<status value="active" /> <experimental value="false" /> <publisher value="Canada Health Infoway" /> <contact> <name value="National Standards Release Centre" /> <telecom> <system value="url" /> <value value="http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca" /> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email" /> <value value="standards@infoway-inforoute.ca" /> </telecom> </contact> <description value="This profile applies constraints to the Communication resource for CA Core+ to support asynchronous message exchange in the pan-Canadian context." /> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166" /> <code value="CA" /> </coding> </jurisdiction> <copyright value="Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy)." /> <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" /> <kind value="resource" /> <abstract value="false" /> <type value="Communication" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Communication" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <differential> <element id="Communication.basedOn"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.basedOn" /> <mustSupport 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value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/codeableconcept-ca-core" /> </type> </element> <element id="Communication.subject"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.subject" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/patient-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group" /> </type> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.subject.reference"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.subject.reference" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.subject.identifier"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.subject.identifier" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.subject.identifier.system"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.subject.identifier.system" /> <min value="1" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.subject.identifier.value"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.subject.identifier.value" /> <min value="1" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element 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url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.received" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.recipient"> <path value="Communication.recipient" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/organization-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/patient-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/practitioner-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CareTeam" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/healthcareservice-ca-core" /> </type> </element> <element id="Communication.sender"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.sender" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/organization-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/patient-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/practitioner-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson" /> <targetProfile 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<valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.sender.identifier" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.sender.identifier.system"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.sender.identifier.system" /> <min value="1" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.sender.identifier.value"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.sender.identifier.value" /> <min value="1" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.reasonReference"> <path value="Communication.reasonReference" /> <type> <code value="Reference" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/condition-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/diagnosticreport-ca-core" /> <targetProfile value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/cacore/StructureDefinition/documentreference-ca-core" /> </type> </element> <element id="Communication.payload"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.payload" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Communication.payload.content[x]"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:populate-if-known" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/producer" /> </extension> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"> <extension url="code"> <valueCode value="SHALL:no-error" /> </extension> <extension url="actor"> <valueCanonical value="http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ca-core/ActorDefinition/consumer" /> </extension> </extension> <path value="Communication.payload.content[x]" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>