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Research

John Abbott College encourages collaborative research: we welcome efforts from external researchers to foster relationships with our research community. Click here for more information.

Parents

Your request is about your child’s academic progress?

• Is your child aware of your inquiry with respect to his/her academic progress, attendance, etc.
• We strongly encourage parents to inform the student of such requests.
• If you require information, please contact an advisor at  advisors@johnabbott.qc.ca or by phone: 514-457-6610 x5290

Please contact the Registrar’s Office at 514-457-6610 x 5902, for your inquiry.

• You will be asked for proof of your ID.
• You will also need to provide a formal letter of request.
• The Registrar’s Office will verify the student date of birth.
• The Registrar’s Office will inform the student of the request via MIO.
• The Registrar’s Office will inform the teacher if the information can be disclosed.

Confidentiality of student information is an important and sensitive issue. It is important for parents to understand that the College is bound by law to respect the privacy of our students if they are 18 years of age or older. This means that grades, progress reports, transcripts and all personal information are kept confidential. Parents of students who are of minor age, 16 or 17 for instance may, upon written request wherein the identity of the parent has been verified and confirmed, request such information. In the latter case, the student should be advised that a parent has made such a request.

Transcripts & Letters of Attendance

Present and former students can request transcripts and other documents.
Applicable fees must be paid before your request is complete. Currently registered students should request documents via the Omnivox portal. Click here to request information. 

Access to Information Request

Any other request for access, whether for administrative documents or personal information, must be addressed to the person responsible for the protection of personal information and access to documents within the public body:

Stavroula Makris
Director, Corporate & Institutional Affairs, and Communications
CEGEP JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE
21275, Lakeshore Road
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (Québec) H9X 3L9
Tel. 514 457-6610, ext. 5252
accesstoinformation@johnabbott.qc.ca

• The person responsible for the protection of personal information must give the person making a written request, a notice of the date his/her request is received.The notice must be in writing. It must indicate the prescribed time for the processing of the request and the effect under this Act of failure by the person responsible for the protection of personal information to respect it. It must also inform the applicant of the proceeding for review provided for in Division III of Chapter IV.

• The person responsible for the protection of personal information must respond to the request no later than twenty (20) days from the date the request was received. If the request cannot be processed within the time limit provided in the first paragraph without impeding the normal course of operations of the public body, the person responsible for the protection of personal information may, before the expiry date, extend it by no more than 10 days. He/she must then give notice thereof by mail to the applicant within the time limit provided in the first paragraph.

• To be receivable, a request for access to a document must be sufficiently precise to allow the document to be located. If the request is not sufficiently precise or if a person requires it, the person responsible for the protection of personal information must assist in identifying the document likely to contain the information sought.

For more information on access requests to public bodies, please consult the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec’s website at http://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/.

What is personal information protected under the Act (art. 54) “In any document, information concerning a person which allows the identification of the person is personal information.” Also, it includes several categories of information, including:

• Identification information: address, gender, telephone number, sex, age, weight, hair color or eyes, ethnicity, social insurance number or health insurance, a digital ID, etc.
• Health information: medical records, a medical certificate, that a person consulted a physician, the date of the visit, etc.
• Financial information: a person’s income, taxes paid, salary deductions, etc.
• Information related to work: disciplinary records, reasons for absences, holiday dates, status of sick day bank, etc.
• School information: being enrolled in a course in a given institution, course schedules, absences and presences, grades, qualifications, resume, identification number of a student, choice of courses, etc.
• Information relating to social / family situation: single, divorced, recipient of certain benefits or not, etc.

As a public educational institution, John Abbott College is subject to the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (CQLR, c. A-2.1) and must comply with the requirements.

1. This Act applies to documents kept by a public body in the exercise of its duties, whether it keeps them itself or through the agency of a third party.This Act applies whether the documents are recorded in writing or print, on sound tape or film, in computerized form, or otherwise.

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Please see below for a summary of parking information. Students and staff may refer to the Administrative Parking Policy available on Omnivox for more details.

For more information about parking on the JAC Campus, please call 514-457-6610 x6913.

