Regulation Pro Blog

Registrants cannot avoid professional accountability by trying to separate questionable conduct from their professional practice. That is the message one can take from the decision

While the Board of a regulatory body is quite different from a municipal Council, some analogies can be made in terms of their governance responsibilities.

The office of the Patient Ombudsman was created to facilitate accountability for health care providers. The Patient Ombudsman (which is separate from the Ontario Ombudsman’s

Regulators frequently retain expert witnesses to assist them in evaluating complaints or concerns and in establishing a breach of standards or an allegation of incompetence

Regulators often have registrants on staff. Things can get complicated where the regulator disciplines a registrant staff member for their conduct while on staff. In

Interim orders are rare protective measures that have been used more frequently in recent months. Yet another pandemic related case builds on the points made

If a registrant faces a serious allegation, should they be able to achieve a reduced sanction by obstructing the investigation? In Chimistes (Ordre professionnel des)

Regulators need to consider the freedom of expression rights of their registrants. However, regulators can infringe on those rights in a proportionate manner to achieve

For the most part, regulators give registrants some leeway in managing their billing practices, viewing them as a civil matter. However, where the billing is