Regulation Pro Blog

Provincial offences for unauthorized practice or holding out usually result in fines, not jail. Especially for first offenders. However, that is not always the case.

Regulators can refuse registration to applicants who demonstrate a pattern of lacking “discernment and insight” even if individually the events might not be disqualifying. In

Incapacity cases ideally result in terms, conditions and limitations (TCLs) imposed on a certificate as opposed to suspension. This permits the practitioner to practise while

The Supreme Court of Canada made an important decision changing the way courts will review the actions or decisions of administrative bodies, including regulators of

Regulators are likely to see increasing numbers of concerns about practitioners with mild cognitive impairment. When do these concerns call for an aggressive incapacity intervention?

There have been a number of cases recently where regulators have been criticized for allowing practitioners to retire or resign rather than face a discipline

With increasing frequency, governments have been using informal directives to implement policy rather than the more traditional and formal instruments like regulations and by-laws. A

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected the proposition that courts should closely scrutinize the general transparency, accountability and adequacy of funding of delegated regulators:

Some professions require that a registrant be responsible for the overall policies and procedures of a practice. For example, the Ontario College of Pharmacists imposes