By Julie Maciura ( January 17, 2024, 2:00 PM EST) -- Seventy pieces of Ontario legislation provide for regulators of professions and industries to scrutinize the integrity of applicants for registration or licensure. Ontario’s Divisional Court urged that a common approach should be taken to interpreting that legislation in Yarco Developments Inc. v. Home Construction Regulatory Authority (Registrar), 2024 ONSC 93. In particular, the court was of the view that integrity is integral to the registration of applicants and that regulators have an important gatekeeping function in order to protect the public....