In Fall 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published a study it had funded on the privacy implications of direct-to-patient commercial virtual care platforms (VCPs) in Canada, technologies that allow healthcare practitioners to provide healthcare services to patients remotely. While the study does not constitute binding law or guidance, it is nonetheless noteworthy for operators of VCPs because (1) it identifies practices by commercial operators that the study describes as problematic…
Since October 11, 2022, employers who electronically monitor their employees with more than 25 employees in Ontario have been required to have a written electronic monitoring policy in place pursuant to Ontario’s Employment Standards act, 2000 (“ESA”), as amended by Ontario’s Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (“Bill 88”). However, employers have largely been left to decide how best to introduce and structure these policies given the recency of the law. Some common questions…