Vavilov and our 2019 Professional Regulation Round-up
Here is a quick recap of significant developments in professional regulation in 2019, starting...
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CBA Health Law Presentation
On October 23, 2019, Lisa C. Fong and Lauren Riva presented to the CBABC...
Read MoreCanadian Network of Agencies for Regulation (CNAR) 2019
CNAR held its 2019 conference in Quebec on October 28-30, 2019. Lisa C. Fong...
Read MoreThe independence of decision-makers when they consult with other tribunal members
If a tribunal decision was apparently revised by someone with authority over the decision-maker,...
Read MoreReserved titles and freedom of expression
The constitutionality of the reserved title regime under the B.C. Health Professions Act recently has come...
Read MoreRECBC to integrate with the new BC Financial Services Authority
On November 1, 2019, a new Crown agency, the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA),...
Read MoreConsultation on revising BC’s Health Professions Act
In November 2019, the Steering Committee on Modernization of Health Professional Regulation released its...
Read MoreDirect services or unauthorized practice?
Internet-based or mail-order medical products are testing out their jurisdiction in Canada. Most recently,...
Read MoreForcing patients subjected to sexual misconduct to testify in regulatory proceedings
The public interest in health regulators eliminating sexual abuse by registrants may in some...
Read MoreMedically-assisted dying and the role of professional regulators
As described in a recent Globe and Mail article (here), the College of Physicians...
Read MoreDefamation and Interlocutory Injunctions: when a registrant’s speech goes too far
A Manitoba court recently granted the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (the “College”) an...
Read MoreBC Supreme Court Emphasizes Need for ‘Near Certainty’ of Evidence in Contempt Applications
The B.C. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”) unsuccessfully sought a finding of contempt...
Read MoreWhether committees are bound by their own procedure manuals
The extent to which registrants may rely on processes set out in inquiry and...
Read MoreDiscipline penalty prohibiting ownership and control of professional businesses
With modern-day professional businesses becoming multi-clinic based, national, or international operations, professional regulators can...
Read MoreThe need for interim measures to involve the least restrictive means
The propriety of an interim suspension during a regulatory investigation, when a registrant is...
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