Professionals (RHPA) - Ignorance of Rules No Excuse
. Aslam v Ontario College of Pharmacists
In Aslam v Ontario College of Pharmacists (Div Court, 2023) the Divisional Court held that a pharmacist's ignorance of the rules that governed his profession was no excuse:
Failing to report the criminal charges
[4] This ground can be readily dealt with. The appellant testified that he did not report the criminal proceedings because he did not know that he had to do so within 30 days of their institution. He thought that he had until his next annual filing, at which time he did report them. The Committee did not believe him. In any event, his explanation did not amount to a defence. It was his duty to know the rule. His omission amounts to professional misconduct.
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