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/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

🎉 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Interested in exploring legal issues in health and healthcare? The Online Institute in Health Law is a program designed to help participants understand legal issues in healthcare. No prior legal experience is required. More here at @ottawahealthlaw.ca: buff.ly/xMTOWon

Happening now! Join us for the Information Session - Graduate Studies in Health Law at University of Ottawa! With @OttawaHealthLaw director, Vanessa Gruben, and Vice Dean, Grad Studies, Joao Velloso. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/grad-...

Join us today!!!

Join us Nov 27, 1–2pm (ET) for a joint webinar with @chwn-rcps.bsky.social & @ottawahealthlaw.ca! The Legal Context Enabling the Standardization of Health Workforce Data in Canada: It’s possible! Featuring Alexandra Lyn (MacEwan Univ.)
Moderated by Vanessa Gruben. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/lyn

Teresa Scassa says the case exposed how vulnerable institutions are to breaches as the use of AI tools becomes more widespread. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca Tuesday December 2 12–1 pm for an information session on graduate studies in health law at the University of Ottawa. Featuring Professors @vgruben.bsky.social and @vellosojgv.bsky.social. All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/grad-studies

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...

Delighted to be participating at today’s High-Level Roundtable on Black Health organized by uOttawa’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...

Such an engaging and thought-provoking talk by Rick Westhead, co-hosted by @OttawaHealthLaw & Greenberg Chair (Women & Legal Profession). Powerful insights on accountability, culture and justice. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/westh...

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and @chwn-rcps.bsky.social 27 Nov 1:00–2:30 pm for a webinar "The Legal Context Enabling the Standardization of Health Workforce Data in Canada", featuring Alexandra Lyn. All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/lyn

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and the Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession on 19 Nov 11:30 am–1:00 pm for We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture, featuring investigative journalist Rick Westhead, moderated by Daphne Gilbert. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/westh...

Amazing session on Noma today — a powerful discussion on a neglected tropical disease and the worst violations of the rights of the Child. Cohosted by @OttawaHealthLaw, MSF, and CN.NTD. Thank you Mulikat Okanlawon, Claire Jeantet & CHLPE member Jason Nickerson.

2025 IRPP Fall Lecture with Timothy Caulfield: How to Escape the Fake — Making Good Policy in the Age of Misinformation. A vital conversation for anyone working in public policy, health, and evidence-based decision-making.
Details & registration: irpp.org/irpp-event/f...

This morning, Bill S-228 was introduced in the House of Commons. This legislation strengthens Canada’s Criminal Code to ensure that no individual is subjected to sterilization without their consent. Honoured to stand with @RJSurvivors and @SenatorBoyer. parlvu.ca

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and @msf.ca 18 Nov 11:30 am–1:00 pm for "Noma – The Worst Violations of the Rights of the Child: Documentary Screening and Talk with Advocates". All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/noma

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and the Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession on 19 Nov 11:30 am–1:00 pm for We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture, featuring investigative journalist Rick Westhead, moderated by Daphne Gilbert. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/westh...

Join CHLPE and the Canadian Health Workforce Network on 27 Nov 1:00–2:30 pm for a webinar: The Legal Context Enabling the Standardization of Health Workforce Data in Canada, featuring Alexandra Lyn of MacEwan University School of Business. All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/lyn

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...

📣 Registration is open for the 2026 @ottawahealthlaw.ca Online Institute in Health Law — a 12-week program featuring pre-recorded expert lectures and live Zoom discussions on key issues in health law, policy & ethics. Learn more 🔗 www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/online-insti...

Happening next week at @uOttawaLaw! Join us for “NOMA: The Worst Violations of the Rights of Children”- a documentary screening and talk with advocates.
🗓️ Nov 18, 11:30am EST, Fauteux Hall 135 www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/noma

Happening now! @OttawaHealthLaw, Bruyère Health Research Institute, and AMS Healthcare’s exciting event on Health Data in the Age of AI! Drs. Anderson Chuck, Paul Hébert, Amol Verma & Kumanan Wilson. Moderated by Helen Angus.