Get Involved

Participation in the PHIA Review is open to everyone and everyone is encouraged to participate. People and organizations can participate in any of the following ways.

1. Complete an online survey.
2. Provide written submissions.

Online Questionnaire

The online questionnaire will be open to everyone. The questionnaire will gather information regarding the public’s perceptions about privacy and how their information is protected. This feedback will help ensure that the Act serves the needs of the public and any amendments are considered.

Participants will be asked questions on a variety of topics, such as their familiarity with the current Act, their ability to request a correction of their personal health information, and options available to file complaints with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

The questionnaire was designed to gather input from two important groups.

• Members of the general public.
• People associated with organizations that handle health information; for example, health clinics, private healthcare practices, hospitals, government programs, Workplace NL, and Memorial University.

The questionnaire is available on engageNL.ca until May 24, 2023.

Written Submissions

The written submission process has been designed to get input from both individuals and organizations.

• Organizations may wish to use the written submission process to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of PHIAthat they have identified. They may also wish to showcase issues that challenge their ability to comply with PHIA, or to identify future challenges that they feel PHIA may need to address.
• Individuals may also want to highlight these strengths and weaknesses, or share personal experiences relating to the Act.

The written submission process has been designed to encourage respectful public dialogue and debate. As a general rule, all submissions will be posted on the PHIA Review website; however, submissions from individuals will be posted anonymously upon request. In exceptional circumstances, submissions from individuals may not be shared publicly, if requested.

Anyone wishing to make a submission is encouraged to do so by emailing it to phiareview@gov.nl.ca.

Dealine for written submissions is May 24, 2023.