Professional regulatory bodies often regulate registrants’ business practices, at least in how they advertise services and solicit clients. But regulatory bodies need to be cognizant of the Charter when they enact and enforce such restrictions. Advertising limits, for example, will…
Registration committees must, in assessing the substantial equivalence of foreign credentials, be transparent, objective, impartial and fair. Indeed, such duties are explicit under Ontario’s Health Professions Procedural Code (s.22.2; s. 22.4(2)). If the substantial equivalence of a foreign credential to…
Most if not all self-regulated professions require members to have good character. Applicants need not be free of mistakes, but if they have acted egregiously, a committee may scrutinize their character. An applicant who commits a crime or engages in…
Since professional regulatory bodies are creatures of statute, one might mistakenly think that all their duties are expressed within the four corners of their enabling statutes. 2012 was, however, a year when courts emphasized in various contexts the need for…
Professional regulatory bodies routinely review applicants’ educational backgrounds as part of their registration assessments. Regulators have both a power and a duty to determine if applicants meet their registration requirements. But sometimes regulators develop more sophisticated registration systems that they…