minimum period of two years following the termination of employment.

Accuracy

The majority of all personal information that is collected by Forster Foods Inc is provided directly from the individuals themselves. As such, we assume that the information is accurate and given in good faith. It is the individual’s responsibility to notify us immediately of any changes to personal information.

Safeguards and Internal Controls

Forster Foods Inc protects your information using appropriate technical, physical, and administrative security measures, including encryption and access controls, designed to reduce the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification of your information.

Forster Foods Inc uses necessary safeguards to protect all personal information collected and stored online using secure web platform services with cyber security risk strategy and framework in place.  We also follow an internal Privacy and Security Standard of Conduct to enforce various strategies designed to protect personal information.

Openness

Forster Foods Inc understands and values the importance of your privacy, and we endeavor to maintain transparency about our privacy practices.

Access and Compliance

Forster Foods Inc has appointed a Compliance Officer responsible for overseeing the matters outlined in this Privacy Policy.  Upon request, we will also provide you with access to your information and answer any questions you may have.  Requests may be sent in confidence via email to: Careers@ForsterFoods.ca.

Thank you!

Privacy of personal information is the responsibility of all of us.