Visitor Parking Information:

Visitors and temporary employees must pay when parking on campus from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

All visitors must display a valid one-day parking pass in their vehicle to avoid receiving a parking ticket. A visitor parking pass can be obtained in one of the following four ways:

1. 1. Purchase a “Pay and Display” permit from one of our automated machines and park in one of the two designated Pay and Display lots located in the Upper Field lot and Brittain Hall lot.
   2. Pay online using Parksmart at https://mobilepermit.com/. If using Parksmart, parking is permitted in either of the Pay and Display parking areas in the Upper Field lot and Brittain Hall lot.
   3. Purchase a visitor pass permit from either of the John Abbott Security offices (located at Casgrain C-183 or at Stewart Apartments SA-101) at a cost of $10.00 for the full day and display this pass on the dash board of your vehicle. This pass will permit parking in both staff and student parking areas. This option is not available for students.
   4. The department or service being visited may provide you with a pre-paid parking pass.

To be valid, visitors parking passes must be displayed on the dashboard of your vehicle.

Carpooling Information

Due to limited parking on campus, we encourage students and staff to consider carpooling as a practical and eco-friendly alternative. There are two types of carpooling available at the College: Informal Carpooling and Formal Carpooling.

Informal Carpooling:

Informal carpooling allows a driver and one or more passengers to register via Omnivox, enabling students and staff with similar schedules to commute together.

Key Information:

• Parking is not guaranteed for informal carpoolers.
• Informal carpoolers cannot park in designated Carpool (Formal) parking areas.
• Drivers with a valid student decal may park in student parking.
• Drivers without a student decal must use pay-per-day parking areas.
• Sharing a ride helps reduce commuting costs and your carbon footprint.

Formal Carpooling:

Formal carpooling is for groups seeking a Carpool Pass, which provides access to designated carpool parking spaces during paid parking hours.

Eligibility Requirements:

• 2 to 4 members per group.
• All members must live more than 3 km from campus.
• A minimum of 2 members must have valid student decals or employee hangtag to qualify for a Carpool Pass.
• Members without a decal (3rd or 4th) may only ride as passengers and cannot use carpool or student parking.
• Must commute together during paid parking hours.
• Maintain at least 2 active commuting members.
• All members must be currently affiliated with the College.
• Members may only belong to one formal carpool group.
• One member must act as the group’s point of contact.
• If no parking is available in the designated carpool zone, drivers with a valid student decal may park in student parking.
• If a member of a formal carpool group comes to campus alone, they cannot use carpool parking. Instead, they may park in student parking (if they have a valid decal).
• The Carpool Pass does not grant special privileges when commuting alone.

For full details, visit the Carpooling section in the Administrative Policy on Parking, available on Omnivox.

Rules & Regulations

• Valid if displayed

1. Decals become valid immediately upon display, but only if fixed inside the lower side of the windshield on the passenger side of the registered car.

• Refunds

1. Decals are refundable; but are not transferable:

Send an email to parking@johnabbott.qc.ca with all necessary information regarding your refund request. All requests will be dealt with case by case, not all refunds are approved. An administration fee will apply accordingly. For all details, please consult the Refunds section in the Administrative Parking Policy available on Omnivox.

• Parking restrictions

1. To park on campus, you need a valid decal year-round, Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2. Except for residents parked in their reserved areas, anyone who intends to leave their car on campus overnight MUST advise Security (SA-101) or risk receiving a city parking violation.

• All decal holders must understand that:

1. Purchasing a decal does not guarantee a parking space at all times.
2. John Abbott security officers will issue parking violations to anyone not clearly displaying a valid decal, parked illegally or in an unauthorized area starting on the first day of class.
3. John Abbott College is not responsible for theft or damage to cars parked on campus.
4. Any abuse, any type of falsification or improper use of a College parking permit or persistent violations are grounds for citations, and/or revocation of parking privileges without refund.
5. Purchasing a decal implies that you agree to abide by the rules and restrictions as stated above.

Parking Violation Appeals:

Municipal parking Tickets or Tickets issued by another organization, such as McGill University, shall be contested through the process established by the municipality or organization with jurisdiction. John Abbott College has no authority to revoke or cancel a municipal parking Ticket or Ticket issued by another organization, and the timeline for paying these Tickets is determined by the municipality or organization. 

For College-issued Violation Notices, individuals who believe the notice was issued in error or contrary to this procedure may request a review. To do so, individuals shall submit an appeal within ten (10) business days from the date the Violation Notice was issued:

1. Employees shall complete a request through Octopus using the dedicated form.
2. Students shall use this online form here on the John Abbott College website.

Late submissions and appeals submitted through any method other than the specified forms (e.g., phone, email, in person) will not be considered. Appeals shall be submitted by the individual who received the Violation Notice and include clear grounds for why the notice was issued in error. Third-party submissions will not be accepted.

The complete Administrative Policy on Parking is available on Omnivox.

• Click here to view the GUIDELINE NO. 8: Rules of Governance for the Protection of Personal Information