Canada's Professional Licensing and Regulatory Sector Magazine


The Registrar is a magazine about consumer protection in Canada.
To be published beginning on March 1, 2021, The Registrar is a digital monthly trade and consumer publication featuring news, legislative updates, legal analyses, and other important regulatory information.
With a strong focus on human interest stories, The Registrar will also profile regulators across the country whose careers are dedicated to protecting the public interest. The publication will also feature regulated professionals recognized for their exemplary leadership in their respective industries and communities and explore the lives of Canadian consumers and patients.
The editorial team consists of an impressive, diverse, and highly qualified panel of professional journalists across Canada with track records delivering insightful, engaging, and thought-provoking business and human interest stories for Canada’s leading print and digital publications. This team promises to increase the visibility and recognition of consumer protection in Canada with a unique lens that appeals to staff, industry professionals, and the general public.
Professional Licensing and Regulatory Bodies
In Canada, there are dozens of professions that are regulated, meaning that by law, a license is required to practise that profession.
To become a professional of a regulated occupation, people are required to meet high academic qualifications, usually pass an exam administered or approved by the regulatory body, and have their professional conduct monitored once in the occupation. People can also be removed from an occupation if their professional conduct fails to meet the profession’s standards. If removed, it is illegal for them to continue practising that profession and consequences for illegal practise can range from significant fines to serving jail time.

Editorial Focus

Coast-to-Coast: The latest news and updates from the Canadian regulatory sector.
Leadership Profile: The personal and professional story of a senior leader in a Canadian regulatory organization.
Campus Voice: Stories of post-secondary students and their transition to becoming regulated professionals.
Distinguished Professionals: Honouring achievement, The Registrar shares stories of professionals recognized by their regulatory bodies for professional excellence.
In the Public Interest: Insight into a Canadian regulatory body and how the changing world, amended legislation, and new leadership are changing and enhancing their consumer protection role.
Case Study: A legal review of a past case as told by a lawyer.
Decisions: A summary of recent discipline decisions from regulatory bodies across Canada.
Career Opportunities: Featured employment opportunities in the Canadian regulatory sector.
People on the Move: Recent appointments to senior-level roles in the Canadian regulatory sector.
Editorial Team
