Professional Regulation

In Basaraba v College of Chiropractors, an Alberta Court set aside a suspension that was in place pending a conduct hearing.

In Kherani v Alberta Dental Association, the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld a significant costs award against a dentist after findings of unprofessional conduct.

Penn v St. Stephen’s College, 2024 ABCA 99 describes an individual’s entitlement to procedural fairness in the context of a post-secondary expulsion.

In CPAA v Mathison, 2024 ABCA 33, the maj of the Alberta Court of Appeal substituted a license revocation for suspension. Dissent said no misconduct

In Wanglin v College of Acupuncturists of Alberta, 2023 ABCA 2023, the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld professional discipline for breach of a COI policy

In Jinnah v Alberta Dental Association, 2022 ABCA 336, the Alberta Court of Appeal provided direction on costs orders in professional discipline cases

Re Abudi (LPN #38762) is an Alberta professional discipline case where a licensed practical nurse used force on a challenging dementia patient and was suspended

In Alberta College of Paramedics v Ayton (April 12, 2022), a paramedic was rude to her professional college and was very severely punished

In Nguyen (Re), 2021 ABCPA 14, an accountant had to pay fines for advertising and conducting public accounting in Alberta without proper registration

An LPN was found guilty of unprofessional conduct for using inappropriate physical force and communicated inappropriately with a dementia patient.

CLPNA v Rebecca Beaulieu is a new decision involving major sanctions against a nurse for unprofessional conduct.

CARNA cancelled the permit to practice nursing of Anshu Mehra (Member #77,883) for his conviction of criminal sexual assault in his private life.