Privacy & Security

CAPE BRETON, N.S. - A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered weapons detection screening system has been deployed at the entrance of Cape Breton Regional Hospital’s emergency department. Nova Scotia Health says it’s part of a provincial rollout to help enhance safety for patients, visitors and staff. Read More

SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced that metal detectors have been installed at three more Saskatchewan medical facilities. In a news release, SHA said metal detectors will be deployed at the main doors of the Battleford Union Hospital, Prince Albert Hospital, and the Regina Urgent Care Centre. Read More

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is implementing new safety and security measures at the Brandon Regional Health Centre that include more on-site officers and the launch of a mobile app. Read More

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Indigenous leaders, city representatives, health system officials, police and security companies met at a roundtable discussion to talk about Indigenous safety and accountability in frontline public services, including contracted and privatized security operations. Read More

YORKTON, Sask. – A Saskatchewan registered nurse at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre was caught snooping through the personal health records of 70 people on 210 occasions, the privacy commissioner reports. Information and privacy commissioner Ronald J. Kruzeniski (pictured) said the nurse accessed the information through the Sunrise Clinical Manager electronic health record between Nov. 1, 2023, and May 3, 2024. Read More

EDMONTON – A former employee of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $12,000 for the offence of knowingly using and creating health information in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA). The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) opened an offence investigation into this matter in June 2023 after AHS submitted a breach report to the OIPC. Read More

MILTON, Ont. – The personal health information of residents at a Milton long-term care home from the past 20 years was accessed in a data breach over the summer. According to Halton Region, a cybersecurity incident involving “third-party software” used by the Allendale Long-Term Care Home took place in June, giving hackers access to the names, health information and health-card numbers of residents who lived at the home from 2005 to July 2024. Read More

TORONTO – Over the course of the past year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch – Health Fraud Investigation Unit (HFIU) has charged three former employees of Ontario hospitals following investigations into allegations of inappropriate access of electronic medical records related to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). Read More

HALIFAX – An application has been filed in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to challenge the Nova Scotia government’s recent amendments to its provincial medical privacy legislation – known as the Personal Health Information Act, or “PHIA”. Read More

OSHAWA, Ont. – In a world where keeping patient information and data safe is more important than ever, Lakeridge Health is proud to announce it is the first healthcare system in Canada to earn both the prestigious ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification – the global gold standards for information security management and privacy information management systems. Read More