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Continuing to Regulate in the Public Interest
Responding t o Changing Public Expect at ions
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Panel
- Bradley Chisholm – BCCNP
- Erica Richler – S
teinecke Maciura LeBlanc
- Jennifer McGuire – Government of BC
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#ICPOR19 Continuing to Regulate in the Public Interest Responding t o Changing Public Expect at ions Panel Bradley Chisholm BCCNP Erica Richler S teinecke Maciura LeBlanc Jennifer McGuire Government of BC #ICPOR19 The
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The Big Questions
- How are public expectations changing?
- How have “ we” been responding?
- What lies ahead?
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Erica Richler
Partner S teinecke Maciura LeBlanc
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Period of Transition
- How did we get here?
- Recent reports on professional regulation
- McMaster Forum
- Professional S
tandards Authority Reports
- Ontario S
exual Abuse Task Force
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S tructural Changes
- Expectations about who should be
regulating
– Regulatory models – Public vs. professional representatives – Oversight of regulatory bodies
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S ubstantive Changes
- Expectations about how professionals
should be regulated
– Individuals vs. entities – Targeting conduct based on risk
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Jennifer McGuire
Assistant Deputy Minister Environmental S ustainability and S trategic Policy Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Government of British Columbia
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Professional Reliance Model
- 4 pillars
- Results-based laws
- Delegated decision making
- Accountability through professional regulation
- Monitoring/ compliance/ enforcement
- Erosion of Public Trust
- Reports
- Issues/ Events
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Professional Reliance Review
- Scope
- Appropriate regulatory checks/ balances
- Government oversight of regulators
- Regulator oversight of professions
- Recommendations
- 32 – Regulatory Improvement
- 87 – Regime S
pecific
- 2 – Professional Governance
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Governance Recommendations
- Office of the Superintendent of Professional
Governance
- Oversight of regulatory bodies
- Centre of excellence
- Professional Governance Act
- Best practice
- Public interest
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4 Ministries: AEST, ENV, FLNR, AGRI Attorney General
Professional Governance Act
Office of Superintendent 5 Statutes 5 Regulators 5 Regulated professions PGA 5 Regulators + 5 Regulated professions +
- New
governance model
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Professional Governance Act
- Authority for S
uperintendent to act in public interest
- S
tandardizat ion/ public interest
- Definitions and terminology
- Council structure/ duties/ responsibilities
- Lay representation on council/ committees
- Merit-based: nomination for elections, appointments for committee chair
- Oath of office
- Annual reports to the S
uperintendent & Attorney General
- Ethical principles
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Professional Governance Act
- Regulator authority
- Practice rights
- Regulation of firms
- Complaints and discipline
- Bylaws
- Requirements on professionals
- Duty to report/ whistleblower protection
- Mandatory continuing professional development
- Declarations of competency/ conflict of interest
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Implementation
Phase 1 Phase 2
Phase 3
- Phase 1 – Establish Office of S
uperintendent
- Phase 2 – Bring regulatory bodies under PGA
- Phase 3 – Remaining items
TBD TBD Summer 2019 #ICPOR19
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S peaker Contact Information
- Bradley Chisholm – bradley.chisholm@
bccnp.ca @ bradleychisholm
- Erica Richler – erichler@
sml-law.com Blog: sml-law.com/ blog-regulation-pro/ @ S MLLawToronto
- Jennifer McGuire - j ennifer.mcguire@
gov.bc.ca
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Table Discussions
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Table Questions
- What is it time for within your
- rganization or in the larger system you
are a part of?
- What is it NOT time for?
- Note: roving panelists
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Thank Y
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