Canada
Practice Relating to Rule 26. Medical Activities
Section B. Respect for medical secrecy
Canada’s LOAC Manual (1999) states, with respect to non-international armed conflict in particular: “The professional obligations of medical personnel regarding information they acquire concerning the wounded and sick under their care must be respected, subject to the requirements of national law.”
Canada’s LOAC Manual (2001) states in its chapter on non-international armed conflicts: “The professional obligations of medical personnel must be respected with regard to information concerning those under their care. This is subject to the requirements of national law.”