The following eligibility requirements for Professional Committee Appointees are taken from the College Bylaws.
A Professional Committee appointee is eligible for appointment to a committee of
the College as a Professional Committee appointee or, subject to Bylaw 12.04.2,
is eligible for re-appointment if, on the date of the appointment or re-appointment
they meet the requirements of clauses (c) through (o) of Bylaw 5.03.1:
a. they practise occupational therapy in Ontario or reside in Ontario;
b. they have completed the required orientation program.
A Registrant is eligible for election to the Board in an electoral district if, on the
date of the deadline for nomination:
c. they have completed the College’s orientation program;
d. they are not the subject of any disciplinary or incapacity proceedings by a
body that governs a profession, inside or outside Ontario;
e. their certificate of registration has not been revoked or suspended, inside or
outside of Ontario in the six years preceding the date of nomination as a
result of a professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity proceeding;
f. their certificate of registration is not subject to any order, direction, or term,
condition, or limitation imposed by a panel of the Discipline Committee,
Fitness to Practise Committee or Quality Assurance Committee or by a similar
committee of a body that governs a profession, inside or outside of Ontario;
g. a period of at least six years has elapsed since they complied with all aspects
of any order imposed by a Discipline or Fitness to Practice Committee or by a
similar committee of a body that governs a profession, inside or outside of
Ontario;
h. they have not been disqualified from the Board or a Committee in accordance
with the bylaws in the six years preceding the date of nomination;
i. they have not at present nor has been at any time within the three years preceding
the date of nomination a director, owner, board member, officer, or employee
of any professional association;
j. they have not resigned from the Board in the three years preceding the date of
nomination;
k. they do not have a conflict of interest to serve as a Board Director or has
agreed to remove any such conflicts of interest before taking office.
l. a court or other lawful authority (unless it has been reversed on appeal or
judicialreview) has not made a finding of guilt against them in respect of:
i. a criminal offence;
ii. any offence relating to the prescribing, compounding, dispensing,
selling, or administering of drugs; or
iii. any offence relevant to the Registrant’s suitability to practise
occupational therapy;
m. they are not subject to any existing conditions or restrictions (such as bail
conditions) imposed by a court or other lawful authority that relate to or
otherwise impact the Registrant’s practice;
n. they have not initiated, joined, continued, or materially contributed to a legal
proceeding against the College or any Committee or representative of the
College; and,
o. they have not been an employee or paid consultant of the College in the six
years preceding the date of nomination.