Health Information Act
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Spokesperson for Alberta MLA Thomas Dang confirms guilty plea in Health Information Act breachIndependent MLA Thomas Dang has pleaded guilty to breaching Alberta's Health Information Act by trying to access private information contained in the Alberta Health vaccine portal.HealthNov 4, 2022
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Court documents detail RCMP hacking investigation into Alberta politician Thomas DangCourt documents show Mounties were initially pursuing criminal charges against an Alberta legislature member who admitted to hacking a government health website.PoliticsJul 14, 2022
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Commissioner finds Babylon health app not consistent with privacy guidelinesAlberta's Privacy Commissioner has found that the Babylon by Telus Health app wasn't complying with the Health Information Act and Personal Information Protection Act.ConsumerJul 29, 2021
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Edmonton pharmacist fined for accessing health info after collision, using it against other personThe Edmonton-based pharmacist accessed the health information of a person he was in an automobile collision with, to try and persuade them from submitting an insurance claim.CanadaJan 19, 2021
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Privacy commissioner to review proposed changes to Alberta health legislation"It is extremely disappointing that I was not at any point consulted on this bill," Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton said.HealthNov 6, 2020
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Former AHS employee at Michener Centre fined $8K, on probation for violating health actA former billing clerk at a Red Deer care facility has been fined and put on probation for improperly accessing the health records of dozens of people several hundred times.CrimeOct 9, 2019
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South Edmonton medical clinic employee fined after admitting to health data breachesAn office assistant was fined $4,000 for snooping into two people's health records while she worked at a medical clinic in Edmonton's Terwillegar area.CrimeOct 3, 2019
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Alberta nurse fined after pleading guilty to privacy breach involving health recordsAn Alberta nurse has been fined $3,000 after pleading guilty to accessing two people's health information without authorization on dozens of occasions.CanadaJul 6, 2018
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Alberta pharmacist sentenced to house arrest after accessing patient filesAn Alberta pharmacist who pleaded guilty to accessing health information unnecessarily has been given a six-month conditional sentence.CrimeNov 15, 2017
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Former AHS clerk fined for improperly accessing health records 21 times ‘out of curiosity’A former registration and staffing clerk with Alberta Health Services has been fined $3,000 after pleading guilty last month to accessing individuals' health information in contravention of the Health Information Act.HealthApr 19, 2017
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