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.
If We Don’t (Yet) Have National Registers, Can We Have More Unified Registration?
Much has been said in recent years about the value and benefit of provincial harmony in regulation. We recently posted about the possibility of national
Institutional Bias vs Deliberative Privilege
Ontario’s highest court has reaffirmed the importance of the deliberative privilege protecting the internal workings and discussions of administrative tribunals. The decision relates to a
The Consequences of a Regulator Breaching Confidentiality
Confidentiality provisions can be tricky. The criteria for when a regulator can disclose confidential information are often complex. Improper disclosure of otherwise confidential information can
Careless Bad Faith
Most regulators cannot be sued for damages (money) unless they act in bad faith. More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court of Canada said
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
UK Report on Private Equity Investments in Professional Practices
A report by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has broad implications for UK regulated professions with private equity investment (even though the focus
Updated Oversight Criteria for Regulators
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) of the United Kingdom is the oversight body for UK’s health and social work professions regulators. The PSA has just