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Conducting Entry-to-Practice Reviews: Guide for Regulators of Ontario Professions

APPENDICES

Appendix A.  Report checklist for the Entry-to-Practice Review

This checklist sets out points that should be covered in the final report of a mandatory review. Regulators conducting voluntary reviews are encouraged to use the checklist as well. For more information on writing, approving and filing reports, see Section 4.

  1. Executive summary
    • Briefly summarize the review process, key findings, recommendations, and implementation strategies.
  2. Objectives and scope
    • State whether this was a mandatory or voluntary review and describe how it builds on previous reviews.
    • State the objectives established for the review.
    • Describe the scope of the review: what was examined in depth; what was looked at in a summary way.
    • List the review questions pertaining to this review.
  3. Methodology
    • Describe the governance structure for the review.
    • List the types and sources of data obtained.
    • State the number and categories of participants who gave input.
    • State the time period during which the review was conducted.
    • Describe the process that was used.
  4. Analysis and findings
    • Describe conclusions that can be drawn from the quantitative and qualitative data that you gathered.
    • Respond to each question specified for the review (whether by the Fairness Commissioner or the regulatory body).
    • Describe your findings about the extent to which the registration requirements under review are relevant and necessary (including reasonableness of fees).
    • Describe your findings about the extent to which the registration practices under review are transparent, objective, impartial and fair (including the efficiency and timeliness of decision-making).
  5. Recommendations
    • Make recommendations about which registration requirements and practices need to be modified and the nature of the proposed change.
  6. Implementation plan
    • Set out measurable goals and timelines for each recommended change.
    • Identify implementation challenges and strategies you will use to address them.
    • Identify who in the organization is responsible for meeting the goals and evaluating progress.
    • Describe the commitment of the organization to allocate resources and implement the changes.
  7. Statement of approval
    • Include a signed statement by a person in authority to certify that the report contains the required information and that the information is accurate.

Appendix B.  Other resources

Legislation

All Internet addresses below were last accessed on June 30, 2009

Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006 (FARPA). Available at:
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_06f31_e.htm

Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) Schedule 2, sections 22.1 to 22.14. Available at:
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_91r18_e.htm

OFC publications

2007–2008 Annual Report. Available at: www.fairnesscommissioner.ca/en/downloads/PDF/ofc_annual_report_2007-2008_english_online.pdf

A Starter Kit for Conducting Reviews of Registration Practices. December 2008. Available at: fairnesscommissioner.ca/en/downloads/PDF/starter_kit_for_conducting_reviews_of_registration_practices_english_print_and_pdf_dec_12_08.pdf

Framework for Audits of Registration Practices: Guidance for Ontario's Regulatory Bodies. August 2008. Available at: www.fairnesscommissioner.ca/en/downloads/PDF/framework_for_audits_of_registration_practices_guidance_for_ontario%27s_regulatory_bodies_pdf_english.pdf

Guidelines for Fair Registration Practices Reports. June 2008. Available at: www.fairnesscommissioner.ca/en/downloads/PDF/guidelines_for_fair_registration_practices_reports_pdf_english.pdf

Ontario's Regulated Professions: Report on the 2007 Study of Registration Practices. June 2008. Available at: fairnesscommissioner.ca/en/downloads/PDF/ontario%27s_regulated_professions_report_on_the_2007_study_of_registration_practices_english_pdf.pdf

Study of Qualifications Assessment Agencies. March 2009. Available at: www.fairnesscommissioner.ca/en/downloads/PDF/study_of_qualifications_assessment_agencies_print_pdf_english.pdf

Voluntary reviews

College of Physiotherapists of Ontario Registration Practices – Self-Audit: report.

Licensing & Accreditation Task Force of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Report to Convocation, September 25, 2008. Available at: www.lsuc.on.ca/media/convsep08_licensing.pdf

Ontario College of Teachers. Fair Registration Practices Review – Final Report. Toronto, March 2008. Available at: www.oct.ca/publications/PDF/fair_registration_practices_e.pdf

Canadian context

Reitz, Jeffrey G. Immigrant Skill Utilization in the Canadian Labour Market: Implications of Human Capital Research. 2001. Available at: www.utoronto.ca/ethnicstudies/Reitz_Skill.pdf

Frameworks for conducting reviews

Alboim, Naomi, and The Maytree Foundation. Fulfilling the Promise: Integrating Immigrant Skills into the Canadian Economy. Caledon Institute of Social Policy, 2002. Available at:
www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/553820134%2Epdf

Chinn, Roberta, and Norman Hertz. Job Analysis: A Guide for Regulatory Boards. 2000. Available at:
www.clearhq.org/hertz.htm

