Investigating misconduct and competence of a professional can require the advice of experts. For committees who rely on expert reports to assist them in deciding on how to dispose of a complaint, it is not unusual for complainants to request…
Many regulators seek to resolve complaints and competence concerns through consensual agreements. Such agreements avoid the need for potentially costly and time-consuming disciplinary and competence hearings. Under such agreements, registrants undertake to fulfill conditions, or consent to limits or suspensions.…
InSite, a pilot project that provides a safe injection site for intravenous drug addicts in Vancouver, has received the backing of the Supreme Court of Canada in its fight to remain open. In a decision released on Friday, the Court…
The Health Professions Review Board has signaled to Inquiry Committees resolving complaints by way of an undertaking that includes taking educational courses that they must set out reasons that justify the appropriateness of the remedial work. Fulsome reasons include details…
Professional regulators are acutely aware nowadays of substantial equivalence issues in registration processes, given especially the emphasis of government on international mobility. For example, the B.C. Health Professions Act now expressly permits a college to pass a bylaw authorizing a…