Bill 64 explained in plain English
Registered Professional Planners Act, 2018
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The Registered Professional Planners Act, 2018, establishes the framework for regulating professional planners in Ontario by continuing the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, outlining its governance, membership, and disciplinary processes, and repealing previous legislation.
The Registered Professional Planners Act, 2018 (Bill 64) establishes a new framework for regulating professional planners in Ontario. It continues the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (Institute) as a corporation and defines its objects, such as setting standards for qualifications, practice, ethics, and knowledge. The bill outlines the structure and powers of the Institute's Council, which will manage its affairs and include members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. It details membership requirements, the use of professional designations, and sets out prohibitions against unauthorized use of these titles. The Act also establishes processes for handling complaints, discipline, and capacity assessments for members, including appeals. It grants investigators powers to enter premises, question individuals, and examine documents. The bill repeals the Ontario Professional Planners Institute Act, 1994, and makes consequential amendments to other related legislation, including the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009. The Act will come into force on a date proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.
- Continues the Ontario Professional Planners Institute as a corporation under the name "Ontario Professional Planners Institute" in English and "l’Institut des urbanistes de l’Ontario" in French.
- Defines the objects of the Institute, including promoting and protecting the public interest by governing and regulating the practice of its members.
- Establishes a Council to manage and administer the Institute's affairs, composed of elected members and individuals appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
- Provides a framework for membership in the Institute, including requirements and the use of professional designations like 'professional planner' and 'RPP'.
- Creates prohibitions and offences related to the unauthorized use of professional planning designations and initials.
- Sets out procedures for handling complaints against members, including investigations, alternative dispute resolution, and a disciplinary process with rights of appeal.
- Establishes procedures for determining if a member is incapacitated due to physical or mental illness, addiction, or excessive substance use, including investigations and potential restrictions on practice.
- Grants investigators appointed by the complaints committee or the Registrar powers to enter business premises, question individuals, and obtain documents related to investigations.
- Requires the Registrar to maintain a register of members, with an online version to be published on the Institute's website.
- Provides protection from liability for the Institute, Council, committees, and their members or appointees for actions taken in good faith.
- Authorizes the Council to make by-laws to conduct the Institute's business and carry out its objects, covering areas such as membership, governance, and disciplinary procedures.
- Addresses transitional issues, ensuring that existing members and council members continue under the new Act.
- Repeals the Ontario Professional Planners Institute Act, 1994.
- Makes consequential amendments to the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, and the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- Individuals practicing professional planning in Ontario
- Members of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- Applicants seeking membership in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- The Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- The Council of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- The Registrar of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- Investigative bodies and public authorities that may interact with the Institute
- Former members of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- Members have the right to use specific professional designations and initials (e.g., "professional planner", "RPP").
- Members are subject to standards of qualification, practice, ethics, and knowledge set by the Institute.
- Members must comply with the Institute's by-laws and decisions of its committees.
- Unauthorized persons are prohibited from using professional planning designations.
- The Institute has the right to investigate complaints, assess member capacity, and impose discipline.
- Members have the right to appeal decisions regarding membership refusal, restrictions, or disciplinary actions.
- The public has a right to protection through the regulation of professional planners.
- The Institute must maintain a register of its members and make it publicly available online.
- The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor (Section 64).
- Members may be required to pay fees, penalties, or other amounts to the Institute.
- Fines of up to $15,000 for unauthorized use of designations and up to $25,000 for obstructing investigators or breaching confidentiality.
- The Discipline Committee may order a member to pay a fine and cover the costs of proceedings.
- The Institute may incur costs in prosecuting offences and undertaking investigations.
- Individuals who contravene prohibitions on using designations are guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $15,000 (Section 25).
- Directors or officers of a corporation that commits an offence under Section 24 are also liable to a fine of not more than $15,000.
- The Institute may apply for a court order to compel compliance with the Act or by-laws if a person does not comply.
- Obstructing an investigator or concealing/destroying relevant documents is an offence with a fine of not more than $25,000 (Section 47).
- Breaching confidentiality obligations is an offence with a fine of not more than $25,000 (Section 50).
- The Discipline Committee can revoke or suspend membership, impose restrictions, issue reprimands, or require rehabilitative measures.
- A two-year limitation period applies to prosecutions for contravening Section 24 (Section 27).
- The Act comes into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor, so the exact commencement date is not yet fixed.
- The specific requirements and qualifications for membership, standards of practice, ethics, and knowledge are to be detailed in the by-laws made by the Council.
- The number of members on the Council is to be fixed by by-law (at least nine and no more than 11 elected members, and at least one and no more than three appointed members).
- The specific procedures for appeals, complaints, discipline, and capacity assessments will be further detailed in the by-laws.
- The extent to which the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, will apply to the Institute is subject to future regulations.
- The Act does not affect the right of persons who are not members of the Institute to practice professional planning.
This Act is repealed by Bill 64.
Source: Section 61
The Act clarifies that the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, does not apply to the Institute, except as prescribed by regulation. It also allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations prescribing specific provisions of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, that will apply to the Institute.
Source: Section 60
The Ontario Professional Planners Institute is added to Schedule 1 of this Act.
Source: Section 62
Item 24 of Table 1 of this Act is repealed, and a new item referencing the Registered Professional Planners Act, 2018, and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute is added to Table 1.
Source: Section 63
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