What Health Facilities Need to Know About QCIPA 2016
The Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2016 (QCIPA 2016) is one step closer to becoming law. Bill 119, the Health Information Protection Act, 2016 (HIPA), passed third reading in the Ontario legislature on May 5, 2016. Once proclaimed into...
Privacy Commissioner of Canada cracks down on Mobile Health Devices
This month, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) has been examining Internet-connected or wireless health devices that collect data on individuals.[1] What the OPC is looking for is whether or not the companies that make, distribute or...
Public Hospital Advisory: New Ontario Ministry of Health Consultation Requirements for Legal, Business and Operating Names
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (the “Ministry”) has issued a memorandum requesting that all public hospitals in Ontario consult with the Ministry when considering changes to their legal, business or operating names. It is unclear at this...
What Health Industry Clients Need to Know in Relation to Bill C-14 on Medical Assistance in Dying
Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code of Canada and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) (“Bill C-14”), was released today by the Parliament of Canada. Bill C-14 follows the landmark February 6,...
Four Month Extension Granted for Criminal Code Provisions Preventing Physician-Assisted Dying
On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) declared in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) that two Criminal Code provisions were of no force or effect to the extent that they prohibit physician-assisted death in Canada in the...
Open for Comment: Ontario Ministry of Health Releases Proposals for Health Care Reform
On December 17, 2015, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (the “Ministry”) released its Patients First Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario (the “Proposal”). The Proposal includes four key components, as follows: More effective integration of...
A New Era for Privacy Class Actions – Hopkins v. Kay and Implications for the Health Industry
In its highly anticipated decision released October 29, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a hospital’s application for leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Hopkins v. Kay (“Hopkins”). Hopkins involved a proposed class action proceeding...
Essential Law for Social Work Practice in Canada
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New Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act – Further Implementation Delays
The in-force date of Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the “New Act”) has been further delayed. The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services recently announced that it will now provide 24 months’ notice before the New Act is proclaimed into force. ...
BPSAA Changes In Force January 1, 2016 – Business Plan Publication and Compliance Attestations
Effective January 1, 2016 the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010 (the “BPSAA”) will be amended to include new sections around the publication of business plans and compliance attestations by designated broader public sector organizations. The amendments will allow the...
