REGISTRATION, O. Reg. 137/11

JurisdictionOntario

Chiropractic Act, 1991
Loi de 1991 sur les chiropraticiens

ONTARIO REGULATION 137/11

Registration

Consolidation Period: From August 31, 2023 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 277/23.

This Regulation is made in English only.

General

Classes of certificate

1. The following are prescribed as classes of certificate of registration:

1. General.

2. Temporary.

3. Inactive.

4. Retired.

5. Emergency. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 1; O. Reg. 277/23, s. 1

Application

2. A person shall apply for a certificate of registration by submitting a completed application in the provided form together with the applicable fees under the by-laws. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 2.

Registration requirements, all classes

3. The following are registration requirements for a certificate of registration of any class:

1. If the applicant has previously been or is registered or licensed to practise another health profession in Ontario, or chiropractic or another health profession in any other jurisdiction, the applicant must provide evidence that there has been no finding of, and that there is no current investigation or proceeding involving an allegation of, professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity or similar conduct.

2. The applicant must be able to speak and write either English or French with reasonable fluency.

3. The applicant must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or be authorized under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to engage in the practice of the profession.

4. The applicant’s past and present conduct must afford reasonable grounds for belief that the applicant,

i. is mentally and physically competent to practise chiropractic,

ii. will practise chiropractic with decency, integrity, honesty and in accordance with the law,

iii. has sufficient knowledge, skill and judgment to engage in chiropractic, and

iv. will display professional behaviour. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 3.

Requirement to provide details

4. Every applicant is required to provide the College with details of the following with respect to the applicant that occur or arise after the applicant has submitted his or her application, and if the applicant becomes a member, it is a condition of the member’s certificate of registration that he or she provide such details:

1. A finding of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity or similar finding in Ontario in relation to another health profession or in any other jurisdiction in which the applicant is registered or licensed to practise chiropractic or another health profession.

2. An investigation or proceeding for professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity or similar finding in Ontario in relation to another health profession or in any other jurisdiction in which the applicant is registered or licensed to practise chiropractic or another health profession.

3. A finding of guilt in relation to any offence. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 4.

Revocation for false and misleading statements

5. The Registrar may revoke the member’s certificate of registration if the member made a false or misleading statement in his or her application for registration or on any form related to his or her renewal or reinstatement of registration. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 5.

General Certificates

Additional requirements, general certificate

6. The following are additional registration requirements for a general certificate of registration:

1. The applicant must have successfully completed the requirements for graduation from either a chiropractic education program that is accredited or recognized by the Council on Chiropractic Education (Canada) or a chiropractic education program considered equivalent by the Council to such a program. Subject to section 7, this requirement is non-exemptible.

2. Before applying for the certificate, the applicant must have passed,

i. a legislation examination set by the Council or set by another person or body and accepted by the Council as sufficiently testing the applicant’s knowledge of relevant legislation, and

ii. the examinations set by the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board or set by another person or association of persons and accepted by the Council as equivalent to the examinations set by the Board.

3. The applicant must complete a refresher course approved by the Registration Committee or otherwise satisfy the Registration Committee that he or she is currently competent to practise if the applicant applies for registration more than two years after completing the education program required under paragraph 1.

4. The applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that, as of the anticipated date for the issuance of his or her certificate of registration, the applicant,

i. will have professional liability insurance in the amount and in the form as required by the by-laws, or

ii. will belong to an association that is specified in the by-laws as providing the member with personal protection against professional liability. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 6.

Labour mobility, general certificate

7. (1) Where section 22.18 of the Health Professions Procedural Code applies to an applicant the requirements of paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 ii and paragraph 3 of section 6 are deemed to have been met by the applicant. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 7 (1).

(2) Despite subsection (1), it is a non-exemptible registration requirement that an applicant referred to in subsection (1) provide one or more certificates or letters or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee establishing that the applicant is in good standing as a chiropractor in every jurisdiction where the applicant holds an out-of-province certificate. O. Reg. 137/11, s. 7 (2).

(3) An applicant referred to in subsection (1) is deemed to have met the requirements of paragraph 2 of section 3 where the requirements for the issuance of the applicant’s out-of-province certificate of registration included language proficiency requirements equivalent to...

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