MCCQE1 reference library
Ethics & Law: Canadian guidelines for the MCCQE1
80 guidelines, position statements and references compiled for Ethics & Law on the MCCQE1. Each one links to its publisher. Subscribers can read and search them inside QBankMD.
- Canada Health Act (Health Canada overview page)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Health CanadaCanada2026
- Canada Health Act Annual Report 2024-2025(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Health CanadaCanada2026
- Canada's medical assistance in dying (MAID) law(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2026
- CMA Code of Ethics and Professionalism (2026 update)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Canadian Medical AssociationCanada2026
- CMA Policy: Physician health and safety(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Canadian Medical AssociationCanada2026
- Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) s. 241.1 — Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2026Full text in QBankMD
- Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) s. 241.2 — Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2026Full text in QBankMD
- Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) s. 241.3 — Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2026Full text in QBankMD
- Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) s. 241.31 — Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2026Full text in QBankMD
- Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) s. 241.4 — Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2026Full text in QBankMD
- Medical assistance in dying: Overview(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Health CanadaCanada2025
- OPC: Health privacy (PIPEDA application to health practitioners)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Office of the Privacy Commissioner of CanadaCanada2025
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (S.C. 2000, c. 5)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2025Full text in QBankMD
- Sixth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada (2024)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Health CanadaCanada2025
- Medical assistance in dying: Legislation in Canada(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Health CanadaCanada2024
- PIPEDA in brief(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Office of the Privacy Commissioner of CanadaCanada2024
- Model Practice Standard for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Health CanadaCanada2023
- CMA Policy: Guidelines for physicians in interactions with industry(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Canadian Medical AssociationCanada2021
- Black patients matter: Race-based health disparities may be in the news, but they’re hardly new(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioCanada2020
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): CMA Consultation Report(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Canadian Medical AssociationCanada2020
- Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Obesity CanadaCanada2020
- Indigenous health primer: Indigenous Health Writing Group of the Royal College(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaCanada2019
- Canada Health Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-6)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Department of Justice CanadaCanada2017Full text in QBankMD
- CMA Policy: Advance Care Planning(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Canadian Medical AssociationCanada2017
- CMA Policy: Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Canadian Medical AssociationCanada2017
- Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Government of OntarioON2026Full text in QBankMD
- CPSA Standard of Practice: Disclosure of Harm (web page)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of AlbertaAB2026
- CPSA Standard of Practice: Informed Consent(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of AlbertaAB2026
- CPSBC FAQ: Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Licensee resource: Consent to Treatment — equity considerations(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Access to Medical Care Without Discrimination(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Consent to Treatment(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Disclosure of Adverse or Harmful Events(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Ending the Patient Relationship(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-racism(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Medical Certificates and Other Third-party Reports(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Medical Records Documentation(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Medical Records Management(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Non-sexual Boundary Violations(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Sexual Misconduct(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Treatment of Self, Family Members and Others Close to You(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSBC Practice Standard: Virtual Care(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaBC2026
- CPSO Policy: Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries (formerly Boundary Violations)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2026
- Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Government of OntarioON2026Full text in QBankMD
- Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Government of OntarioON2026Full text in QBankMD
- CPSO Policy: Consent to Treatment(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2025
- CPSO Policy: Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2025
- CPSO Policy: Treatment of Self, Family Members, and Others Close to You(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2025
- CPSO Policy: Reporting Requirements (formerly Mandatory and Permissive Reporting)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2024
- Substitute Decisions Act, 1992(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Government of OntarioON2024Full text in QBankMD
- CPSO Policy: Decision-Making for End-of-Life Care (formerly Planning for and Providing Quality End-of-Life Care)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2023
- CPSO Policy: Human Rights in the Provision of Health Services(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2023
- CPSO Policy: Medical Assistance in Dying(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2023
- Health Care Consent Act, 1996(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Government of OntarioON2023Full text in QBankMD
- CPSO Policy: Medical Records Management(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2022
- CPSO Policy: Virtual Care(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2022
- CPSO Policy: Third Party Medical Reports(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2021
- CPSO Policy: Medical Records Documentation(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2020
- CPSO Policy: Protecting Personal Health Information(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2020
- CPSO Policy: Disclosure of Harm (formerly Disclosure of Patient Safety Incidents)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON2019
- Mental Health Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.7 (Ontario)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)Government of OntarioON2015Full text in QBankMD
- CPSA Standard of Practice: Disclosure of Harm(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of AlbertaAB2010
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Consent to Treatment (Consent to Treatment)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Disclosure of Harm (Disclosure of Harm (formerly Disclosure of Patient Safety Incidents))(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession End of Life Care (Decision-Making for End-of-Life Care (formerly Planning for and Providing Quality End-of-Life Care))(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Ending the Physician Pati (Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Human Rights (Human Rights in the Provision of Health Services)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Maintaining Appropriate B (Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries (formerly Boundary Violations))(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Medical Assistance in Dy (Medical Assistance in Dying)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Medical Records Documenta (Medical Records Documentation)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Medical Records Managemen (Medical Records Management)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Physician Treatment of Se (Treatment of Self, Family Members, and Others Close to You)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Protecting Personal Healt (Protecting Personal Health Information)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Reporting Requirements (Reporting Requirements (formerly Mandatory and Permissive Reporting))(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Third Party Medical Repor (Third Party Medical Reports)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Advice to the Profession Virtual Care (Virtual Care)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Guide to Legal Reporting Requirements (Reporting Requirements (formerly Mandatory and Permissive Reporting))(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Guide to the Health Care Consent Act (Consent to Treatment)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
- CPSO companion: Legal Requirements (Medical Assistance in Dying)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)College of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioON
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