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
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Email encryption for BC therapists under PIPA
What BC PIPA requires of therapist email, why breach notification works differently in BC, and what changes when psychotherapy is a regulated title in 2027.
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
Google Workspace data residency for therapists
Where does Google Workspace store your client email, and does PHIPA require it to stay in Canada? The honest answer for therapists, and what to do about it.
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
BC psychotherapy regulation 2027: CHCPBC timeline
Psychotherapist becomes a protected title in BC on November 29, 2027 under CHCPBC. The timeline, expected practice standards, and what to prepare now.
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
BC protected title 2027: what changes for email
Starting November 29, 2027, BC psychotherapy is a protected title. What changes for your email under CHCPBC, and how to prepare ahead of the deadline.
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
BC PIPA and therapist email: privacy obligations
BC therapists must comply with PIPA for email containing personal information. What the law requires and how to prepare for CHCPBC regulation in 2027.
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