The Banff Centre Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act

The Banff Centre conforms to Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act which ensures public access to information and the protection of personal information.

Head (for the purposes of FOIP)

Art Nutt
Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
The Banff Centre for Continuing Education
Box 1020
Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5
Telephone: (403) 762-6155

Accessing Information

Sam Smalldon, MBA, CMA
Director Finance and Planning
The Banff Centre for Continuing Education
Box 1020
Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5
Telephone: (403) 762-6165
Fax: (403) 762-6163
E-mail:

Archives

The Centre's archives provides public access upon request to
Archivist, Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives
Telephone: (403) 762-6440
Fax: (403) 762-6266
E-mail: archives@banffcentre.ca

A directory of holdings is available through the Banff Centre Archives.

Internet Home Page

The Banff Centre can be reached on the World Wide Web at www.banffcentre.ca

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Mandate

Legislative Authority

The Banff Centre for Continuing Education operates under the authority of the Post-Secondary Learning Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, with the objective of providing to the public the opportunity of access to a broad range of learning experience with emphasis on the fine arts, management studies, language training and environmental training.

Policy Mandate

The Banff Centre provides a broad range of continuing education opportunities in the areas of fine arts, management studies, language training and environmental training. The primary delivery mechanism of programming at the Centre is through on-site residential courses, workshops, seminars and conferences. The Centre operates on a year-round basis in serving its clientele. The primary clientele are those already having suitable academic credentials and/or professional experience in their discipline who, therefore, would benefit from The Banff Centre experience. As such, the clientele are derived from the provincial, national, and international communities. The Centre engages in cooperative ventures with other organizations and institutions to the extent possible. (Approved by the Minister of Advanced Education and Career Development, July, 1992)

ORGANIZATION

President and Chief Executive Officer: responsible for general administration, Planning and Freedom of Information and Privacy, Development, and Communications.

Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer: responsible for general administration, Financial Services, Human Resources, and Information Technology Services.

Vice-President, Programming: responsible for all programming including Arts (Music and Sound, Theatre, Media and Visual Arts, Writing, Aboriginal Arts, Library and Archives), Leadership Development, and Mountain Culture.

Vice-President, Hospitality and Conferences: responsible for all components of Hospitality, Conferences, Security and Safety, and Physical Facilities at The Banff Centre.

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DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS

See common administrative and common operational records in the Alberta Directory of Records

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The FOIP Act

The Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act can be viewed at the Alberta Government's website for FOIP

Legislative Authority

The Banff Centre operates under the authority of the Post-secondary Learning Act and is part of Alberta's system of Advanced Learning.