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- Treasury Board Secretariat Common Look and Feel Guidelines
- Accessibility Notice
- Copyright / Permission to Reproduce
- Non-commercial Reproduction
- Commercial Reproduction
- Third-party Materials
- External Hyperlinks
- Privacy Notice
- Official Languages
- Currency of Content
Top of PageTreasury Board Secretariat Common Look and Feel Guidelines
The National Council of Visible Minorities has made every effortto comply with the Treasury Board Secretariat Common Look and Feel Guidelines. Our new lookincorporates these requirements. When documents are available onlyin PDF format, an email address is provided so that clients may contact us.
NCVM Webmaster website@ncvm.gc.ca
Accessibility Notice
The National Council of Visible Minorities recognizes its responsibility to develop electronic information that is accessible and useable by all people. We will devote the time and resources necessary to ensure that all users enjoy access to our information and services. It is the responsibility of everyone at The National Council of Visible Minorities to deliver on this commitment. If you have any questions, comments or you are having difficulty accessing any documents on our site please proceed to Contact Us.
Copyright / Permission to Reproduce
Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by The National Council of Visible Minorities for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada.
The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.
Non-commercial Reproduction
Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from The National Council of Visible Minorities. We ask only that:
- Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
- The National Council of Visible Minorities be identified as the source department; and,
- The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, or as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of The National Council of Visible Minorities.
Commercial Reproduction
Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Government of Canada's copyright administrator, Communication Canada. Through the permission granting process, Communication Canada helps to ensure individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce Government of Canada materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions.
To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, please go to Communication Canada's, Applying for Copyright Clearance on Government of Canada Works page.
Third-party Materials
Some of the materials and graphical elements found on Government of Canada Web sites are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are jointly operated by a Government of Canada institution and an external organization as part of a collaborative arrangement. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material.
External Hyperlinks
Links to other Web sites not under the control of The National Council of Visible Minorities are provided for the convenience of users. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, the currency and the reliability of the content, The National Council of Visible Minorities does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links.
Users should be aware that information on external sites to which The National Council of Visible Minorities links is not subject to the Official Languages Act and is available only in the language(s) of those sites.
Privacy Notice
The Government of Canada and The National Council of Visible Minorities are committed to providing visitors with web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on The National Council of Visible Minorities Web sites.
- The National Council of Visible Minorities Web sites do not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail or registering in a secure portion of the site.
- All personal information created, held or collected by this department is protected under the federal Privacy Act.This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information, and you will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information.
- The National Council of Visible Minorities employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
- The National Council of Visible Minorities does not normally use "cookies" to track how our visitors use this site or to determine sites previously visited. The system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a Web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site.)
- Information on individual visitors is only used by The National Council of Visible Minorities employees who need to know the information in order to respond to your request or to ensure the security of this system. We only share the information you give us with another government department if your inquiry relates to that department. We do not use the information to create individual profiles, nor do we disclose this information to anyone outside the federal government.
- Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act in The National Council of Visible Minorities web site, may be directed to the Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator by e-mail to privacy@ncvm.gc.ca or by calling (204) 983-2758 or writing to:
Richard Sharpe
National Secretary
National Council of Visible Minorities
600-303 Main St.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3G8
If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you may wish to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by calling 1-800-267-0441 or via the Internet at http://www.privcom.gc.ca
Official Languages
The National Council of Visible Minorities respects the Official Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information on this site is available in both French and English. However, users should be aware that some information from external sources is available only in the language in which it was provided.
Currency of Content
The Last Updated date, that appears at the bottom of every page, is the date that the information was originally posted to the web site, or the date that the web page was revised. It does not always reflect the date that the information was traditionally published in paper form. The date of the information content may be available in the document
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