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S-5 — An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors
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S-5
An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors
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BILL S-5
An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors
Last activity : At second reading in the House of Commons
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Senate · 1st2026-02-03Senate · 2nd2026-03-26Senate · 3rd2026-05-26Commons · 1st2026-05-28Commons · 2ndCommons · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Creates the Connected Care for Canadians Act, aimed at making health information technologies work together across systems.
- Requires any vendor that sells, licenses or supplies health information technology as a service to make it interoperable, meaning users can easily and securely access, use and share electronic health information with other systems.
- Bans "data blocking", defined as any practice that prevents, discourages or interferes with access to, use of, or exchange of electronic health information.
- Applies in a province or territory only if the Governor in Council issues an order, after concluding that local rules are not substantially similar to or stronger than the Act's requirements.
- Gives the government power to set regulations covering technical interoperability standards, which practices count as data blocking, and even changes to the Act's definitions.
- Allows regulations letting the Minister of Health verify vendor compliance, including by demanding documents and information, and sets up a complaints process.
- Allows regulations creating administrative monetary penalties for non-compliant vendors, along with a process to review decisions, violation notices and penalties.
- Excludes section 126 of the Criminal Code (disobeying a federal statute) from applying to breaches of the Act, which takes effect on a date set by order in council.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
18 communications · 4 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 10 most recent +
The College of Family Physicians of Canada11Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.5The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists1Becton Dickinson Canada Inc1
2026-07-23 · House of Commons
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.
Met with : Raquel Dancho — Member of Parliament
2026-07-23 · House of Commons
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Met with : Raquel Dancho — Member of Parliament
2026-06-11 · House of Commons
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Met with : Dan Mazier — Member of Parliament
2026-06-11 · House of Commons
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Met with : Dan Mazier — Member of Parliament
2026-06-03 · Senate of Canada
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Met with : Flordeliz Osler — Senator
2026-06-02 · House of Commons
The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Met with : Gord Johns — Member of Parliament
2026-06-02 · House of Commons
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Met with : Maggie Chi — Member of Parliament
2026-05-26 · House of Commons
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Met with : Sonia Sidhu — Member of Parliament
2026-05-07 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.
Met with : Sarah Allan — Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
2026-05-01 · Health Canada (HC)
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.
Met with : Shalene Curtis-Micallef — Deputy Minister
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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