The inability of registrants to access “their” quality assurance documents under FIPPA
Where a health professions college collects information about a registrant for “quality assurance” purposes,...
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2018 regulatory round-up
In 2018, courts addressed the boundaries of professional regulatory bodies to act in the public...
Read MoreHPRB reviews: no slicing and dicing of deference
The B.C. Supreme Court recently confirmed that the Health Professions Review Board must afford...
Read MoreSettlement privilege applies to reviews before the HPRB
When inquiry committees negotiate consent or undertaking agreements to resolve complaint matters consensually (under...
Read MoreSexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct: Upcoming changes to professional regulation in Alberta
Apropos to our recent newsletter on #MeToo, Katrina Haymond and James Casey, Q.C. shared...
Read MoreYou’re wrong but we won’t tell you why: oversight of citations
In 2016, the B.C. government “took back” the Real Estate Council of British Columbia,...
Read MoreInjunctions against unauthorized practice may reflect legal changes
An injunction against unauthorized practice that sets out specific restricted activities may be amended by the court to...
Read MoreSCC confirms non-accreditation of TWU law school based on discrimination of school “covenant” against LGTBQ students
The Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed, as reasonable, the decision of two law...
Read MoreHappy summer: Notable regulatory cases since March
As this spring (and now the summer) has been extremely busy, we weren’t able...
Read MoreMoral or religious objections and professional obligations
The standards of health care colleges may provide that professionals who refuse to provide...
Read MoreProvocation is not an absolute defence: biting your lip and walking away
The BC Court of Appeal recently clarified the role of the provocation defence in...
Read MoreConcurrent penalties for the same misconduct: registrants in multiple jurisdictions
A Saskatchewan court recently considered whether a decision of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of...
Read MoreDeference all the way, or in bits and pieces: does the Moore case require HPRB deference to more than choices of investigative procedures?
For colleges under BC’s Health Professions Act that have had the Health Professions Review...
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