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December Council Meeting Highlights

Our quarterly Council Meetings are open to the public and we post our meeting materials online.

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NEW: Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation

The Drug Regulation will be expanded in 2024 to improve client care through more direct access to necessary drugs and substances.

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Updates on Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990

The College continues to work towards expanded lists of the laboratory tests midwives can order and perform.

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Recent Timeline on the Proposed Changes to the Designated Drugs Regulation and Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990

We’ve put together a brief timeline starting in 2016 of the changes to the Designated Drugs Regulation and Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990.

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Registration Regulation

Proposed changes to the Registration and Regulation and information about the Emergency Class provisions.

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Orientation and Assessment Pilot Program

We are very happy to share that the first cohort of the Orientation and Assessment Pilot Program have all successfully completed the program.

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Furthering Our Equity Work

We rely on our strategic framework and guiding principles to direct our work and keep us true to our mission. In the 2021-26 Strategic Plan, we added equity to our existing guiding principles of accountability, transparency, integrity, proportionality, and innovation. Below are some recent equity-related initiatives we have undertaken at the College.

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Thinking About a Class Change?

Before making a request for a class change, please read the important information below to better understand the class change processes and timelines.

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Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy

This policy sets out the College’s definition of the beginning and end of a midwife-client relationship and assists midwives in complying with the provisions of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) that address sexual abuse.

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The Professional Development Portfolio  

As midwives are aware, the College has introduced a new Professional Development Portfolio as part of our Quality Assurance Program.

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