Canada has an opportunity to lead on the future of health AI. In this timely @globeandmail opinion piece, @ottawahealthlaw.ca member Dr. Kumanan Wilson, together with Dr. Fahad Razak and Dr. Amol Verma, make the case for Canada to spearhead a middle-power alliance on health AI.

The program is now up for the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics annual conference: "Health Promotion, Equity and Rights: The Ottawa Charter at 40". Happening October 20 and 21. Early bird rates until Aug 1! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...

Health Promotion, Equity and Rights: The Ottawa Charter at 40

Conference October 20 & 21, University of Ottawa

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Happening today, June 23 @ 3:00pm EDT! @ottawahealthlaw member Dr. Sophie Nunnelley participates in this timely panel discussion on AI and mental health. Organized by Empowerment Cuncil and moderated by Lucy Costa. Link to event: www.eventbrite.ca/e/artificial...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MENTAL HEALTH

Please join us for a panel discussion that brings together voices to examine the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and Mental Health

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New from @OttawaHealthLaw member @TeresaScassa: a thoughtful analysis of Canada's proposed privacy reform legislation (Bill C-36) and what it could mean for privacy oversight, governance, and innovation in Canada. Read more: teresascassa.substack.com/p/canadas-ne...

Canada's new privacy reform bill (Bill C-36): renovation or demolition?

On June 15, 2026, the federal government released its long-awaited, and latest version of reform of Canada’s private sector data protection law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Docu...

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New commentary in The Hill Times from @ottawahealthlaw.ca member @yybrandonc.bsky.social examines how misinformation is shaping public debate on refugee health care in Canada. #RefugeeHealth #HealthPolicy #cdnpoli www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...

Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care - The Hill Times

In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.

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New @bmj.com commentary from @ottawahealthlaw.ca member Kumanan Wilson, along with colleagues - Fahad Razak & Amol Verma - explores how Canada can help lead global collaboration on health data and AI. A timely contribution to discussions on health data governance, innovation, and health sovereignty.

@ottawahealthlaw.ca is excited to introduce HALO with @uottawamed.bsky.social and @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social. Bringing together healthcare, innovation, law, and policy, this initiative will support the development of health AI in Canada. www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/le...

uOttawa’s health AI and law initiative aims to back feds’ AI healthcare strategy

New endeavour called HALO will draw from knowledge in law and medical schools

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Congratulations to CHLPE member, Dr. Sophie Nunnelley, and the interdisciplinary team led by Amy McPherson, with @HBKidsHospital, on NFRF funding for “Disrupting Digital Risk Narratives: Co-Designing Inclusive AI Sexuality Guidelines with Disabled Youth.”

Excited to see Dr. Sophie Nunnelley CHLPE (@ottawahealthlaw.ca) member and Assistant Professor at uOttawa Faculty of Law, presenting at the Ottawa Applied Medical AI Summit on “LLMs as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).” #HealthAI #MedicalAI #HealthLaw #AI #LLM

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca April 7 for a free seminar/webinar "Alberta’s Bill 26 and the Notwithstanding Clause: Trans Rights, Health Law, and the Constitution". Feat. John Lee of CMA, Bennett Jensen and Eric Freeman of Egale, and Samuel Singer of uOttawa. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/bill26

Alberta’s Bill 26 and the Notwithstanding Clause

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Join @ottawahealthlaw April 9 11:30 am–1:00 pm for a free seminar/webinar "The Gendered Ethics of the Transnational Fertility Industry and the Future of (Assisted) Reproduction". Featuring @rhomanen.bsky.social of the University of Lapland. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/homanen

The Future of (Assisted) Reproduction

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Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running online June 1–5. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law

June 1–5, 2026

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Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca April 15 11:30 am–1:00 pm for a free seminar/webinar "Gender-Responsive Lawmaking for the Twenty-First Century". Featuring Ramona Vijeyarasa of the University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Law. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/ramona

Gender-Responsive Lawmaking for the Twenty-First Century

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Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running online June 1–5. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law

June 1–5, 2026

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New in The Hill Times 📰 @ottawahealthlaw.ca member Dr. Sophie Nunnelley argues that regulating chatbots under online harms legislation requires a different framework. With a new national AI strategy coming, what role should AI play in mental health care? www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

Happening now: Bordering Health – Medical Inadmissibility, Disability Rights, & Migrant Health. An interdisciplinary webinar hosted by @OttawaHealthLaw @HIVlegal exploring Canada’s medical inadmissibility regime & its implications for migrant health & disability rights. Join us!

