Regulatory authorities must ensure that their registrants and members are competent and fit to practice, and adhere to proper standards of conduct. However, human rights are quasi-constitutional requirements that add a complex and often challenging dimension to the work of…
In our 2015 regulatory round-up (here), we described the ongoing dispute arising in the Trinity Western cases, where three professional regulatory bodies – law societies in three provinces (B.C., Ontario and Nova Scotia) — refused to accredit a religious university…
Human rights: In October 2015, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found discriminatory conduct by the B.C. Veterinary Medical Association (the “BCVMA”), which is now the College of Veterinarians of B.C. (the “College”). The tribunal held that the BCVMA discriminated against…
We recently blogged about the human rights decision against the BC Veterinary Medical Association (now the BC College of Veterinarians) here. Complainants have now alleged in the press, as reported by the Vancouver Sun here that one day after the decision,…
After the longest hearing in its history – 356 hearing days – the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found the BC Veterinary Medical Association (now the BC College of Veterinarians, or simply the “College”) liable for discriminating against Indo-Canadian veterinarians born…