College Shares Concerns Regarding Bill 88
March 30 2022
On March 29, Interim Registrar & CEO Chantal Bélisle, OCT and Membership Analyst Nancy Tran addressed the provincial government’s Standing Committee on Social Policy to share concerns regarding proposed amendments to the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act (FARPACTA).
The proposed changes would “establish tight and unyielding timelines in which regulators must respond to domestic labour mobility applicants for certification in Ontario.”
While the College supports expediency in licensing Canadian certified professionals moving to Ontario for work, we must also ensure that the process:
- remains fair and equitable for all applicants,
- does not negatively impact employment opportunities for labour mobility applicants from other Canadian jurisdictions,
- provides flexibility for the College to handle emergency situations,
- is consistent and implemented smoothly, and, most importantly,
- continues to protect one of Ontario’s most vulnerable populations – the more than two million students attending elementary or secondary school in the province.
See the College’s written submission here.
