Updated as of August 9, 2023
Changes to The Health Information Protection Act (Saskatchewan) (HIPA) and Regulations came into effect on August 1, 2023, and will have a major impact on … Read More
According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, data breach reports increased six-fold in the past year. To date, more than 28 million Canadians have been affected by … Read More
The practice of sharing sensitive health information via fax or unencrypted email needs to stop, according to a joint statement from Canada’s privacy commissioners.
On September 21, Philippe Dufresne, the Privacy … Read More
The ability to effectively promote and market your pharmacy and its services is fundamental to maintaining and growing a successful business. Where pharmacies diverge from other industries is that, in … Read More
Authors: Leah Schatz, Q.C., Shane Buchanan
On April 17, 2020, the government of Saskatchewan issued a public health order requiring all operators of special-care homes and personal care homes to restrict … Read More
Authors: Tom Provost, Dan Robillard
This is the second of a two-part series where we outline some of the essential points buyers need to know before purchasing a pharmacy. Read part one.
After … Read More
Authors: Maria A. Penner, Dan Robillard
Picture this: you’ve been thinking of buying a pharmacy, and an opportunity to purchase one has just presented itself. It seems like a dream come true—why … Read More
Authors: Grant Stefanson and Anna Solmundson
The proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been negotiated as a replacement of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and was announced on September 30, … Read More
Author: Leah Schatz, Q.C.
Carla Smith first began working for the Saskatoon Community Clinic (“the Clinic”) in March of 1975. She retired in 2008 but came back to work for the … Read More
Authors: Leah Schatz, Q.C., Brent Matkowski
In a recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision, Wieler v. Saskatoon Convalescent Home, 2017 SKCA 90, the employer terminated an employee by paying her severance … Read More
