Bonnie practises corporate commercial law and works closely with lawyers in the Information Technology Group. Bonnie’s expertise lies in the interpretation and application of privacy, information and access-to-information laws.
She advises clients in the private and public sectors on managing the information they collect or create, including:
- financial services
- energy
- education
- health
- consumer products
- publishing
Bonnie provides advice to federal and provincial healthcare and health informatics sectors. She collaborates with key industry stakeholders, including:
- hospitals
- clinics
- healthcare professionals
- registries and other prescribed entities
- government and community agencies
- industry associations
- regulatory bodies
- laboratories
- pharmacies
- pharmaceutical manufacturers
- non-commercial providers of information technology services
Bonnie has been at the forefront of information technology law and led a project for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in 2009.
She has acted as external counsel for a number of health professional regulators and also spent several years as director of legal services for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Experience
- Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal, confidential and personal health information, including system access, data sharing, research, and IT services agreements.
- Analyzing legislative requirements of laws and regulations governing privacy, data protection, electronic communications and commerce, access to information, healthcare funding and health services delivery.
- Assisting organizations to find practical means of complying with legislative requirements.
- Advising on shared electronic information systems and projects, including privacy models and options for privacy governance.
- Reviewing privacy impact and related assessments.
- Assisting with the management of privacy and security breaches.
- Facilitating stakeholder discussions and preparing and delivering orientation and other educational materials relating to privacy, access-to-information, the healthcare system, and not-for-profit corporations and organizations.
- Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal, confidential and personal health information, including system access, data sharing, research, and IT services agreements.
- Analyzing legislative requirements of laws and regulations governing privacy, data protection, electronic communications and commerce, access to information, healthcare funding and health services delivery.
- Assisting organizations to find practical means of complying with legislative requirements.
- Advising on shared electronic information systems and projects, including privacy models and options for privacy governance.
- Reviewing privacy impact and related assessments.
- Assisting with the management of privacy and security breaches.
- Facilitating stakeholder discussions and preparing and delivering orientation and other educational materials relating to privacy, access-to-information, the healthcare system, and not-for-profit corporations and organizations.
