What is different about healthcare & wellness in Canada
Healthcare professionals are licensed by provincial regulatory colleges, such as a College of Physicians and Surgeons, rather than one federal body, so a multi-province practice needs licence-status fields tracked per province rather than a single national credential. Patient and client health information is sensitive personal data under PIPEDA federally and under Quebec's Law 25 specifically for Quebec-based clinics, and Law 25 sets stricter consent and breach-notification duties, so a Quebec location record needs its own consent workflow, not the national default.
Wellness centres and cosmetic clinics that aren't provincially regulated health services still fall under CASL for any marketing text or email, meaning implied consent from an existing client relationship expires after two years and needs refreshing, unlike a simple one-time opt-in. Veterinary clinics and clinical research organisations follow their own separate provincial and federal oversight bodies, so a shared healthcare hub still needs distinct compliance fields per sub-vertical rather than one generic 'licensed' checkbox across the whole category.
Set up your CRM for Canada healthcare & wellness teams
- Track provincial regulatory-college licence status per practitioner, since colleges (and requirements) differ by province.
- Flag Quebec locations for Law 25 consent workflows, distinct from PIPEDA defaults used elsewhere in Canada.
- Set a two-year implied-consent expiry reminder on CASL marketing contacts instead of a permanent opt-in.
