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The future of private health care in Canada BLG

WEBThe Canada Health Act (the Act) came into force in 1984 and is Canada’s federal legislation for publicly funded health care insurance. It is based on the principles of …

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Loblaw completes $845 million acquisition of Lifemark …

WEBOn May 10, 2022, Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) (Loblaw) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shoppers Drug Mart (Shoppers) has completed the acquisition of …

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Forming Ontario Health Teams: The Role of the Health …

WEBForming Ontario Health Teams: The Role of the Health Provider Board. This is the third in a series of BLG publications to assist Ontario health care providers and organizations to …

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Personal Health Information & Privacy Cybersecurity

WEBresponding to requests for access to and the correction of personal health information. assisting with privacy incidents, including cybersecurity breaches and ransomware. …

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Medical Negligence Supreme Court leaves the standard …

WEBOn Jan. 18, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the Armstrong v. Ward case, which centered on the appropriate standard of care for a surgeon and the proper order of the …

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OHS reform: 3 new changes to Québec legislation in Apr.

WEBOccupational health and safety: Three new provisions to the AIAOD, effective April 6, 2023. April 6, 2023, marks the coming into force of three major amendments to the Act …

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Health Canada: Post-market surveillance on medical …

WEBOn December 23, 2020, Health Canada published SOR/2020-262 – Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Device Regulations (Post-market …

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Natural Health Products Regulations Canada: what you …

WEBHealth Canada has introduced important amendments to the Natural Health Products Regulations, S.O.R./2003-196.The amendments create new labelling requirements for …

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OHS reform: 5 new changes to Québec legislation in Oct.

WEBOccupational health and safety: Five new provisions to the AIAOD, effective October 6, 2022. On September 30, 2021, the Québec National Assembly enacted Bill C-27, titled …

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COVID-19 Ontario Privacy considerations in the …

WEBDisclosure of COVID-19 status. Ontario's Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) requires health care providers to report to a Medical Officer of Health of the local health …

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Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act BLG

WEBThe Government of Ontario completed its third reading of Bill 106 to prepare Ontario for future pandemics and threats by introducing changes to Ontario’s Personal Health …

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Québec Bill 3 BLG

WEBOn April 4, 2023, Bill 3, An Act respecting health and social services information and amending various legislative provisions, received Royal Assent making it Québec’s first …

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Health Canada’s Clinical Trial Framework: Stakeholders BLG

WEBHealth Canada is proposing changes to Canada’s clinical trial framework that will allow the regulator to oversee the safe conduct of the clinical trial in its entirety, while enabling …

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Medtech Canada Medtech funding challenges and opportunities …

WEBMedtech funding in Canada: Challenges and opportunities. Canada is globally recognized for its innovative health care landscape, from its leading hospitals and research …

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Medical assistance in dying (maid); amendments to Bill C-7 BLG

WEBAmendments to the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) legislation, introduced through Bill C-7, received royal assent on March 17, 2021. Following the introduction of MAiD in …

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Ontario Health Teams

WEBTo assist OHT members in coming together, we have developed the following questions and considerations relevant to the creation of an initial governance model/decision …

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Canadian income taxation of equity compensation and Income …

WEBThe tax implications are: The general rule is that the full amount of this taxable benefit is included in income and subject to tax in the year the option is exercised and shares are …

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Fixing Long-Term Care Act

WEBBackground. On April 11, 2022, the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (the Act) was proclaimed into force.See our articles highlighting the reforms proposed in the Act, …

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A Primer on Disclosing Personal Health Information to Police

WEBPHIPA provides four grounds for disclosure that apply to police. 1. Patient Consent. The starting point for disclosing PHI to any person, including police, is explicit consent from …

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