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College of Pharmacists says corporate pressures are compromising safe and effective care
Ottawa Citizen | March 26, 2024
Pharmacists are angry, frustrated and concerned about their ability to deliver safe and effective patient care as corporate pressures to perform billable services mount, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. | Read More >
Medical Matters: Strengthening registration practices at home and across Canada
CPSA | March 14, 2024
CPSA is taking many steps to improve our registration processes and reduce administrative barriers for physicians wanting to practise in Alberta. | Read More >
Plan to bring registered psychiatric nurses to N.L. delayed
CBC News | March 11, 2024
Fall 2023 pilot project was cancelled, but N.L. still has plans to hire the health professionals. | Read More >
TSSA President & CEO Named Among Canada's Top Women in Safety
CNW Group | March 8, 2024
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is pleased to announce that TSSA President and CEO Bonnie Rose has once again been honoured as one of Canada’s Top Women in Safety by Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine. | Read More >
Counselling therapists to be regulated by College of Alberta Psychologists but questions remain
CBC News | March 7, 2024
Government says answers will come as college works through the process. | Read More >
Alberta counsellors to become regulated under psychologists’ college in proposed changes
Global News | March 1, 2024
The province announced it had worked with members of that profession and the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) to regulate and license those mental health workers. | Read More >
Ontario Nurses Urged To Participate In First-Ever Workforce Census
Kingsville Times | February 29, 2024
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is asking Ontario’s nurses to participate in a first-of-its-kind census. | Read More >
Province hopes new reinstatement path will make it easier for former Manitoba nurses to return to workforce
CBC News | February 28, 2024
Nurses must have worked in last 5 years, be in good standing with regulatory body. | Read More >
Ontario regulator launches consumer tool to verify financial adviser credentials
The Canadian Press | February 20, 2024
Ontario’s financial services regulator is making it easier for consumers to verify the credentials of financial advisers and financial planners. | Read More >
OSC Alerts Ontario Investors to Unregistered Securities Entities
BNN Breaking | February 20, 2024
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued a warning against engaging with unregistered companies and individuals dealing in securities. | Read More >
Quebec doctors to face increased scrutiny for overprescription of anti-anxiety medication
CBC News | February 16, 2024
College of Physicians says it will educate doctors who overprescribe benzos. | Read More >
New accreditation path will get more foreign-trained health-care professionals working in Manitoba: province
CBC News | February 8, 2024
Woman who trained as nurse in Germany, now working at mine, hopeful as minister promises accreditation changes. | Read More >
Quebec's order of nurses shelves university degree requirement for nurses
CBC News | February 4, 2024
The nursing order is putting on hold its plan to use the NCLEX-RN exam. | Read More >
Atlantic Physician Registry earns regulatory modernization award from CFIB
Saltwire | February 2, 2024
Program which makes it easier for doctors to work throughout region wins Golden Scissors Award. | Read More >
The Manulife-Loblaw deal: How it will impact you and other questions, answered
CBC News | January 31, 2024
Group of 260 specialty medications included in the exclusivity deal. | Read More >
Massage Therapist Loses License After Sexual Assault
Pi News | January 29, 2024
A B.C. Okanagan massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting a patient has lost her license and will not be able to reinstate for at least 15 years. | Read More >
Fallsview Casino hit with $70K fine after handing over $80K in chips to 'high risk' player: AGCO
CTV News | January 24, 2024
Ontario’s gambling watchdog has slapped a popular Niagara Falls casino with a fine after it allegedly allowed a “high-risk” player to exchange $80,000 in cash for chips and walk out without gambling. | Read More >
CIRO gets approval under Ontario title protection
WP Canada | January 23, 2024
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) unveils SRO as fifth credentialing body. | Read More >
Court dismisses Jordan Peterson's request to challenge order he undergo media training
CBC News | January 17, 2024
Psychologist says Ontario college is trying to ‘undermine’ his reputation and remove licence. | Read More >
B.C. regulator says unauthorized midwife operating in Fraser Valley
CBC News | January 16, 2024
The provincial body that regulates nurses and midwives in British Columbia has issued another public alert about someone who is allegedly acting as a birth attendant or midwife without accreditation. | Read More >
Ontario court orders developer to pay nearly $180,000 after selling homes in Richmond Hill without licence
CP24 | December 27, 2023
An Ontario court has ordered a developer to pay nearly $180,000 after illegally selling homes in Richmond Hill. | Read More >
Canada's new dental-care plan could impact nearly 9 million Canadians — are you one of them?
CBC News | December 12, 2023
In its current form, the plan is expected to cost the federal treasury about $4.4 billion per year. | Read More >
Public warned about 4 women suspected of practising unlawful midwifery in B.C.
