# PHIPA Rights and Consent

> Learn about individual health privacy rights, valid consent, the circle of care, consent directives, capacity, and substitute decision-makers under Ontario PHIPA.

Canonical page: https://carecard.ca/phipa/rights-and-consent

CareCard is a compliance-readiness platform for clinical placement and employment requirements across Canada, built around a reusable, user-controlled CareCard Profile.

## What this page covers

- Individual health privacy rights
- Express, implied, and assumed implied consent
- Consent directives, capacity, and substitute decision-makers

## Related CareCard resources

- [CareCard Knowledge Centre](https://carecard.ca/knowledge)
- [Clinical Placement Readiness Guides](https://carecard.ca/articles)
- [CareCard account access](https://carecard.ca/secure/auth/login)

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