Dec 13

Regulatory Roundtable Series (formerly known as Virtual Discussions) - Regulatory Practice in Multi-Profession Regulation: Risks and Opportunities

Join us on January 29th for CNAR’s first Regulatory Roundtable event of 2025!

Regulatory Roundtable Series: Regulatory Practice in Multi-Profession Regulation: Risks and Opportunities

There are many regulators across Canada that regulate more than one profession, whether in the same field - such as lawyers and paralegals - or in different fields (see recent amalgamations of regulators of several health care professions in British Columbia). Multi-professional regulators may arise from the amalgamation of several existing single-profession regulators or by taking on a mandate to regulate a new profession.

How can such regulators ensure that multi-professional regulation does not erode their ability to regulate each profession in the public interest? What risks may arise to regulatory practice and what can regulators do to avoid them?

In this Regulatory Roundtable, our panel of speakers come from organizations with different histories of regulating multiple professions. They will explore these questions and share insights from their experiences; the panel will also discuss some of the consequences or impacts of moving from a single-profession regulator to a multi-professional regulatory framework - and what regulators can do to manage potential risks.

While the discussion focuses on multi-professional regulators, the insights shared will also be applicable to regulatory practice by single-profession regulators.

Panelists are:

Cara-Marie O’Hagan, Executive Director, Policy, Equity and External Relations, Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
Dianne Millette, Registrar & CEO, College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC)
Stacy Bryan, Registrar, College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia (CDHNS)