The Government of Nunavut has announced that it is carrying out Nunavut-wide community consultations to identify potential issues or concerns relating to new health privacy legislation.

According to a Government of Nunavut press release, community consultations will engage Nunavummiut on questions around privacy and security of personal health information and access to personal health information. Community consultations are currently scheduled for March 19 and March 26.

For more information, or to view the consultation schedule, visit: https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/newsroom/consultations-new-health-privacy-legislation-2025-03-13.

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The Government of Yukon is seeking feedback from Yukoners on proposed changes to the Human Rights Act, aimed at better aligning it with similar laws across Canada. In a request to the Government of Yukon, the Yukon Human Rights Commission outlined changes to the Act that are being considered, including the following:

• Clarifying the meaning of “systemic discrimination”
• Clarifying when the duty to accommodate applies
• Allowing complaints of retaliation to be investigated by the commission and punishable through damages.

The Government of Yukon invites Yukoners to provide feedback through an online survey, which will remain open until May 10, 2025.

For more information, view the Government of Yukon’s press release here: https://yukon.ca/en/news/government-yukon-seeks-public-input-improvements-human-rights-act.