Columbia College complies with the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). When a student registers at Columbia College, information such as name, address, e-mail address, date of birth, educational history, etc., is collected in order to provide services to the student. Columbia College will only collect, use and disclose personal information in an appropriate manner. The College may on occasion disclose personal information to government agencies (such as IRCC and CBSA) and organizations working on behalf of the College; this will only be done on a need-to-know basis. Columbia College will take all reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access, use, and alteration of personally identifying information. When passing personally identifying information to a third party, the College will ensure that adequate protection of the information is applied by the recipient. The policy can be found on the College website.
LAST UPDATED: DECEMBER 19, 2025