To obtain a certificate of registration through interprovincial mobility provisions, an applicant must have an equivalent licence in another jurisdiction, and be deemed fit to practice. The Ontario HPARB decided an “inactive” license in Saskatchewan was not equivalent to a…
September 24, 2013: The firms of Lovett & Westmacott and Ng Ariss Fong will be holding their 2013 Professional Regulation Conference this fall. Mark your calendars! We are planning to have the agenda and registration available on our blog at…
June 11-12, 2013: Infonex will be holding a conference on Conducting Regulatory Investigations, where Lisa Fong will be presenting on Dealing with Multi-Party Involvement in Investigations, and Drawing the Line Between Privacy and Confidentiality During Investigations. We will post more…
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…