CBC News | December 11, 2023
College advisories name Madison Desjarlais, Janice Lim Hing, Jacqueline Soule and Annick Meckes. | Read More >
Alberta naturopaths push province for bigger role in primary care, including prescribing drugs
CBC News | December 7, 2023
Health minister meets with president of College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta. | Read More >
Ottawa announces $5.5M for health worker well-being and foreign medical grads
CTV News | December 7, 2023
Ottawa has announced nearly $2 million in new funding to speed up the application process for international medical graduates who want to work in Canada. | Read More >
New licensing process launched to draw international pharmacists to Nova Scotia
Halifax Examiner | December 5, 2023
To help address a provincewide shortage of pharmacists as demand for their services grows, the profession’s regulatory body is making it easier for pharmacists from five countries to practice in Nova Scotia. | Read More >
'It's irresponsible': Dietitians under scrutiny for sponsored posts promoting consumption of sugar
CTV News | November 25, 2023
A trade association and several registered dietitians in Canada have come under scrutiny for promoting the consumption of sugar-containing products using potentially deceptive marketing practices, which experts say raise serious conflict of interest concerns. | Read More >
Global Ozempic shortage plagues Ontario diabetics and pharmacists
CBC News | November 14, 2023
Some patients say thet can’t find supply of drug, causing anxiety. | Read More >
Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings
CBC News | November 9, 2023
‘We’re bashing it down,’ Minister David Piccini says of 1st employment hurdle facing newcomers. | Read More >
Nurses in Alberta push for presumptive coverage for psychological injuries
Canadian Occupational Safety | November 8, 2023
Petition calling for changes tabled in legislative assembly on Tuesday. | Read More >
Alberta government plans to cut down regulation of 'software engineer' title
CBC News | November 6, 2023
Title currently requires license from provincial regulator for professional engineers. | Read More >
Reports of 'tragic outcomes — including death' prompt B.C. advisory about unlawful midwives
CBC News | November 6, 2023
College issued advisory after surge in complaints – 13 in the past 18 months. | Read More >
Becoming accredited as an internationally educated nurse in Canada
CIC News | November 4, 2023
Canada is experiencing a shortage of healthcare professionals. This impacts Canadians and newcomers alike through longer wait times for care that is sometimes not up to a professional standard due to overworked and burned-out staff. | Read More >
Ottawa teacher suspended for 2 days after confining student in locker
CBC News | October 31, 2023
Father calls penalty ‘unbelievable’ and wants teacher transferred. | Read More >
Lawyers barred from practising law in Canada for 3 years after having Manitoba judge followed in 2021
CBC News | October 27, 2023
Judge calls private investigator ‘nothing short of an affront on the administration of justice.’ | Read More >
Ontario plans to expand midwives' prescribing power
CP24 | October 27, 2023
Ontario is planning to expand the list of drugs that midwives can prescribe and administer, including allowing them to prescribe birth control. | Read More >
There's growing opposition to making family doctor training longer
CBC News | October 22, 2023
Medical students among those who say they haven’t been consulted on a plan to add an extra year of schooling. | Read More >
Ontario doctor suspended, his address published after pro-Palestinian social media posts
CBC News | October 20, 2023
Threats surfaced online and in a call to the hospital, prompting police investigation. | Read More >
Health professionals say Houston government's bill could have 'unintended consequences'
CBC News | October 18, 2023
Provincial minister of health says Bill 323 will proceed. | Read More >
B.C. psychiatrist resigns licence after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy study
CBC News | October 16, 2023
Donna Dryer has admitted to conflict of interest and boundary violations in MDMA-assisted therapy study. | Read More >
Nova Scotia company fined $17,500 for use of a professional engineer's seal
Yahoo Finance | October 12, 2023
The Ontario Court of Justice at Kingston fiend a corporation for applying for a facsimile of a professional engineer’s seal to design drawings without knowledge or consent of the professional engineer. | Read More >
B.C. announces new rules to streamline international credential recognition
Global News | October 10, 2023
The B.C. government has announced it is improving credential recognition for internationally-trained professionals in order for them to work in the province. | Read More >
Dalhousie prepares to add a year to family doctor training to meet new national policy
CBC News | September 28, 2023
Province ‘strongly disagrees’ with extending residency from 2. years to 3. | Read More >
Nurse says she won't rest until Indigenous patients 'actually feel safe' seeking health care
CBC News | September 28, 2023
B.C. still faces uphill battle against racism in health care, says Tania Dick. | Read More >
Siksika Nation and Alberta physicians sign agreement to address racism, discrimination
CBC News | September 21, 2023
Signatories are calling the partnership ‘historic.’ | Read More >
As Canada moves toward 3-year training for family doctors, some worry about worsening shortages
CBC News | September 21, 2023
College says physicians need exposure to complex cases; others say it will exacerbate an already short supply. | Read More >
Law Society of Alberta hangs up on the Lawyer Referral Service
