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Confidentiality

Chatsworth Pavilion operates within a Canadian jurisdiction; therefore we need not acquiesce to a U.S. or International court’s request for disclosure.

For our international clientele, Chatsworth Pavilion is a safe and wise choice for treatment when privacy and confidentiality are of great concern.

Many of our clients from the U.S. and overseas come to Chatsworth Pavilion because they put a high value on their privacy and confidentiality. They recognize that the effectiveness of their treatment will be greatly hampered if they need to withhold certain personal information for fear of their records being disclosed. Trust, truth, honesty and openness are the cornerstones of effective treatment. For our international clients, as well as for our Canadian clients, Chatsworth Pavilion is a safe and wise choice for treatment when privacy and confidentiality are of great immediate concern, and/or, a concern about how the decision to seek treatment could cause future challenges.

We live in a time of social contradictions. While our clients should feel proud of the decision they make to better themselves by overcoming their self-defeating dependencies and addictions, they must be careful of where and how they choose to share that information. Unfortunately social biases still run strong and too often a paper trail offering evidence that treatment was sought and undertaken can cause unforeseen problems.

There are many circumstances in which an individual’s private records, including medical records, can and often are court-ordered to be released and opened against the individual’s will. In the United States, in divorce cases where child custody is to be legally determined, medical records can be court-ordered to be released and opened. Also, employment and insurance applications often require that the applicant authorize release of past medical records, thus possibly jeopardizing the success of the application in question. Too often a paper trail offering evidence that treatment was undertaken can cause unforeseen future problems.

At Chatsworth Pavilion privacy and confidentiality are truly respected and we provide a safe and wise choice for treatment when privacy and confidentiality are of great concern.

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Canadian Federal Privacy Legislation

Canada has two Federal laws governing collection and release of private and confidential information. These Canadian laws govern the conduct of Canadian Companies as well as Canadian Citizens. These Canadian Federal Laws are comprehensive and strict. Beyond these laws there is also the legal reality that Chatsworth Pavilion is a Canadian Company with a Federal Charter and therefore Chatsworth Pavilion need not acquiesce to U.S. or International courts’ requests for disclosure of personal and/or medical records without client’s authorization.

Canada has two Federal laws governing collection and release of private and confidential information. These Canadian laws govern the conduct of Canadian Companies as well as Canadian Citizens. These Canadian Federal Laws are comprehensive and strict. Beyond these laws there is also the legal reality that Chatsworth Pavilion is a Canadian Company with a Federal Charter and therefore Chatsworth Pavilion need not acquiesce to U.S. or International courts’ requests for disclosure of personal and/or medical records without client’s authorization.

In Canada privacy and confidentiality are protected by two federal privacy laws, the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), in addition to provincial privacy legislation which varies from province to province.

"The Privacy Act took effect on July 1, 1983. This Act imposes obligations on some 150 federal government departments and agencies to respect the privacy rights of Canadians by placing limits on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. The Privacy Act gives Canadians the right to access and correct personal information about them held by these federal government organizations." (Privacy Commissioner of Canada)

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Bill C-6, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), received Royal Assent on April 13, 2000. The Act was implemented in three stages, from January 1, 2001 to January 1, 2004.

PIPEDA is "an Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances, by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions and by amending the Canada Evidence Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision Act." (Privacy Commissioner of Canada)

Initially it applied only to personal information exchanged in commercial transactions by federally regulated companies such as banks. In 2002 protection was extended to personal health information exchanged by these companies in commercial transactions that took place across provincial boundaries.

Starting on January 1, 2004 it governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal information during the course of any commercial transaction. The only exception is if there is provincial legislation that the federal government determines if "substantially similar" in which case the provincial legislation prevails. To date no provincial legislation has been designated as "substantially similar".