Lawyers For Regulators
Leaders in regulatory advice, advocacy and education.
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Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc (SML) assists regulators in all areas of professional regulation. Our award-winning lawyers have extensive experience acting as general counsel, prosecutor and independent legal counsel for regulators across the province.
We provide trusted advice to professional, trade and industry regulators about how to better serve the public interest. Our team of knowledgeable and engaging lawyers are experienced in registration and licensing, governance, investigations, discipline, incapacity and appeals. Our lawyers regularly appear at all levels of court in Ontario.
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- Prosecution Services
- Independent Legal Counsel
- Education & Training
- Governance & Regulatory Reform
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Regulation Pro Blog
Distinctions and Differences
Discipline tribunals are increasingly asked to make nuanced legal distinctions. An example is Bujacz v. Ontario College of Teachers, 2026 ONSC 1265, where a discipline
Reinstatement: Reweigh or Reasonableness
Where a tribunal or court has the power to review a decision on a “reasonableness” standard, it must not reweigh the evidence. Some guidance on
If We Can’t Have a National Regulator, Can We Have a National Register?
While the Supreme Court of Canada has said in Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation, 2018 SCC 48 (CanLII), [2018] 3 SCR 189, that a national
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