CLEBC’s Self-governing Professions will take place on June 9, 2021. Leading up to the conference, we will be blogging on topics that presenters will cover at the conference. Session Three will be “Top Cases”, which will be co-presented by Graeme…
By Rachel Nobel Where a licensee does not outright refuse to cooperate with an investigation by their regulatory body, but nevertheless fails to provide the requested information or assistance, this may lead to regulatory action being taken against the licensee…
In theory, any administrative decision may be analyzed for reasonableness. For example, a professional may assert that a regulatory authority’s decision to issue a citation is unreasonable, e.g., because it considered irrelevant matters (as asserted, for example, in Default v. B.C.…
Where a regulatory authority makes a decision by strictly following a policy, but otherwise does not provide reasons, a court may set the decision aside for lack of justification and transparency. The court generally ought, however, remit the matter so…
Here is a quick recap of some significant developments in professional regulation in 2020. 1. One year of Vavilov In December 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada revised how courts (at least) must engage in judicial reviews: Canada (Minister of Citizenship…