Checklists
HIA email checklist for Alberta therapists
A task by task checklist for Alberta therapists: work out which privacy law binds your email, check your safeguards, and prep the answers a PIA will ask for.
Resources
Compliance templates, checklists, and guides for Canadian therapists. Free and ready to use.
Templates
Privacy breach response template for therapists
Fillable breach response template for solo Canadian therapists. Covers PHIPA, HIA, and BC PIPA notification steps, who to notify, timelines, and documentation.
Templates
Cross provincial consent addendum for therapists
Free copy paste consent addendum for Canadian therapists with clients in more than one province. Covers PHIPA, HIA, and BC PIPA consent overlap.
Templates
BC PIPA notification of collection template
Copy paste BC PIPA s.10(1) notification of collection for BC counselling therapists. Covers purposes, disclosure, security, and OIPC BC contact path.
Templates
Alberta HIA privacy impact assessment addendum
Copy-paste Alberta HIA addendum that extends a base PHIPA PIA template for therapists deploying Google Workspace and submitting to OIPC Alberta under s.64.
Checklists
Cross provincial compliance quick start
One page decision tree and comparison table. Find which Canadian privacy law applies to your therapy practice email and what it requires.
Guides
PHIPA email compliance FAQ
Self-contained answers to 20 PHIPA email compliance questions for Canadian therapists. Encryption, consent, breach notification, and provincial differences.
Templates
PHIPA compliant email disclaimers for therapists
Three copy-paste email disclaimer templates for Canadian therapists: standard footer, initial client contact, and PHI containing emails.
Templates
Therapist email policy template
Free internal email policy template for Canadian therapists. Covers encryption, retention, consent, and breach response, with Ontario, Alberta, and BC variants.
Checklists
CRPO electronic practice quick reference
Quick reference checklist for Ontario registered psychotherapists on CRPO Standard 3.4 email requirements: consent, record keeping, competency, and audit.
Templates
Therapist email consent form template (PHIPA + CRPO)
Free consent form template combining PHIPA s.18 and CRPO Standard 3.4 requirements for Ontario registered psychotherapists who use email with clients.