In Canada, legislation has been implemented that limits how businesses can use the information they collect about their clients. The federal legislation is called the Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and came into effect in late 2004. Additionally, the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) (2004) provides clear directions on the management of personal health information. Amendments to this Act were introduced in 2016 under Bill 119 which provides further clarity and direction around personal health information management. A privacy policy is a statement that discloses the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses and manages a customer or client’s information. In 2017, the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) introduced new requirements for the reporting of privacy breaches of personal health information to the IPC, effective January 1, 2018.
For more information, please view our complete Privacy Policy.