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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Wednesday, November 24, 2004
David Canton, of eLegal Canton, has a new article on Canoe about Ontario's new Personal Health Information Protection Act:
CANOE -- CNEWS - Tech News David Canton: Medical privacy now law:"Ontario's new law on the privacy of health information will affect every person in the province. The Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), which became law Nov. 1, applies to individuals and organizations involved in the delivery of health-care services.
Some organizations that may not consider themselves in the health-care sector will be subject to PHIPA -- it reaches beyond the traditional hospital/doctor setting...."
Labels: health information, information breaches, phipa
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