• Section 21 of the Health Information Act and section 5 of the Health Information Regulation set out who has the right to require an individual to provide their personal health number. Schools are not listed. • If a school determines the collection of the personal health number relates directly to and is necessary for an operating program or activity of the school (section 33(c) of the FOIP Act), then they could ask for it, but if an individual refuses to provide the number, the school cannot insist that it be provided. • Can the personal information of students be disclosed for the purposes of a longitudinal research project? Is the consent of the parents required? Could a personal information sharing agreement be used? • Section 42 of the FOIP Act and section 9 of the FOIP Regulation set out the circumstances concerning the disclosure of personal information for a research purpose. • The school must first approve a research proposal submitted by the researcher. The purpose for the d