Canadian Lawyer | September 19, 2023
Online directory will supplant phone-based system, which LSA says was ‘not meeting expectations.’ | Read More >
Some Quebec nursing students getting licensed out of province to bypass controversial exam
CBC News | September 15, 2023
Students registering in places like B.C., N.S., to take national NCLEX-RN exam instead. | Read More >
Court has no jurisdiction over paramedic registration and licensure appeal: NS Court of Appeal
Canadian Lawyer | September 14, 2023
Court’s appellate jurisdiction limited to professional conduct process.| Read More >
Ontario proposes letting pharmacists prescribe flu meds, give RSV vaccines
CBC News | September 14, 2023
Health ministry seeking pharmacist feedback on draft regulations. | Read More >
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order
The Globe and Mail | August 23, 2023
An Ontario court has ruled against controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson Wednesday, upholding a regulatory body’s order that he undergo social media training following several complaints about his online statements.| Read More >
UNBC addresses shortage of nurses with accelerated nursing program in Prince George
CBC News | August 22, 2023
The fast-track program, which started in Fort St. John 2 years ago, will be offered in Prince George this fall. | Read More >
Ontario senior loses $16,500 to bank investigator scam
CTV News | August 15, 2023
An Ontario senior said she lost thousands of dollars earlier this year in a scam where someone pretended to be an employee of her bank.| Read More >
A shortage of these experts in Ontario is resulting in cancelled surgeries, doctors say
Toronto Star | August 4, 2023
More than half of the hospital chiefs of anesthesiology who responded to the survey reported operating room closures within the last six months due to vacancies in their department. | Read More >
A judge ordered her to stop, but this suspended acupuncturist is still taking appointments
CBC News | August 2, 2023
Xiao Hong Liu has a long acupuncture career since 1994, with a master’s degree from Memorial University and a traditional Chinese medicine school diploma. Despite multiple awards, she lacks a license to practice acupuncture. | Read More >
Drinking someone else's milk straight from the jug costs B.C. real estate agent $20,000
CBC News | July 29, 2023
A British Columbia real estate agent has been fined $20,000 after being caught on camera drinking milk straight out of the jug at a home he was showing. | Read More >
Canadians lost more than $16 billion in five years due to fraud, says new report
Toronto Star | July 26, 2023
Roughly one in six Canadians were victims of fraud in the five years leading up to 2019, according to Statistics Canada. | Read More >
Shoppers Drug Mart opens 2 pharmacy care clinics in Ontario
Global News | July 25, 2023
Shoppers Drug Mart said the clinics will offer patients “access to a range of pharmacy healthcare services, including the assessment and treatment of injuries and common ailments such as urinary tract infections and pink eye.” | Read More >
Manitoba inks deal to recruit 150 physicians in battle against doctor shortage
CBC News | July 24, 2023
The Manitoba government has hired a recruitment firm to bring 150 more physicians to the province as it works to address an ongoing shortage of doctors, Health Minister Audrey Gordon says. Read More >
Advertising ‘King’s Counsel’ titles may violate Ontario lawyers’ rules on misleading marketing, experts caution
Waterloo Region Record | July 18, 2023
Ontario lawyers are cautioned against marketing awards that “do not genuinely reflect the performance of the lawyer and the quality of services provided by the lawyer but appear to do so.” | Read More >
Activists relieved but wary to learn B.C. naturopath ending pricey fecal transplants for autism
CBC News | July 11, 2023
A B.C. naturopath who charges families thousands of dollars to give autistic children pills and enemas made from human feces says he is ending that operation, prompting feelings of tentative relief from activists who’ve spent years pushing for him to stop.| Read More >
P.E.I. pharmacies can now prescribe hormonal contraceptives as part of service expansion
CBC News | July 10, 2023
P.E.I. pharmacies have expanded their scope of services and can now offer assessments and prescriptions for hormonal contraception, and treatment for impetigo and shingles| Read More >
Change coming for registered psychiatric nurses who can't work in N.L., says health minister
CBC News | July 10, 2023
Change may be coming for a registered psychiatric nurse from Mount Pearl who can’t work in Newfoundland and Labrador.| Read More >
Whitby woman allegedly acted as a travel agent, defrauded agencies of more than $245K
CP24 | July 10, 2023
The Durham Region Police Service (DRPS) has charged a Whitby woman after she allegedly defrauded several agencies of more than $245,000 by fraudulently selling vacations for more than a decade.| Read More >
Expedited credentialing for internationally-trained nurses coming to several provinces
CTV News | June 28, 2023
The process for nurses who were educated outside of Canada to become licensed to practice in Canada is about to become a lot quicker in many regions of the country — a development that could be a huge boost to an understaffed and overworked health-care system. | Read More >
Securities watchdog opens criminal investigation into mortgage broker who owes investors $226M
CBC News | June 28, 2023
The criminal investigations branch of British Columbia’s securities watchdog wants to hear from investors of disgraced Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel.| Read More >
As Canada grapples with a doctor shortage, Ottawa announces immigration stream for health workers
