Privacy Notice

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Registering for the National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC) account

To complete the NSLSC account registration and authentication process, we have to validate your identity. Identity validation is also a mandatory step to be considered for the online registration process of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (CSFA Program). To complete this electronically, you will be required to provide certain information which includes, but is not limited to:

If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions and do not agree to provide your personal information, you will not be able to register for and use the NSLSC online account. In addition, if you do not complete this electronic identity validation process, you will not be considered for the CSFA Program unless you validate your identity through another process. Contact the NSLSC for details.

Protecting your personal information and privacy is important to us.

Providing your personal information for the online registration process for the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program is voluntary. However, should you choose not to provide your personal information you will not have access to an online account. The personal information you are providing is for authentication of your identity and creation of your online account.

For subsequent visits to the NSLSC account, you will be able to sign in simply by using your My Service Canada Account.

Privacy notice

The National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC) account personal information collection statement

We are committed to providing measures that respect and value your privacy. This statement summarizes the privacy practices that apply when your online identity registration and authentication for the NSLSC account has been successful, and you can access the online services available through the NSLSC.

Collecting, using and disclosing personal information in relation to this online service is for the administration and enforcement of the CSFA Program and is authorized by the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (CSFAA) and the Canada Student Loans Act (CSLA), in accordance with the Privacy Act and Part 4 of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act (DESDA).

The Social Insurance Number (SIN) is collected under the authority of the CSFAA and the CSLA, and in accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat Directive on the Social Insurance Number, which lists the CSFAA and the CSLA as authorized users of the SIN. The SIN will be used as a file identifier, and, along with the other information you provide, will also be used to validate your application, and to administer and enforce the CSFA Program.

Administration and enforcement of the CSFA Program means development and operation of the Program, including investigations into allegations of wrongdoing, audits, and policy analysis, research and evaluation. These activities may involve the matching of various sources of data that are under the control of the Government of Canada.

If you do not provide your personal information, you will not be able to access this online service.

Your interactions within the NSLSC on-line account are being recorded through a web analytics tool. For more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/privacy.html.

Under the provisions of the Privacy Act, individuals have the right to the protection of, access to, and correction of their personal information which is described in Personal Information Bank PPU 030. A detailed description of the Personal Information Banks and instructions for making formal requests about your personal information are outlined in the Info Source publications available at Service Canada Centres or online on the following Web site: www.infosource.gc.ca. You have the right to file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada regarding an institution’s handling of your personal information at www.priv.gc.ca

Questions or comments about how DESDA or the Privacy Act is administered may be directed to the Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator at:

Employment and Social Development Canada
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator
Phase IV, Level 12, Mail Stop 1203
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau QC  K1A 0J9
Telephone: 819-654-6981
Facsimile: 819-953-0659
NC-COMM-ATIP-AIPRP-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
ATIP Online Request

Additional information on privacy issues and the Privacy Act in general may also be obtained from the Office of the Privacy Commissionerat 1-800-282-1376.

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