Regulated Professions News

Regulatory body issues directive for Ontario lawyers representing police officers
Dec 21st, 2012

The regulatory body that oversees lawyers in Ontario recently warned members of the regulated profession not to represent multiple police officers in Special Investigations Unit (SIU) investigations, citing a conflict of interest.
IIROC releases strategic four-year plan
Aug 29th, 2012

Earlier this month, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) issued a strategic four-year plan comprised of seven core strategic goals.
Regulatory body addresses projected rural area shortfalls
Aug 30th, 2012

In a recent piece for Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Bruce LeRose, the president of the Law Society of British Columbia, raised concerns about impending lawyer shortages in rural parts of the province.
The importance of civility in the courtroom
Aug 31st, 2012

Earlier this year, the Law Society of Upper Canada found senior Toronto litigation lawyer Joseph Groia guilty of improper professional conduct during his defence of Bre-X geologist John Felderhof.
Addressing Canada's ongoing rural physician shortage
Sep 3rd, 2012

In an effort to mitigate the ongoing dearth of rural physicians in Canada, the federal government plans to forgive a portion of student loan debt for family doctors headed to rural communities, beginning in spring 2013.
LSUC reviews professional regulations pertaining to paralegals
Sep 4th, 2012

The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) recently released a report on its handling of paralegals, five years after the organization took on the responsibility of overseeing the regulated profession.
Regulatory body weighs question of dentists providing Botox treatments
Sep 6th, 2012

Since the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia included Botox within the scope of dentistry in 2007, trips to the dentist have taken a decidedly more cosmetic turn for many B.C. residents, Macleans magazine reports.
Regulatory body warns against social media-based doctor/patient connections
Aug 16th, 2012

John Haggie, president of the Canadian Medical Association, recently called upon the organization's members to bring a human touch to healthcare-related regulated professions in Canada.
Privacy commissioner frustrated with province's lack of data protection enforcement
Aug 21st, 2012

In 2003, Saskatchewan's Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) came into effect to improve the privacy of patient data while facilitating necessary information-sharing between health services.
OCT transparency measures bring old disciplinary rulings to light
Feb 16th, 2012

As part of an overhaul intended to increase transparency and improve accountability within the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), the regulatory body began posting the full text of all disciplinary decisions on its website at the beginning of this year.