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.
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Regulated Professions News
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Dec 21st, 2012 |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
Continuing Competence and Professional Development
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Nov 29th, 2012 The role of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) is evolving. |
Aug 20th, 2012 The Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia recently awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Kwantlen Polytechnic University alumna Ling Xiao. |
Discipline
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Nov 19th, 2012 The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS) recently revoked the professional licence of psychiatrist Bolarinwa Olutosin Oluwole for sexual misconduct, CBS News reports. |
Sep 10th, 2012 The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) recently announced that it had suspended the professional licence of a Calgary police officer who also worked as a mortgage broker. |
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Sep 7th, 2012 The regulatory body that oversees Ontario's doctors recently sanctioned gynecologist Joyce Buckley for failing to disclose that her professional licence had been revoked by another jurisdiction, the Ottawa Citizen reports. |
Sep 5th, 2012 The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) recently raised a fine levied against a former advisor following an Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) review, Advisor.ca reports. |
International Applications and Assessments
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Nov 9th, 2012 Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently called upon Canadian regulatory bodies to alter the professional licence process. |
May 9th, 2012 The regulatory body that oversees chartered accountants in Canada recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), specifying the eligibility criteria for reciprocal membership arrangements. |
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