Which privacy law applies to your practice?
Ontario, Alberta, BC or federal: which privacy law governs your therapy practice, what changes when your client is elsewhere, and where the regimes differ.
Gabriel Borges
"alberta" posts
Alberta therapist email encryption: PIPA, CAP, HIA
Alberta private practice therapists are not HIA custodians. What Alberta PIPA and CAP standards actually require of your client email, and what to do about it.
Gabriel Borges
PHIPA compliant email options for therapists
PHIPA, PIPA and PIPEDA don't require encryption by name, though privacy commissioners' guidance asks for it in some cases. So what do you actually need? An honest comparison of the four email options open to a Canadian therapist in 2026.
Gabriel Borges
Google Workspace PHIPA setup for Canadian therapists
Setting up Google Workspace for PHIPA as a Canadian therapist: the admin settings to change, the AI features to turn off, and where Workspace alone falls short.
Gabriel Borges
Alberta HIA privacy impact assessment walkthrough
HIA s.64 requires custodians to submit a PIA to the OIPC before a new system handles health information. Who that duty reaches, and how to complete one.
Gabriel Borges
Ontario therapist, Alberta client: which law applies
A CRPO therapist's client moves to Alberta. PHIPA still binds you, not HIA. Here's what changes about consent, email, and CAP registration, and what doesn't.
Gabriel Borges
Cross provincial telehealth privacy for therapists
Which privacy law applies when your client is in another province? A therapist guide to cross provincial telehealth compliance: PHIPA, HIA, BC PIPA.
Gabriel Borges
PHIPA vs HIA vs BC PIPA: which law applies to you?
Compare PHIPA, Alberta PIPA (and HIA for custodians), and BC PIPA: encryption, consent, residency, breach notification, and college rules for Canadian therapists by province.
Gabriel Borges
CAP expansion to counselling therapists in Alberta
CAP has announced plans to regulate counselling therapists in Alberta, not only psychologists. What the change would mean for email compliance.
Gabriel Borges
CRPO vs CAP vs CHCPBC: college email requirements
Side by side comparison of CRPO, CAP, and CHCPBC email and digital communication requirements. What each college expects and how privacy law layers on top.
Gabriel Borges
CAP standards of practice: Alberta therapist email
How CAP standards of practice apply to email and digital communication in Alberta, which ones govern client messaging, and where Alberta PIPA and HIA fit.
Gabriel Borges
Email privacy laws in Ontario, Alberta, and BC
Ontario has PHIPA. Alberta and BC have PIPA, with HIA reserved for Alberta custodians. What each law requires for therapist email, and where they differ.
Gabriel Borges
Alberta HIA and therapist email: who it covers
Most Alberta therapists fall under Alberta PIPA, not the HIA. Learn which law governs your practice email, what it expects, and where HIA still reaches you.
Gabriel Borges
How to disable AI features in Google Workspace
The IPC's January 2026 guidance covers AI scribes, not Gmail autocomplete. Here's how to turn off Smart Compose, Gemini and the other Workspace AI features.
Gabriel Borges