CBC News | June 28, 2023
Federal government opens new health-care system in Canada’s economic immigration program. | Read More >
CPA Quebec, Ontario bodies sever ties with national organization
Toronto Star | June 20, 2023
An apparent rift among the organizations representing chartered professional accountants in Canada became public when two provincial groups said they are severing ties with their national counterpart.| Read More >
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The Registrar magazine | June 19, 2023
The eighth issue of The Registrar magazine, the trade publication of the licensing and professional regulation sector, has been published. | Read More >
Ontario is lacking condo managers and some worry it'll only get worse as more units get built
CBC News | June 4, 2023
Ontario property managers are raising the alarm about the province’s growing condo market, saying there’s not enough of them to handle an expected influx of units.| Read More >
P.E.I. to nix requirement for out-of-province health workers to produce ‘good standing’ letter
SaltWire | May 29, 2023
A bill that will remove a hurdle for recruiting health workers to P.E.I. has passed a key step towards becoming law. Changes to P.E.I.’s Regulated Health Professions Act passed second reading without any opposing votes on May 24. | Read More >
Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification
Toronto Star | May 23, 2023
Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario, the province’s labour minister said Tuesday, calling the move a “game changer.”| Read More >
Nova Scotia nursing college sees influx of applicants after fast-tracking licensing
Global News | May 16, 2023
The Nova Scotia College of Nursing says it is being flooded with applications since it recently began fast-tracking the licensing process for out-of-province and some international nurses.| Read More >
Thousands of foreign-trained nurses can now practise in Canada as provinces change licensing rules
The Globe and Mail | May 10, 2023
Provinces across the country are rapidly licensing thousands of internationally trained nurses after introducing a flurry of regulatory changes designed to make it easier to work in their jurisdictions, as governments try to address pressing staffing shortages afflicting the health care system. | Read More >
Ontario regulator eases restrictions for some foreign-trained doctors to work in Canada
The Globe and Mail | April 4, 2023
Ontario’s physician regulator is making it easier for doctors who were trained in the U.S., Ireland, Australia and Britain to practise medicine in the province.| Read More >
N.S. social workers call out government's plan to offer one free therapy session
CBC News | February 27, 2023
The Nova Scotia government’s offer for a free, one-hour counselling session for residents is not enough, say the province’s college of social workers and the official Opposition.| Read More >
Families whose prepaid funeral money vanished say P.E.I.'s legislation failed them
CBC News | January 11, 2023
A woman who allegedly faked a nursing licence to work at a long-term care home in Gander was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail for the death of her four-year-old son in Hamilton, Ont.| Read More >
B.C. doctor and chiropractor both suspended after admitting to sex with patients
CBC News | January 6, 2023
Dr. Norman Keith Lea, a family physician based in Nakusp, had sex with a patient in his medical clinic, inside a room in the Arrow Lakes Hospital and “at other locations around the community,” according to a public notice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C..| Read More >
N.L. woman who allegedly faked nursing licence was jailed in Ontario over 4-year-old son's death
CBC News | December 22, 2022
A woman who allegedly faked a nursing licence to work at a long-term care home in Gander was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail for the death of her four-year-old son in Hamilton, Ont.| Read More >
Illegal social work practitioner criminally charged in Ontario
OCSWSSW | December 2, 2022
The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) is advising Ontarians of an illegal social work practitioner who now faces criminal charges. Katayoon Masoumi Rad, also known as Kathy Masoumirad, Kathy Mehranian and Kathy M. Rad, has been practising illegally in Woodbridge, Ontario and fraudulently using the name and credentials of a former OCSWSSW registrant to provide social work services.| Read More >
B.C. announces plan to license more internationally trained doctors
CBC News | November 27, 2022
British Columbia announced several new measures to bring more doctors to the province, amid an ongoing shortage of physicians and strained emergency departments.| Read More >
Family physician sentenced to 4-year prison term for largest doctor billing fraud in Alberta history
CBC News | November 18, 2022
An Edmonton family physician has been sentenced to four years in prison for a crime described as the largest billing fraud by a doctor in Alberta history.| Read More >
Ontario nursing college now allowed to temporarily register international nurses
CBC News | October 27, 2022
Ontario’s nursing college can now start allowing internationally educated nurses to practise while they work toward full registration, which the government hopes will mean thousands more nurses in the health system.| Read More >
Alberta to be 1st province to regulate psychedelics for therapy, government says
CBC News | October 5, 2022
Alberta will become the first Canadian jurisdiction to regulate the use of psychedelic drugs for people in therapy, the province announced Wednesday.| Read More >
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