Applications of progressive discipline
Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions? Maybe it’s finally going to be...
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New challenges for regulators in assessing professional speech
At the conclusion of appeals pertaining to Peterson v. College of Psychologists of Ontario, 2023 ONSC...
Read MorePandemic misinformation and freedom of speech
As has been seen throughout the pandemic, health professionals expressing pandemic-related misinformation as professionals...
Read MoreDon’t be a dupe
In the regulatory discipline context, discipline cases often arise when registrants are alleged to...
Read MoreEven on TikTok, your professional self is just a Google search away
In 2020, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal set aside a regulatory body’s decision to...
Read MoreThe constitutionality of COVID orders by the PHO – the latest case
In response to the pandemic, governments implemented COVID-related measures such as vaccine mandates. Some...
Read More2022 Professional Regulation Round-up
Here is our round-up of professional regulation cases and events in 2022! Of course,...
Read MoreThe HPOA: Who is who
Happy lunar new year! Happy year of the water rabbit. In this post, we...
Read MoreThe HPOA: Mandatory anti-discrimination measures
In a decision earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a...
Read MoreThe HPOA: Health Profession Corporations
The new Health Professions and Occupations Act (the “HPOA”) was recently passed in BC, receiving Royal...
Read MoreThe HPOA: EXTRAORDINARY ACTION
Extraordinary action under the HPOA, now known as “summary protection orders”, has clarified many...
Read MoreThe HPOA: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND SEXUAL ABUSE
In recent years, law reform in Ontario and Alberta have responded to public concerns...
Read MoreTHE HPOA: LICENSES, LIMITS, & CONDITIONS
We’re back! We’re back with the HPOA. The mammoth draft Health Professions and Occupations Act (Bill...
Read MoreEXTRAORDINARY SUSPENSION FOR ISSUING UNWARRANTED VACCINE AND MASKING EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES
The BC government’s ordering of health measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as vaccination and masking requirements, has resulted in much legal wrangling...
Read MoreDR. HENRY’S PUBLIC HEALTH ACT DECISIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATIONS UNDER THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT
Where registrants are fulfilling public roles under statutes apart from the Health Professions Act — such as where a physician acts as a “health officer” or...
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