Consultation

In April 2022, the Provincial Government passed the Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022. Included in this act is a requirement that all health regulatory colleges in Ontario create an Emergency Class of registration. The goal of the Emergency Class is to provide Colleges with the flexibility to maintain their registration process for new applicants in the event of an emergency, which may otherwise cause a barrier to registration.

With the addition of the new Emergency Class, the College Council took the opportunity to consider other ways in which the College can create more opportunities for qualified individuals to enter the profession, while still ensuring public protection. Council has identified the possibility that there are potential applicants to the College who may have a high level of experience in traditional Chinese medicine, and would benefit from such an opportunity. To address this, the College is proposing a Provisional Class to temporarily provide an alternate route into the profession.

These proposed new classes require a regulation amendment to the College’s Registration Regulation (O. Reg 27/13). The following documents highlight the proposed changes in detail:

• Draft language for the Emergency and Provisional Class – The proposed changes can be seen in red.
• Comparison Chart for Emergency and Provisional Class – This chart provides the current regulation language (if any), the proposed changes, and the rationale for the changes.

Emergency Class

In developing the Emergency Class language, the College looked to ensure that the Emergency Class contains the following elements:

1. The emergency circumstances that would trigger the opening of the Emergency Class.
2. The registration requirements for the Emergency Class.
3. Terms, conditions, and limitations on the Emergency Class certificates, including a supervision requirement, and defining how long an Emergency Class certificate will be valid.
4. Requirements for moving from the Emergency Class to the General Class

The documents below highlight the proposed regulation amendments related to the Emergency Class:

• Draft language for the Emergency Class – The proposed changes can be seen in red.
• Comparison Chart for Emergency Class – This chart provides the current regulation language (if any), the proposed changes, and the rationale for the changes

Please complete the Emergency Class Survey to provide feedback on the Emergency Class amendment proposal. Please provide your comments by April 24, 2023.

Provisional Class

In developing the Provisional Class, the College looked to ensure that the Provisional Class contains the following elements.

1. Registration requirements for the Provisional Class, including a requirement for at least 10-years experience in TCM, and an limit of 2-years on the availability to apply to the Provisional Class.
2. Terms, conditions, and limitations on the Provisional Class certificates including a supervision requirement, and a 2-year expiration date for each Provisional Class certificate.
3. Requirements for moving from the Provisional Class to the General Class.

The documents below highlight the proposed regulation amendments related to the Provisional Class:

• Draft language for the Provisional Class – The proposed changes can be seen in red.
• Comparison Chart for Provisional Class – This chart provides the current regulation language (if any), the proposed changes, and the rationale for the changes

Please complete the Provisional Class Survey to provide feedback on the Provisional Class amendment proposal. Please provide your comments by May 23, 2023.

Feedback

Council is seeking feedback from members, the public and key stakeholders on the draft Registration Regulation amendment proposals. Feedback can be provided by reviewing the draft documents and completing the surveys above. This will take about 15 minutes to complete and can be resumed at any time if paused.

All responses will be reviewed and will remain anonymous. A summary of the results will be posted online following the close of the consultation.

Feedback can also be provided by e-mail to consultation@ctcmpao.on.ca or by mail at:

When submitting by e-mail or mail, please indicate whether your comments are on behalf of yourself or an organization.

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