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ARTICLE · 03 MAY 2022

Key Takeaways For Professionals And Their Regulatory Bodies Concerning Procedural Time Limits

Can a professional regulatory body extend the time for conducting a hearing after the deadline has already expired?

CanadaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Can a professional regulatory body extend the time for conducting a hearing after the deadline has already expired?

This issue was recently considered by the Alberta Court of Appeal in  Mema v Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta (Complaints Inquiry Committee), 2022 ABCA 4 (Mema). 

The jurisdiction to extend following an expiration depends entirely on a careful read of the professional regulatory body's home statute.

Background

Victor Mema, a chartered professional accountant under the Chartered Professional Accountants Act, SA 2014, c C-10.2 (CPAA), was the subject of four complaints of professional misconduct, including two complaints in Alberta. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta (CPA Alberta) investigated the Alberta complaints and directed that one proceed to a hearing. 

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