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Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social March 12 11:30 am–1:00 pm for a free webinar "Bordering Health: Medical Inadmissibility, Disability Rights, and Migrant Health". www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/borde...

Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running online June 1–5. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law

June 1–5, 2026

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Current JD students: Join us next Tuesday March 10, 10–11 am, in FTX 147A for an info session on the JD Option in Health Law!

Join @ottawahealthlaw April 9 11:30 am–1:00 pm for a free seminar/webinar "The Gendered Ethics of the Transnational Fertility Industry and the Future of (Assisted) Reproduction". Featuring @rhomanen.bsky.social of the University of Lapland. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/homanen

The Future of (Assisted) Reproduction

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Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social March 12 11:30 am–1:00 pm for a free webinar "Bordering Health: Medical Inadmissibility, Disability Rights, and Migrant Health". www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/borde...

Medical Inadmissibility, Disability Rights, and Migrant Health

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Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running online June 1–5. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law

June 1–5, 2026

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Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation. Of you missed the Café scientifique on Jan. 28, 2026, here is a video. Featuring @tivabaral.bsky.social, @deonandan.bsky.social, @picardonhealth.bsky.social, Kumanan Wilson, @vgruben.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ik... via @ottawahealthlaw.ca

Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation – Café scientifique

YouTube video by University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics

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🎉 Congratulations to Assiciate Professor Y.Y. Chen (@OttawaHealthLaw - CHLPE member) on being named Dean’s Research Professorship in Migrant Health Equity! An impactful scholar advancing equity in health law and policy. www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca & @RJSurvivors today @3pm EST for a powerful conversation on Assisted Reproduction & Reproductive Justice: Survivor Perspectives and Experiences. Learn more & register: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/survi...

Assisted Reproductive Services to Restore Fertility to Forcibly Sterilized Indigenous

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Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca January 28 5:30–8:00 pm over food and drink at Café Nostalgica Pub for "Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation". Featuring @picardonhealth.bsky.social, Kumanan Wilson, Raywat Deonandan, and Prativa Baral. All welcome! RSVP required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/vacci...

Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation – Café scientifique

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Joignez-vous à @ottawahealthlaw.ca le 28 janvier de 11 h 30 à 13 h pour « La santé mentale en prison ». Avec le Dr Ivan Zinger, Enquêteur correctionnel sortant du Canada, et Tania Roussel, Lynda Khelil, et Alexandra Larose. Tout le monde est bienvenu ! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/menta...

La santé mentale en prison

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Join us for Vaccines, Trust & Misinformation – Café scientifique!
Wed Jan 28 @ 5:30–8:00 PM; Café Nostalgica Pub. A lively, interactive discussion with experts André Picard, Kumanan Wilson, Raywat Deonandan, & Prativa Baral. RSVP & details: ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/vaccines-trust

Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation – Café scientifique

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Five ways that medicine moved the needle in 2025. From AI scribes for doctors to a new remedy for hot flashes, health science took big steps forward this year. Feat. CHLPE's Kumanan Wilson. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

2025 was a year of breakthroughs in health and medicine. Here are five

Easing hot flashes, treating rare genetic diseases and a made-in-Canada vaccine among the year’s notable developments

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Joignez-vous à @ottawahealthlaw.ca le 28 janvier de 11 h 30 à 13 h pour « La santé mentale en prison ». Avec le Dr Ivan Zinger, Enquêteur correctionnel sortant du Canada, et Tania Roussel, Lynda Khelil, et Alexandra Larose. Tout le monde est bienvenu ! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/menta...

La santé mentale en prison

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Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Online Institute in Health Law – Flexible Format, running January–March 2026. Combining pre-recorded lectures with live Zoom discussion sessions. No experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/online-insti...

University of Ottawa Online Institute in Health Law

January–March 2026 – Flexible Format

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