Professional members are elected to Council by members in the five districts. Professional members bring a unique perspective through their knowledge of the profession and to serve as a Council member to protect the public. A Member is eligible to vote in the electoral district in which the Member primarily practises, or if the Member is not engaged in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine, in which the Member as primary residence, 30 days prior to the date of election.
Public members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. A minimum of five and no more than eight persons would be appointed to the College's Council. Public members may not be members of the Traditional Chinese Medicine profession, members of a health regulatory college as defined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, or members of a Council of another health regulatory college.
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2022 Council Meetings (All dates are tentative and are subject to change):
Location
55 Commerce Valley Drive West, Suite 705
Thornhill, ON L3T 7V9
Council meetings are open to the public. You are welcome to attend as an observer. Due to COVID-19, Council meetings are held virtually by video conference. As space is limited, please contact us by email at Registrar@ctcmpao.on.ca to reserve your virtual seat at least 2 business days before the meeting.
BRIEFING ON MEETING PROCEDURE
Guidelines for Observers
Council meetings are open to the public. However, the public may be excluded from any Council meeting or part of a meeting pursuant to section 7 of the Health Professions Procedural Code.
Individuals attending as observers are requested to:
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2022 Executive Committee Meetings:
President | Joanne Pritchard-Sobhani | Professional Member |
Vice-President | Xianmin Yu | Professional Member |
Executive | Ming Cha | Professional Member |
Judy Cohen | Public Member | |
Deborah Sinnatamby | Public Member |
The Executive Committee’s exercise of Council’s powers is subject to Section 12 of the Health Professions Procedural Code, Schedule 2 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991.
The Executive Committee shall be composed of the President, the Vice-President and three (3) Members of the Council. Two of the Members of the Executive Committee shall be Public Members. The President shall be the chair of the Executive Committee.
Between the meetings of the Council, the Executive Committee has all the powers of the Council with respect to any matter that, in the Committee’s opinion, requires immediate attention, other than the power to make, amend or revoke a regulation or by-law. If the Executive Committee exercises a power of the Council under subsection (1), it shall report on its actions to the Council at the Council’s next meeting.
Chair | Ming Cha | Professional Member |
Members | Kimberley Bishop | Public Member |
Iftikhar Choudry | Public Member | |
Justin Lee | Professional Member | |
Maureen Morton | Public Member | |
Joanne Pritchard-Sobhani | Professional Member | |
Xianmin Yu | Professional Member |
The Registration Committee's responsibilities are:
Chair | Vacant | |
Members | Iftikhar Choudry | Public Member |
Judy Cohen | Public Member | |
Matthew Colavecchia | Professional Member | |
Ryan Longenecker | Professional Member | |
Maureen Morton | Public Member | |
Deborah Sinnatamby | Public Member | |
Hai Su | Professional Member | |
Xianmin Yu | Professional Member | |
Jin Qi (Jackie) Zeng | Professional Member | |
Non Members of Council | Fanny Ip | Professional Member |
The Inquiries, Complaints, Reports Committee's responsibilities are:
Chair | Vacant | |
Members | Kimberley Bishop | Public Member |
Ming Cha | Professional Member | |
Iftikhar Choudry | Public Member | |
Judy Cohen | Public Member | |
Matthew Colavecchia | Professional Member | |
Justin Lee | Professional Member | |
Hai Su | Professional Member |
The Quality Assurance Committee's responsibilities are:
Chair | Vacant | |
Members | Kimberley Bishop | Public Member |
Iftikhar Choudry | Public Member | |
Judy Cohen | Public Member | |
Ryan Longenecker | Professional Member | |
Joanne Pritchard-Sobhani | Professional Member | |
Deborah Sinnatamby | Public Member | |
Jin Qi (Jackie) Zeng | Professional Member |
The Patient Relations Committee administers the Patient Relations Program:
Chair | Matthew Colavecchia | Professional Member |
Members | Kimberley Bishop | Public Member |
Iftikhar Choudry | Public Member | |
Ming C. Cha | Professional Member | |
Judy Cohen | Public Member | |
Martin Forget | Public Member | |
Mark Handelman | Public Member | |
Justin Lee | Professional Member | |
Ryan Longenecker | Professional Member | |
Maureen Morton | Public Member | |
Joanne Pritchard-Sobhani | Professional Member | |
Deborah Sinnatamby | Public Member | |
Hai Su | Professional Member | |
Xianmin Yu | Professional Member | |
Jin Qi (Jackie) Zeng | Professional Member |
The Discipline Committee is composed of every member of Council. However, it is a committee that is distinct and independent from the College.
The Discipline Committee's responsibilities are:
Chair | Matthew Colavecchia | Professional Member |
Members | Kimberley Bishop | Public Member |
Iftikhar Choudry | Public Member | |
Ming C. Cha | Professional Member | |
Judy Cohen | Public Member | |
Martin Forget | Public Member | |
Mark Handelman | Public Member | |
Justin Lee | Professional Member | |
Ryan Longenecker | Professional Member | |
Maureen Morton | Public Member | |
Joanne Pritchard-Sobhani | Professional Member | |
Deborah Sinnatamby | Public Member | |
Hai Su | Professional Member | |
Xianmin Yu | Professional Member | |
Jin Qi (Jackie) Zeng | Professional Member |
The Fitness to Practice Committee's responsibilities are:
Chair | Vacant | |
Members | Ming C. Cha | Professional Member |
Feng Li Huang | Professional Member | |
Joanne Pritchard-Sobhani | Professional Member | |
Deborah Sinnatamby | Public Member | |
Xianmin Yu | Professional Member |