The goal of this study is to analyze the scope of the obligation to respect professional secrecy in relation to the right of an elderly person to be protected against all forms of exploitation, provided for in Québec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Given that professionals may witness situations in which an elderly person is exploited, it is important to determine whether they may, to protect that person, report the situation and disclose information covered by professional secrecy, relying on one of the exemptions that allow confidential information to be disclosed in certain specific circumstances. The authors analyze the exemptions and discuss the need to extend their scope to increase protection for vulnerable elderly people while respecting their autonomy and right to privacy.