Rosario G. Cartagena

Special Counsel, Privacy and Data Management

Toronto

(416) 862-6753 

rcartagena@osler.com

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2010 |

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Rosario is counsel in Osler’s Privacy and Data Management group. Bringing over 20 years of experience working within or alongside health system stakeholders, Rosario brings a unique and strategic perspective to her clients.

Rosario’s practice is focused on health privacy law, health research, privacy and data governance, information security, risk management and data ethics. She also advises clients on cybersecurity readiness, compliance program development and audits, AI frameworks and regulatory issues.

In addition to her role as strategic advisor to firm clients, Rosario is also Chief Privacy and Legal Officer at ICES — an Ontario-based analytics and research institute that uses population data to generate meaningful insights to improve policy, health care, and health outcomes. As a member of the executive team and corporate secretary to the Board, Rosario oversees a team that includes subject-matter experts in: privacy, legal, enterprise risk management, compliance and cybersecurity.

Rosario’s experience working within the health system has allowed her to gain a deep understanding of industry trends and key priorities for stakeholders that results in practical advice for how best to navigate and address the growing privacy, legal, reputational, and ethical risks in the health care and health research sectors. 

Rosario previously worked with the health law group at another national law firm and within public sector agencies advising on legal and privacy matters that intersect health and data management. Following the completion of her graduate degree, Rosario was a post-grad intern at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) and has a Certificate in Health Law, from Osgoode Hall Law School.

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Media Mentions

  • Osler News May 5, 2023

    Rosario Cartagena joins Osler’s Privacy and Data Management group as counsel

    Osler welcomes Rosario Cartagena to the firm’s national Privacy and Data Management group as counsel. Rosario is a leading expert in health privacy...

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Community Involvement

  • Hospice Palliative Care Ontario, Board of Directors (2017 – Present)
  • War Child Canada, Fundraising Committee and Volunteer (2015 – 2019)
  • Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Health Law in Canada Journal (2014 – 2020)
  • Adjunct Lecturer, IHPME, University of Toronto (2014-2020)
  • Legal Member, Sunnybrook Hospital Research Ethics Board (2012 – 2018)

Credentials

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.M. (Business Law) University of Ottawa, J.D. (cum laude) University of Alberta, M.Sc., (Public Health Sciences) Brandon University, B.Sc.

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Ontario Bar Association (Privacy Section, served on the executive for several years)
  • Association of Corporate Counsel
  • Canadian Hispanic Bar Association

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