CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Lisa C. Fong, QC — Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver
Angela R. Westmacott, QC — Lovett Westmacott, Victoria

Developments in Professional Regulation (9:10 – 10:15)

• labour mobility
• freedom of expression
• sexual misconduct
• regulating the regulators
• reconciliation with First Nations, DRIPA, and UNDRIP
• COVID-19 pandemic consequences

Natasha Dookie — Chief Legal Officer, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Lisa C. Fong, QC — Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver

BREAK (10:15 – 10:30)

A Focus on Human Rights (10:30 – 11:35)

• recent cases of interest in BC and across Canada
• unique challenges facing regulators

Alandra K. Harlingten — Lovett Westmacott, Victoria
Angela R. Westmacott, QC — Lovett Westmacott, Victoria

LUNCH (11:35 – 12:15)

Top Cases (12:15 – 1:20)

• Vavilov and its impact on judicial review, internal tribunal review, and appeals
• Charter rights and freedoms, and professional regulation at the crossroads
• development of unauthorized practice and unauthorized title use cases
• significant registration and discipline case

William S. Clark — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Graeme Keirstead — Chief Legal Counsel and Deputy Registrar, College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, Vancouver

BREAK (1:20 – 1:35)

A Focus on Sexual Misconduct (1:35 – 2:40)

• development in legislation
• re-envisioning regulatory practices
• important cases

Rebecca Durcan — Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc, Toronto
Lisa C. Fong, QC — Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver

BREAK (2:40 – 2:55)

Regulating the Regulators (2:55 – 3:55)

• natural and built environment regulators: harmonization under the new umbrella statute, the Professional Governance Act
• real estate and financial regulators: amalgamation into the new BC Financial Services Authority
• health professions regulators: amalgamation and Health Professions Act changes recommended by the Steering Committee on Modernization of Health Professional Regulation

David Avren — Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Real Estate Council of BC, Vancouver
Cameron Cowper — Registrar, College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC, Vancouver
Efrem Swartz — Director, Legislation, Ethics and Compliance, Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Burnaby

Concluding Remarks (3:55 – 4:00)

Lisa C. Fong, QC — Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver
Angela R. Westmacott, QC — Lovett Westmacott, Victoria