Regulation Pro Blog

Welcome to the Regulation Pro Blog. SML’s blog contains brief discussions of court decisions and other developments in professional regulation, with one or two new posts per week. Explore our catalogue below or on CanLII.

Please note that the information contained in Regulation Pro is not intended to be legal advice and is not intended to be acted upon. The information contained herein is intended for general information and educational purposes only.

As of Right Registration

The first substantive Bill of the new Ontario government relates to free trade. However, Bill 2, Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025,

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Standards and Sanctions

Two of the more challenging issues with which discipline tribunals cope are determining whether a registrant’s conduct fell below accepted standards of practice and, where

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Collaboration Is Not Conspiracy

In order to better protect the public, regulators of professions often collaborate with other regulators or government officials that have overlapping mandates. Most commonly, this

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Targeting Regulatory Staff Is Costly

Applicants for registration often become frustrated when the regulator probes into areas of concern relating to their professional suitability (sometimes called “good character”). In Howell

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Standoff

In registration matters, regulators often ask for additional information to support the application. Often the application is considered incomplete until all of the requested information

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