Bill 15 explained in plain English
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill enacts the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Act, 2011, which continues the Society as a corporation and outlines its objects, governance, membership, and by-law making powers.
Bill 15, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Act, 2011, continues the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers as a corporation without share capital. It outlines the objects of the Society, which include representing licensed professional engineers in Ontario, encouraging the use of engineering services, promoting the engineering profession, and assisting members with risk management and other services. The bill details the management of the Society by a board of directors, the eligibility requirements for membership, and the Society's power to make by-laws. It also specifies that any surplus funds must be used to further the Society's objects and cannot be distributed to members. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Continues the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers as a corporation without share capital.
- Defines the objects of the Society, including representing licensed professional engineers, promoting the profession, and providing services to members.
- Establishes that the Society's affairs are managed by a board of directors.
- Specifies the composition of the board of directors (between six and 15 members).
- Outlines eligibility criteria for membership in the Society.
- Grants the Society the power to make by-laws governing its operations, membership, and fees.
- States that any surplus funds of the Society must be used to further its objects and cannot be distributed to members.
- Provides that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Licensed professional engineers in Ontario
- Members of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
- The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (as a corporation)
- Directors and officers of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
- The Society's object is to represent the interests of licensed professional engineers in Ontario.
- The Society must strive to make the implications of registration more meaningful in Ontario.
- The Society must assist licensed professional engineers in maintaining high standards.
- The Society must provide risk management assistance to its members.
- The Society must use any surplus funds for its objects and not distribute them to members.
- Members may vote by proxy at meetings, provided the proxy is exercised by another member.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Society may prescribe fees payable by its members through by-laws.
- Any surplus obtained from the Society's business must be used for its objects and cannot be divided among members.
- The specific education, experience, or other requirements for membership are to be specified by the Society's by-laws.
- The exact number of directors on the board, within the range of six to 15, will be determined by the Society.
- The details of how directors are elected or appointed, and their terms of office, will be set out in the by-laws.
- The composition and operation of any honorary advisory board are subject to the Society's by-laws.
- The specific committees to be established and their functions will be determined by by-laws.
- The exact details of how by-laws are ratified are outlined, but the by-laws themselves will govern various aspects of the Society's operations.
This bill enacts a new Act to govern the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.
Existing by-laws that are consistent with the new Act continue in force until amended or repealed. By-laws inconsistent with the Act must be modified.
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