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

Le programme s’adresse à un large éventail de participantes et participant·es, notamment aux professionnels de la santé, aux administrateurs, aux fonctionnaires, aux chercheurs, aux avocats, aux partenaires patients, ainsi qu’aux étudiants universitaires. Aucune expérience en droit n’est requise

The program is designed for a wide range of attendees such as health professionals, administrators, public servants, researchers, lawyers, patient partners, and university students. No legal experience is required.

Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running June 1–5. This one-week (30-hour) online course equips you to understand & respond to key law and policy issues in public health. For more information or to apply: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

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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/...

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

Join us for Vaccines, Trust & Misinformation on January 28 at 5:30!

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...

Thanks to Tracy Vaillancourt for an amazing presentation on the emerging impacts of social media on youth mental health! #ReframingMentalHealthLaw

Registration is now open!

Registration is open!

Registration is now open!

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca Oct 2–3 for a national conference: Reframing Mental Health Law: Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives. Keynotes: @Kwame_McKenzie & Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt. Student rates available. Hope to see you there! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...

Justice K. Barnes, Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, delivering an address at #LEPH2025 at uOttawa — hosted by @GLEPHA and @OttawaHealthLaw. A powerful conversation at the intersection of law and public health. #LEPH #LawEnforcement #PublicHealth

Congratulations @roojinhabibi.org !

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Don’t miss the CHLPE #SummerInstitute on Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Thursday afternoon (Jun 19) features Robin Whitehead on MAID & Mental Illness—examining legal and ethical complexities around access, safeguards, and autonomy. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

Join the @ottawahealthlaw Summer Institute in Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Engage with leading experts like @vgruben.bsky.social, Sophie Nunnelley, Emmanuelle Bernheim, Robin Whitehead, Barbara von Tigerstrom, Kate Wright, and @paige365.bsky.social. Apply now: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

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Rejoignez @ottawahealthlaw.ca le 14 mai de 12 h à 15 h HE pour « La psychiatrie dans le civil et dans le pénal : Regards croisés Suisse francophone, Ontario et Québec » avec Cristina Ferreira, Jean-Laurent Domingue et Pierre Pariseau-Legault. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/psych...

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Come learn with us!

Come learn with us! Applications now open.

Come learn with us!

Applications now open!

Join us today for "Beyond the Science-Politics Divide in Public Health"!

An important editorial in The Lancet on health care in Canada. Well worth reading. However it overstates the role of the federal gov't. Ottawa funds less than 25% of health care costs & P/T gov'ts do much more than "administer" the system.

Registration is now open!

Registration now open!

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Canada should stand firm against assault on WHO. In @TheHillTimes, CHLPE member Roojin Habibi highlights why global health governance matters now more than ever. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... #GlobalHealth #WHO #HealthPolicy

Our brilliant colleague @roojinhabibi.org in the @hilltimes.com on why Canada should stand firm against assault on the WHO.

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca at the University of Ottawa on Tuesday February 25 at 11:30 am–1:00 pm for "Migrant Workers’ Right to Health Care: Lived and Frontline". Featuring Kerian Burnett, Stacey Gomez, Gabriel Allahdua, and Y.Y. Chen. All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/migrants

Applications now open!

SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference! February 24, 2025. Hosted by the Canadian Health Coalition & partners and featuring CHLPE members: Ivy Bourgeault and Y.Y. Chen.
Learn more: sosmedicare.ca #SOSMedicare #Medicare3 #PublicHealthCare

A fascinating talk by Rene Almeling on the politics of male reproductive health at Governing Reproduction!

"Governing Reproduction: Exploring Law and Politics” is underway! In our first panel, Joanna Erdman, Véronique Pronovost, Kelly Gordon, and Elena Caruso discuss the legal issues and politics surrounding abortion.