Addresses communications to which the privilege of confidentiality attaches. The book is divided into three parts:

Part I: Professional and Other Confidential Communications - addresses among other things the treatment of doctor-patient, accountant-client and banker-client communications as well as journalistic communications, fiduciary and special relationship communications and spousal communications

Part II: Immunities from Disclosure - discusses Crown privilege, Cabinet Secrecy, judicial and legislative immunity and police-informer privilege

Part III: Statutory Immunities from Disclosure and Access to Government Information - discusses both relevant federal and provincial legislation