Professional inspection and excess of jurisdiction by the Comité d'inspection professionnelle

  Michaud c. Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec (2024 QCCS 2439). The key points :

• Case Overview: Dr. Robert Michaud, a veterinarian, is seeking judicial review of a decision by the executive committee of the Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec, which requires him to complete a 133-hour training course and limits his practice in the meantime.
• Key Issues: Dr. Michaud argues that the inspection committee exceeded its authority by imposing oral and theorical questions and that the decision causes serious and irreparable harm to his activities and reputation.
• Court’s Decision: The court granted a stay of the decision until April 16, 2025, recognizing the serious question of jurisdiction and the significant prejudice to Dr. Michaud if the stay was not granted. The court also noted that the balance of inconvenients favored the private interest of Dr. Michaud. 
• Dr Michaud was represented by Dubé Légal inc, lawyers in professional law and disciplinary law