GP 10: Competence Committee Charter
| Policy Number: |
GP 10 |
Approve Date: |
December 2025 |
| Review Frequency: |
Triennial |
*May be reviewed earlier as required |
1. Source of Authority
The Act: Sections 10, 11, 18, 51.1, 52, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
The Regulations.
2. Establishment
The Competence Committee is established by Council via Bylaw 3, pursuant to section 10 of the Act.
3. Composition
3.1. The committee shall comprise a minimum of seven (7) members.
3.1.1. The committee shall include a minimum of two (2) public representatives appointed by Council.
3.1.2. The majority of the committee shall be registrants.
3.2. Any committee member may serve as committee Chair.
3.3. The committee Chair shall be selected by Council on recommendation from the Nominating Committee.
3.4. Council is responsible for removal of members from the Competence Committee.
4. Eligibility
4.1. Members of the Competence Committee must not currently be a member of Council or another College regulatory committee.
4.2. Members shall meet the regulatory committee competencies as defined in GP 21 - Council and Committees Selection Policy.
5. Term
5.1. The term of office of committee members is three (3) years, staggered with approximately one-third of these members appointed each year.
5.2. The term of the committee Chair is two (2) years.
5.3. All committee members may serve one (1) additional term.
5.4. A member continues to hold office after the expiry of the member’s term until the member is reappointed or a successor is appointed.
6. Quorum
A quorum is at least three (3) members of the committee or a panel, the majority of which must be registrants.
7. Meetings
7.1. All decisions shall be by a majority vote.
7.2. If there is a tie vote, then the Chair or Panel Chair, as the case may be, shall cast a second and deciding vote..
7.3. Subject to the Act, the Bylaws and this Charter, the Competence Committee may determine its own rules respecting the calling of and conduct at its meetings.
7.4. Meetings of the committee are held in private.
7.5. Any party relying on artificial intelligence to assist with their submissions must disclose their use of artificial intelligence to the committee Chair or Panel Chair, as the case may be.
8. Duties and Powers
The committee may:
8.1. make recommendations to Council on continuing competence requirements;
8.2. in accordance with the Standards of Practice, provide for assessments of Registrants’ competence as part of the continuing competence program and conduct assessments of Registrants’ competence;
8.3. review continuing competence requirements on the registration application and renewal of practice permit applications, to determine if continuing competence requirements are met;
8.4. direct the CEO & Registrar to cancel a practice permit and registration if the committee is satisfied that the applicant has not met the conditions imposed when the practice permit was issued;
8.5. appoint one or more persons who have technical expertise or other relevant knowledge to inquire into and report to the committee with respect to any matter related to any power or duty of the Competence Committee; and
8.6. undertake any other power or duty given to it under the Act, the Bylaws, or the Standards of Practice.
9. Confidentiality
9.1. Information respecting continuing competence under the Act, the Regulations, the Bylaws, or the Standards of Practice that is received by a member of the Competence Committee shall be kept confidential by that member and shall not be used or disclosed by the member except as necessary to carry out the Competence Committee’s powers and duties under the Act.
9.2. Information given to the Competence Committee shall be disclosed only in accordance with the Act, the Regulations, or the Bylaws or as otherwise authorized or required by law.
9.3. In accordance with section 52 of the Act, information related to participation in the College’s continuing competence program may be:
9.3.1. provided or published by the Competence Committee in summarized or statistical form, in such a manner that it is not possible to relate the information to any identifiable person or facility;
9.3.2. used by the Competence Committee to give the Complaints Director the name of a registrant and the grounds for a referral under section 51.1 of the Act; or
9.3.3. released or disclosed to the counsel of the registrant in connection with proceedings under Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 of the Act.
9. Delegation
The Competence Committee may delegate any of its powers or duties to the Continuing Competence staff resource, with or without conditions.