C-26, r. 286 - Code of ethics of the members of the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec

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3.06.01. A social worker must respect the secrecy of all confidential information obtained in the practice of his profession.
A social worker may be released from professional secrecy only with the authorization of his client or when so ordered by law.
A social worker must ensure that his client is fully aware of the uses that can be made of the confidential information obtained by the social worker.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. C-26, r. 180, s. 3.06.01; O.C. 1367-94, s. 1.