Most regulators must maintain confidentiality with respect to the information they hold. Many regulators also have statutory protections preventing their representatives from being compelled to
Courts are reluctant to review a referral of allegations to discipline by a screening committee. In Walia v. College of Veterinarians of Ontario, 2020 ONSC
For many regulators the issuing of various forms of advice or cautions or the imposition of educational measures has become an important part of the
What do you do when an elderly physician, in poor health and under enormous debt whose registration is suspended continues to practise medicine despite multiple
When a complaint is made, the person making the complaint often suggests some investigative steps that the regulator should take. While prudent regulators will consider
Many regulators have a high duty of confidentiality. A recent securities regulator case examined how that obligation fares when otherwise confidential information is made an
Quorum requirements are strict; if a tribunal does not have quorum, it cannot decide a matter. However, how strictly should quorum requirements be interpreted where
In Ostiguy v. Collège des médecins du Québec, 2020 QCCA 1554 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/jbq55, an orthotist had been convicted of practising medicine numerous times and fined,
Many regulators charge annual fees. Some regulators do not prorate them; practitioners must pay the entire annual fee even if they are only registered for
New Brunswick’s highest court has affirmed that it is an inherent part of a regulator’s role to issue guidance to practitioners about the regulator’s interpretation