Bill PR19 explained in plain English
Supply Chain Management Association Ontario Act, 2015
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The Supply Chain Management Association Ontario Act, 2015, continues the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario as a corporation, defines its objects, governance, membership, and professional designations, and repeals previous governing legislation.
Bill Pr19, also known as the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario Act, 2015, establishes the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario as a corporation. It outlines the association's objectives, including promoting education and ethical standards in supply chain management. The bill details how the association's board and officers will be managed, how members will be registered, and the professional designations its members can use. It also specifies the process for handling complaints, disciplinary actions, and appeals, and repeals previous legislation governing the organization. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Continues the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario as a corporation without share capital under its current name.
- Defines the objects of the Association, including promoting education, ethical conduct, and knowledge dissemination in supply chain management.
- Specifies that the Association's affairs are managed by a board of directors, with details of the board's composition and officers to be determined by by-laws.
- Establishes a Registrar responsible for maintaining a register of members and those entitled to use specific professional designations.
- Grants the board the power to pass by-laws concerning membership, conduct, discipline, fees, and corporate governance.
- Outlines the process for granting and renewing membership, resignation, and the continued jurisdiction of the Association over former members in cases of professional misconduct.
- Grants members who meet certain requirements the right to use the designations "Certified Supply Chain Management Professional" and "CSCMP", and allows certain existing members to continue using "Certified Professional Purchaser" and "C.P.P.".
- Makes it an offence for individuals not entitled to do so to use these professional designations or imply membership in the Association.
- Allows the Association to seek court orders to prohibit contraventions of the designation usage rules.
- Establishes procedures for appeals to the Divisional Court regarding membership refusals, designation rights, or disciplinary sanctions.
- States that the Act does not prevent non-members from practicing in supply chain management or as professional purchasers.
- Mandates that any surpluses, profits, or accretions of the Association must be used to promote its objects and not distributed to members.
- Provides protection from liability for acts done in good faith by the Association, its board, committees, officers, employees, or agents.
- Repeals the Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Inc. Act, 1987, and the Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Inc. Act, 2010.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Members of the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario
- Individuals seeking to become members of the Association
- Individuals using or intending to use the professional designations "Certified Supply Chain Management Professional", "CSCMP", "Certified Professional Purchaser", or "C.P.P."
- The Supply Chain Management Association Ontario (the Association)
- The board of directors of the Association
- The Registrar appointed by the Association
- The public, in relation to accessing the Association's register and by-laws
- The Divisional Court of Ontario, in relation to hearing appeals
- Members who meet qualifications have the right to use the designations "Certified Supply Chain Management Professional" and "CSCMP".
- Certain existing members have the right to continue using the designations "Certified Professional Purchaser" and "C.P.P.".
- The Association must grant membership to individuals who apply and meet by-law requirements.
- The Association must renew membership for individuals who apply and meet renewal requirements.
- Members may resign their membership by providing written notice to the Registrar.
- Individuals who resign, whose membership expires, is suspended, or is revoked, remain subject to the Association's jurisdiction for past misconduct.
- The Association must make its by-laws available for public inspection and post them on its website.
- The Association's register must be available for public inspection, with limitations for commercial purposes.
- Any person using designated professional titles without entitlement is guilty of an offence.
- The Association may apply to the Superior Court of Justice for an order prohibiting contravention of designation usage rules.
- Individuals may appeal to the Divisional Court decisions regarding membership refusal, designation rights, or disciplinary sanctions.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (June 4, 2015).
- Members of the board and officers in office immediately before the Act came into force continue until their successors are elected or appointed.
- The by-laws may require members to pay fees to the Association.
- Surpluses, profits, and accretions of the Association must be devoted to its objects and not divided among members.
- Any person in Ontario who is not a member of the Association in good standing and uses the professional designations "Certified Supply Chain Management Professional", "CSCMP", "Certified Professional Purchaser", or "C.P.P.", or implies they are a member, is guilty of an offence.
- The Association can apply to the Superior Court of Justice for an order prohibiting individuals from contravening the rules about using professional designations.
- The Association may impose discipline, suspension, expulsion, or other penalties for professional misconduct, incompetence, or failure to pay fees.
- The specific details regarding the size and composition of the board, qualifications for board members, terms of office, filling of vacancies, and the composition of committees are to be determined by the Association's by-laws.
- The specific curriculum, courses of study, and examination subjects for students are to be determined by the by-laws.
- The specific conditions for continued membership and the privileges and limitations of each membership class are to be determined by the by-laws.
- The exact requirements for education, experience, and continuing qualifications for using professional designations are to be determined by the by-laws.
- The specifics of how complaints are considered, reviewed, and resolved, and the procedures for discipline, suspension, expulsion, or other penalties are to be determined by the by-laws.
- The specific amounts, manner, and time of payment for member fees are to be determined by the by-laws.
- The terms and conditions for restoring a suspended or revoked membership are at the discretion of the board.
- The specific terms and conditions for restoring a name to the register after removal are at the discretion of the board.
- Access to the register may be refused if there is cause to believe a person is seeking access primarily for commercial purposes or purposes unrelated to a professional's business or profession.
- The by-laws may set out the conditions for restoring a name to the register, including payment of arrears and additional amounts.
This Act, which previously governed the organization, is no longer in effect.
Source: Section 16
This Act, which previously governed the organization, is no longer in effect.
Source: Section 16
This Act establishes the Supply Chain Management Association Ontario as a corporation and sets out its rules and functions.
Source: Preamble, Section 18
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