Cornish, Mary, Elizabeth Mclntyre, & Amanda Pask. “Strategies for Challenging Discriminatory Barriers to Foreign Credential Recognition,” in Update (Cavalluzzo, Hayes, Shilton, McIntyre & Cornish) (January 2000). Paper originally presented to the National Conference, “Shaping the Future: Qualification Recognition in the 21st Century,” Toronto, October 12-15, 1999. Available at: www.cavalluzzo.com/publications/newsletters/access_website.PDF

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Ministry of Labour. Guidelines for the Employment Equity Act and Regulations – Guideline 6: Employment Systems Review. 2003. Available at: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/lp/lo/lswe/we/legislation/guidelines/gdln6.shtml

Ontario Regulators for Access. Regulators' Guide for Promoting Access to Professions by International Candidates. 2004. Available at: www.regulators4access.ca/html/regguide.htm

Thomson, George M. Report to the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration: Review of Appeal Processes from Registration Decisions in Ontario's Regulated Professions. Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2005. Available at: http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/documents/ThomsonReportNov2005.pdf

Fairness

Gruber, Gerald P. “The Meiorin Case: Implications for I/O psychologists,” in The Canadian Industrial & Organizational Psychologist, Vol. 20, No. 2 (January 2004), pp. 10–14. Available at: www.psychology.uwo.ca/csiop/jan2004.pdf

Manitoba Ombudsman. Understanding Fairness: A Handbook on Fairness for Manitoba Municipal Leaders. n.d. Available at: www.ombudsman.mb.ca/pdf/Understanding%20Fairness%20Web%20Report.pdf

Pillutla, Madan M., and J. Keith Murnighan. “Fairness in Bargaining,” in Social Justice Research, Vol. 16, No. 3 (September 2003), pp. 241–262. Available at: www.springerlink.com/content/v714701403mxr511/

Assessment

Gonczi, Andrew. “Competency Based Assessment in the Professions in Australia,” in Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (1994), pp. 27–44. Available at: www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface?content=a739133146&rt=0&format=pdf

Public Service Commission of Canada. “Section 1: Generic Standards for Selection and Assessment,” in Standards for Selection and Assessment. n.d. Available at: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071122013222/http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/plcy-pltq/staf-dot/stand_selec/generic_e.htm

Walker, James. “International Approaches to Credential Assessment,” in Canadian Issues, Spring 2007, pp. 21–25.

Appendix C.  End notes

  1. The two fair access statutes state that it is the function of the Fairness Commissioner to specify the form of all reports and certificates required under those acts and the regulations, and the information that they must contain. Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006 (FARPA) s.13(3)(b); and Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) Schedule 2, s.22.5(1)(b). See also FARPA s.24.
  2. FARPA only, s.23(2). Health colleges governed by the RHPA are encouraged to make their reports available to the public in the spirit of transparency.
  3. FARPA: sections 6 to 12; RHPA Schedule 2: sections 22.2 to 22.4
  4. FARPA: s.6; RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.2
  5. FARPA: s.10(1); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.4(1)
  6. FARPA: s.12(5),(6),(7)
  7. FARPA: s.7(a); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.3
  8. FARPA: s.7(b); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.3
  9. FARPA 7(c); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.3
  10. FARPA: s.7(d)
  11. FARPA: s.10(2); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.4(2)
  12. FARPA: s.10(2); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.4(2)
  13. FARPA: s.9(2), (3); RHPA Schedule 2: s.15(3), s.18(1)
  14. FARPA: s.9(5); RHPA Schedule 2: s.15(2)
  15. FARPA: s.9(4); RHPA Schedule 2: s.20
  16. FARPA: s.12; RHPA Schedule 2: s.16
  17. FARPA: s.11; RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.4(3)
  18. FARPA: s.19(2)(b); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.6(2)
  19. FARPA: s.8(a)
  20. FARPA: s.8(b) and (c)
  21. FARPA: s.9(1)
  22. FARPA and RHPA state that it is the function of the Fairness Commissioner to specify the form of all reports and certificates required under those acts and the regulations, and the information that they must contain. FARPA: s.13(3)(b); RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.5(1)(b). See also FARPA s.24.
  23. FARPA s.25. Health colleges governed under the RHPA are encouraged to include such statements in their final reports.
  24. RHPA Schedule 2: s.22.6(3)
  25. FARPA: s.19(1)
  26. FARPA: s.23(2)
  27. FARPA: s.15

 

Office of the Fairness Commissioner
595 Bay Street, Suite 1201
Toronto ON
M7A 2B4
Canada
416.325.9380 or 1.877.727.5365
ofc@ontario.ca
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The Office of the Fairness Commissioner is an arm's-length agency of the Ontario government, established under the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006. Its mandate is to ensure that certain regulated professions have registration practices that are transparent, objective, impartial and fair.


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