F | Faculty to Freedom of Information

Faculty members are available for student consultation outside of scheduled contact hours. Faculty local phone numbers, e-mail addresses and office locations are also available from the Information Desk. Office hours and contact information appear on course outlines and are posted on office doors.

Emily Carr holds feature film site licenses from two major distributors: Audio Cine Films (ACF) and Criterion Pictures. The Emily Carr community may screen select films from the film studios listed under the agreements for educational purposes. The conditions attached to screening films can be read on the Library website. Additional information on screening privileges, such as screenings for a movie night, pub night or fundraising event, can be provided by the Library Media Booking Department: ill@ecuad.ca.

Financial Aid + Awards provides advice and assistance with the Canada Student Loan Program, provincial student loan and grant programs and U.S. student loans. Descriptions of all internal scholarships and bursaries are available on the Emily Carr website. Many external sources of financial assistance to students studying art, media and design are also included. Financial Aid + Awards is located in Student Commons.

In the event of an injury or medical emergency contact Security by using any of the emergency phones located throughout the building or by dialing 3838 from any internal Emily Carr phone. If you are calling from an external phone, dial 604 844 3838. At all times that Emily Carr is open, security officers trained in First Aid are on duty.

In the event of a life threatening situation, do not hesitate to call 911. If possible, you can then contact Security who can provide assistance until 911 dispatch arrive.

Emily Carr gathers and maintains information for the purposes of admission, registration and other fundamental activities related to being a member of and attending a public post-secondary institution in the Province of British Columbia. In signing an application for admission, all applicants are advised that both the information they provide and any other information placed into the student record will be protected and used in compliance with the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA). Emily Carr will not release information to a third party, even it if is a family member requesting the information, without the student’s consent.

To grant a family member, friend, or other representative access to your student record please complete an Information Release Form and submit it to Student Services. You can select to grant access to one or all of the following:

• Tuition and tax forms.
• Grades, transcripts and course registration.
• Student loans and scholarships.

Signed authorizations will be kept on file and will remain valid for the duration of the student’s time at Emily Carr, unless otherwise stated in writing.

The Emily Carr Alumni Association and the Emily Carr Student Association are separate organizations and are not bound by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. They fall under the Registrar of Societies and the “B.C. Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)” and must therefore collect your name, address and other information on their own behalf. Emily Carr will not share personal information with these organizations unless authorized by you in writing.