Registration is complex, costly, and time-consuming. Steps can and should be taken to make the process less cumbersome.
Fairness Commissioner Releases Recommendations to Improve Professional Licensing
Ontario's Fairness Commissioner, Hon. Jean Augustine, PC, CM, has made 17 specific recommendations to improve the way people get their licences in the regulated professions. Registration is complex, costly and time-consuming, and steps should be taken to make the process less cumbersome.
The recommendations stem from three years of work, including study of regulatory bodies, of qualifications assessment agencies, and most recently of the experiences of applicants themselves.
The proposals will ensure that prospective nurses, teachers and other professionals do not face unexpected or unreasonable hurdles in getting certified in their respective fields.
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Watch videos of applicants speaking about their own experiences getting professional licences in Ontario.
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Welcome to the Office of the Fairness Commissioner
The Office of the Fairness Commissioner is an independent agency of the government of Ontario. Our goal is to make sure that people are treated fairly when they apply to become licensed professionals in one of Ontario's regulated professions, no matter where they were trained. This goal is widely supported in Ontario, and reflects the principles and core values of the people of this province. Read more about the office's mandate...
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