Resources for Regulators

​​​​​​​The Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) has material to help regulatory bodies fulfill their obligation to have fair registration practices.

Risk Category Re-assessment Process

• ​Guidelines on the OFC’s Risk Category Re-assessment Process - May 2023 (PDF)
  

Canadian Experience​​

• Applying for an Exemption from the Prohibition against Retaining a Canadian Experience Requirement = March 2023 (PDF)
  
• Information and Ad​vice to Regulators on Alternatives to Canadian Experience = January 2024​ (PDF)​
  

Time Limi​​​t Guidelines​​

About Regulators’ Responsibilities

• The Fair Acc​ess Law And Regulators’ Responsibilities (PDF)​
  

About Regulatory Bodies’ Reports to the OFC

• Fair Registration Practices Reports: Guidelines for Ontario’s Regulatory Bodies (PDF)
  
• ​Conducting Entry-to-Practices Reviews: Guide for Regulators of Ontario Professions 2015 (PDF)​
  
• Audits of Registration Practices: Guidelines for Ontario's Regulatory Bodies (2015)​ (PDF)
  

About the Office of the Fairness Commissioner

• a description of the ma​ndate of the OFC
• answers to frequently asked questions about the OFC
  
• a list of the regulatory bodies the OFC oversees
• background information about why the office was set up
• contact​ information for the OFC​
  

The Fair Access law

• Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006
• Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991