Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Survey: FAQs
Your CDS feedback can help us improve the process
If you have completed your Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) requirements, we invite you to share your feedback about your experience with the CDS process, including the CDS website instructions, completing your medical requirements, and the support services available throughout the process.
The survey is conducted by NC’s Student Health & Counselling Services with technical support from NC’s Institutional Analytics & Reporting (IAR).
If you have questions about the Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Survey, please email: [email protected]
Purpose of the Survey
Your feedback will help Niagara College continue to enhance the Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) process and ensure that the information, resources, and support available to students continue to meet their needs.
The survey period is October 6, 2026 – December 20, 2026.
Eligibility to Participate
Students who have completed their CDS medical requirements and received clearance confirmation are eligible and encouraged to participate in the survey.
What Participation Involves
Participation involves completing an online, anonymous survey through NC Engage without logging into the app.
Participation is voluntary, and choosing whether or not to participate will have no effect on your status at Niagara College.
The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete.
The survey asks about your experience with:
- following CDS website instructions;
- completing your CDS medical requirements;
- participating in CDS support services such as open houses, in-class presentations, virtual presentations, and pop-up drop-in sessions;
- the helpfulness of the support you received; and
- the frequency of pop-up support sessions.
The survey also includes demographic questions to help Niagara College better understand the feedback received.
Most questions are optional. You may skip any optional question or select “Prefer not to answer” where that option is available.
By choosing to submit the survey, you consent to Niagara College using your responses for the purposes described on this page.
Because the survey is anonymous, once a response has been submitted, Niagara College cannot identify or remove an individual response.
Survey Incentives
Students who complete the Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Feedback Survey may enter a separate prize draw for a chance to win one of two $25 Amazon gift cards, subject to the eligibility requirements outlined in the Prize Draw Terms and Conditions.
The prize draw will take place on December 21, 2026. Students who wish to enter the prize draw will be directed to a separate Prize Draw Entry Form after submitting the CDS Feedback Survey.
For complete prize eligibility, deadlines, and contest details, please review the Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Survey: Prize Draw Terms and Conditions (link below).
Confidentiality and Privacy Notice
The CDS Feedback Survey is anonymous and does not collect your name or Niagara College student email address.
Students who choose to enter the prize draw after completing the survey will be directed to a separate Prize Draw Entry Form, where their Niagara College student email address will be collected for prize draw administration.
The Prize Draw Entry Form is separate from the CDS Feedback Survey. Information provided through the Prize Draw Entry Form cannot be connected to your survey responses.
Notice of Collection
Personal information submitted through the Prize Draw Entry Form is collected under the authority of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act and in accordance with section 38(2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
The information will be used by Niagara College only for purposes related to administering the prize draw, including verifying eligibility, contacting selected entrants, completing the winner-confirmation process, and coordinating prize distribution.
Questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of this information may be directed to:
Institutional Analytics & Reporting (IAR)
Niagara College
Email: [email protected]
Confidentiality of Responses
Responses to the CDS Feedback Survey are anonymous and will be analyzed and reported in aggregate form wherever possible.
Information submitted through the Prize Draw Entry Form will be treated as confidential and will be accessed only by authorized Niagara College staff for the purpose of administering the prize draw.
The Prize Draw Entry Form is separate from the CDS Feedback Survey. Information collected through the Prize Draw Entry Form cannot be connected to individual survey responses.
Prize draw information will not be used for survey analysis or reporting.
Use and Disclosure
Access to survey and prize draw information is limited to authorized Niagara College staff for the purposes described above.
Survey information will be used for Niagara College purposes related to evaluating and improving the CDS process and student supports.
Participation in the survey is voluntary, and choosing whether or not to participate will have no effect on your status at Niagara College.
Data Storage and Security
Survey responses are collected through NC Engage. Access to survey and prize draw information is limited to authorized Niagara College staff.
For more information, please review Niagara College’s Privacy Policy.
Retention
Survey and prize draw information will be retained in accordance with Niagara College’s records retention requirements and securely disposed of when no longer required.
Accessibility
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Niagara College is committed to providing accessible options for students completing the CDS Feedback Survey. Students may use assistive technologies or devices available to them to complete the survey.
Alternative Delivery Options
Should you require alternative accessible options to complete the survey, please email the Student Health & Counselling Services at [email protected] at Niagara College campuses in Niagara region.
Students requiring alternative delivery options to complete the survey may:
- Have the assistance of an aide or an assistant to complete the survey (i.e. reader, scribe, etc.);
- Schedule to have the survey read or scribed online through the test centre;
- Schedule a telephone survey.
If you have a disability and would like to access alternative delivery options for completing the survey, please contact the Test Centre:
Welland Campus [email protected]
Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake [email protected]