More than two decades after the implementation of privacy laws like Saskatchewan's Health Information Protection Act ("HIPA"), basic errors persist. In a recent case, medical records were found blowing...

Health professionals are expected to renew their certificates of registration annually. When they do, the annual renewal form asks a series of questions that health professionals are required to answer truthfully...

A 2024 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Dr. C. Sims Dentistry Professional Corporation v. Cooke, affirmed the enforceability of a restrictive non-competition covenant or clause...

The appellant in this case was Dr. Kilian, a physician who had been registered with the CPSO since 2016.

Reprimands are one way that a panel of a Discipline Committee can take disciplinary action against a registrant. Reprimands are formal declarations imposed at the conclusion of the discipline hearing...

AI continues to evolve and reshape all aspects of society. The increased proliferation of AI creates some interesting questions in the context of professional...

In May 2023, the Ontario College of Pharmacists ("OCP") noted that it has been seeing an increase in the use of unsecured electronic methods by pharmacy professionals.

A recent Privacy Complaint (MR21-00090) before the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) expanded the scope of what will be considered a privacy breach for Ontario public sector bodies.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia reminds regulators of the importance of completing fair and impartial investigations, and of the possible consequences of improper conduct.

Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner has issued its second administrative monetary penalty decision, ordering a hospital clerk to pay $2,000 for unauthorized access to 436 patient records.

On June 3, 2024, the Ontario government issued a province-wide call for applications to license community surgical and diagnostic centres to provide MRI and CT scan services.

For regulated professionals, ethical and professional standards are more than guidelines—they are foundational obligations.

A recent report from the Canadian Medical Protective Association ("CMPA") regarding the medico-legal risks of performing cosmetic procedures reinforces...

Two Divisional Court decisions related to billing under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan ("OHIP") provide insight into the consideration of expert evidence by administrative tribunals governed...

A recent case from Divisional Court overturned the decision of the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (the "Board") requiring Dr. Elaine Ma to repay $600,962.16 to OHIP for COVID‑19...

In Afolabi v. Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed the Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) appeal and provided helpful analysis on the scope of procedural fairness owed.

In proceedings before the LAT, the Applicant submitted an affidavit from a former LAT adjudicator, Dr. Karina Kowal, which contained information and internal Tribunal documents that the affiant obtained as a Tribunal adjudicator

This month, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (the "CPSO") Council (its board of directors) will review its draft policy.