Healthcare

Canada’s healthcare sector is highly regulated and uniquely complex, shaped by demographic shifts, policy reform and technological advancement. The Aird & Berlis Healthcare Group brings real-world industry knowledge and strategic legal insight to help clients respond to change, manage risk and advance their clinical, operational and business objectives.

Our multidisciplinary team of lawyers and patent agents provides comprehensive legal and intellectual property services to a broad spectrum of healthcare sector clients. We work with hospitals, regulated health professionals, laboratories, clinics, long-term care and retirement homes, pharmacies, insurers, boards and foundations. We also advise dental support organizations (DSOs) and dental clinic networks, in addition to companies across the health sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences and medical device sectors.

Our expertise has been consistently recognized in recent years. Our lawyers have been named in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Health Care Law since 2022, as well as featured in Lexpert’s Health Sciences Special Edition and acknowledged by Psychedelic Invest as a top firm specializing in psychedelics.

We draw on expertise from across the firm to offer a well-rounded perspective on the professional, business and personal challenges our healthcare clients face. Many of our lawyers have served in leadership roles on hospital and healthcare foundation boards. This experience gives us a practical understanding of the environments in which our clients operate.

Our clients include a leading international provider of private healthcare services, one of Canada’s largest dental clinic networks, the country’s largest mutual defence association for alternative healthcare providers, innovative pharmaceutical developers and one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country. We also advise professional associations, provincial healthcare agencies and numerous professional corporations and individuals.

The Aird & Berlis Healthcare Group understands that amid regulatory change, cost pressures and technological disruption, organizations across the healthcare landscape need legal advisors who can think ahead. From governance and digital transformation to liability management and operational planning, we deliver tailored, forward-thinking solutions that support sustainable success in a rapidly evolving sector.

We also advise on related areas such as real estate, commercial leasing and regulatory approvals.