Registration: When regulatory bodies cannot deviate from prescribed forms
An Alberta court recently addressed whether a regulatory body acts outside its authority where,...
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2016 Professional Regulation Roundup
The year 2016 involved outcomes to many of the outstanding regulatory issues that we...
Read MoreTWU and the public interest: Ontario appellate court upholds law society’s refusal to accredit a body that discriminates against LGBTQ students
In our 2015 regulatory round-up (here), we described the ongoing dispute arising in the...
Read MoreRegistration: complaints and good character
In a previous blog entry (here) we wrote about the Alberta Court of Queen’s...
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Human rights: In October 2015, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found discriminatory conduct by...
Read MoreHuman right claim by Indo-Canadian veterinarians succeeds against the BCVMA
After the longest hearing in its history – 356 hearing days – the B.C....
Read MorePrivate professional associations using “registered” in titles may wrongly imply public regulation
Private professional associations sometimes provide their members with “titles,” and indeed statutes that provide...
Read MoreRegistration: good character and past complaints
A regulatory body may, when looking into an applicant’s good character, look at alleged...
Read MoreWhere a regulatory order refers to an invalid basis for jurisdiction
Where a public officer may make an order for several reasons, but fails to...
Read MoreRegulatory blackjack: 21 cases in professional regulation
Use of titles: Ontario’s Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 prohibits traditional Chinese medical practitioners from...
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Here are some key Canadian cases and trends from 2013 relating to professional regulation....
Read MoreAdequacy of reasons and credibility
Where a hearing panel assesses the credibility of an applicant’s account of events, the...
Read MoreNews and Events: Room change for the 2013 Professional Regulation Conference [updated 2013-11-09]
[Updated 2013-11-09] The room for the conference has changed! The 2013 Professional Regulation Conference...
Read More2013 Conference – Frequently Asked Questions
Professional Regulation Conference: Vancouver Convention Centre, November 15, 2013 Frequently Asked Questions About the...
Read MoreFitness and the ungovernable member
Entry requirements of “good character” and “fitness” are clearly malleable. They consist of equally...
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