Author: Rebecca Durcan

It is, unfortunately, not uncommon for some applicants to use the protected title and begin practising before the application for registration is completed. Regulators struggle

Regulators can act when registrants engage in sexual innuendo on TikTok, at least when the postings relate to their practice, and they are health practitioners.

Can a regulator make a finding of professional misconduct against a registrant based largely on the evidence of a witness who has a strong motivation

Most bodies that screen complaints use a variation of a two-part test in determining whether a discipline hearing is indicated: Is the complaint serious enough

A recent case about French-language education in the Northwest Territories has direct and significant implications for professional regulators. In Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du

The regulatory world was stunned two years ago when Ontario’s Divisional Court struck down a registration requirement for certification of teachers. In part, regulators were

When a medical regulator imposes restrictions on the registration of an anesthesiologist following adverse events, including concerns about inattention to patients and possible fabrication of

Once a matter has been referred to discipline, how much leeway does the regulator have to reword the allegations? That issue arose in Moodley v.

Registrants enjoy a constitutional freedom of expression. However, there are limitations imposed on those freedoms by virtue of the person’s professional status. Certain expressions are

As noted in the August issue of Grey Areas, many regulators are still in the early stages of learning how to engage with anti-Indigenous racism.