Become a legally informed healthcare leader

Legal Aspects of Canadian Healthcare Delivery - future date offerings to be announced in 2025.

Professionals involved in healthcare delivery must navigate an increasingly complex and daunting legal terrain. The Legal Aspects of Canadian Healthcare Delivery offers a five-day, customized learning experience that centres on the intersection of law and the Canadian healthcare system. This in-person intensive program explores fundamental legal rules highly relevant to the daily lives of healthcare leaders and providers.  The Certificate is offered by Dalhousie’s School of Health Administration, and was developed in collaboration with the Schulich School of Law and the Dalhousie Health Law Institute. 

You will emerge from this program equipped to operate effectively and comfortably within a rapidly evolving legal environment, able to distinguish yourself as a legally-informed leader in your organization.

Attendance at this program entitles certified Canadian College of Health Leaders members (CHE / Fellow) to 10 Category II credits towards their maintenance of certification requirement.

"Program exceeded my expectations. The caliber of the lectures and program delegates provided for an extremely enriched learning environment. Highly recommend!
P. Brar, Alberta Health Services

A highly relevant curriculum addressing current, real-world legal issues that are of critical importance to professionals working in the public and private healthcare sectors. 

A peer network developed over five days of close collaboration with fellow participants, exchanging insights, debating issues, discussing the legal challenges faced by their organizations, and forging strong relationships that extend beyond the program.

Outstanding instructors, carefully chosen to ensure an optimal blend of leading legal scholars, and senior legal practitioners with a wealth of experience dealing with legal issues arising in the healthcare context. The faculty is committed to encouraging informed leadership on legal issues pertinent to the work setting, and challenging your thinking about the role law plays in your professional life.

An enriching learning environment with a strategic balance of lectures, case-based analysis focused on practical problem-solving, peer-to-peer learning, and instructor-facilitated discussion and debate. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants, fostering an intimate and interactive learning experience.

"This is an invaluable program that I strongly recommend for any healthcare profession or Board of Director Member."
J-M. Fiala, MRI Marketing and Business Development

The program will provide critical legal knowledge to anyone participating in healthcare delivery, such as those involved in:

By the end of the course, all participants will have:

• broadened their understanding of the general framework for Canada’s legal system
• expanded their knowledge of fundamental and emerging legal issues in healthcare delivery
• gained strategies for effectively dealing with potential legal problems
• obtained the knowledge and skills required to become more informed consumers of legal information, including legal counsel opinions
• gained greater confidence in working within legal structures and parameters
• enhanced their ability to lead in a highly regulated environment
• developed the aptitudes to meaningfully participate in law reform initiatives that will impact your organization

1. Completion of a four-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.
2. Applicants without a bachelor’s degree who have a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ professional experience in the healthcare sector may be considered.
3. Provision of a “Statement of Career Objectives” that articulates the relevance of the Certificate to the applicant’s stated goals.

Non-refundable Registration Fee: $70  

Fee Per Delegate:  $2,995  

Fees include: attendance, program materials, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments for each of the 5 days of the program. Payment must be received 14 days prior to the course start date.  

The price does not include accommodation.  Additional information regarding any preferential hotel room rate will be provided upon registration.

Refund Policy: If you are unable to attend the program, refunds will be available on the following basis:

• Full refund up until 14 days prior to the start date
• 50% refund from 13 days to 48 hours prior to the start date
• No refund within 48 hours of the start of the course.

Cancellations: the Planning Committee reserves the right to make changes to the session agenda and speakers, or to cancel the program if registration targets are not met or when conditions beyond our control prevail.   In the event of program cancellation, the School of Health Administration’s liability is limited to reimbursement of paid fees only.   

Location: 
Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton,
Halifax-Downtown,
1960 Brunswick Street,
Halifax, NS 
B3H 2J7

Certificate of Completion:  participants must attend all 5 days of the program and successfully complete an open-book, competency-based, multiple-choice assessment that will be available in an online, take-home format at the conclusion of the program.  Participants successfully completing the requirements of the program will receive a framed Certificate of Program Completion.