The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Tuesday, July 06, 2004
In an earlier blog entry, I suggested that the bulk of Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act will come into force on January 1, 2005. That was incorrect. The version of the bill passed by the legislature had November 1, 2004 as the effective date:
PART IX COMMENCEMENT AND SHORT TITLE
Commencement
99. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Schedule comes into force on the day the Health Information Protection Act, 2004
receives Royal Assent.
Same
(2) Sections 1 to 72 and 75 to 98 come into force on November 1, 2004.
Short title
100. The short title of the Act set out in this Schedule is the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004.
Addition: For information about Bill 31 (PHIPA) training, see http://www.privlaw.com/pages/training_courses.htm
Labels: health information, information breaches, phipa
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