Ontario's new law of consent to treatment: potential for liability

Do the immunity provisions in the Consent to Treatment Act that came into force in April in Ontario protect healthcare providers and facilities from litigation? This article, a presentation made at the Canadian Institute of Law and Medicine's 1995 spring conference, discusses the potential for liability notwithstanding the new act's immunity provisions. This article is for general information only and is not intended as legal advice. Readers with legal problems are advised to contact counsel.