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Public consultations

Your feedback is valuable.

Ontario health regulators often seek feedback from the public, health professionals and others when developing policies, guidelines and other documents.

Your feedback helps us identify and assess the issues that concern the public. It helps us develop the policies and standards that guide the work of regulated health professionals and help colleges protect you.

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College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario

Open Standards Consultations 
 
The College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) has developed new Speech-Language Pathology Intervention Standards and has revised the existing Standards for Consent & Capacity and Standards for Documentation (i.e., Record Keeping).  The public’s voluntary feedback on these documents is requested.  Feedback from the public is important to ensure the standards reflect patient risk of harm and are current and relevant. ​ We hope to glean whether the documents at face value are informative for the public on what the minimum expectations for speech-language pathologists and audiologists are in their practice.  

Links for each consultation can be found below: 
Survey for the Revised Consent & Capacity Standards and Revised Documentation Standards
– Survey for the draft Practice Standards for Speech-Language Pathology Intervention  

​The survey and feedback will be open until March 26th, 2025.
 

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College of Naturopaths of Ontario

The College of Naturopaths of Ontario (the College) is undertaking a preliminary consultation on the

Classes of registration for the naturopathic profession in Ontario. This consultation is a fact-finding process to explore many questions relating to the classes of registration set out in the Registration Regulation made under the Naturopathy Act, 2007.  Through this process, the College will determine whether the Council might consider any changes to the classes in the future as a means of strengthening the regulatory framework for the profession.

This initiative is part of the process supporting the College’s strategic plan set by the Council, including a strategic priority that requires the College to “examine the regulatory model to maximize the public protection benefit to Ontarians.”

At the conclusion of this consultation, the College will brief the Council on the matters raised in this consultation and any related matters that may be brought forward.  It is important to note that a decision to propose any changes to the classes of registration have not been made. The College is presently in the information gathering stage of its process.

All feedback is important to the College. We invite you to review the background and supporting information now available on the College’s website. Feedback is sought through the on-line feedback forms or by email or facsimile. All feedback should be received no later than April 25, 2025.

Sincerely,

College of Naturopaths of Ontario
Andrew Parr, CAE (he/him), Chief Executive Officer

10 King Street East, Suite 1001, Toronto, ON  M5C 1C3
Tel: 416.583.6013 / Fax: 416.583.6011
E-mail: andrew.parr@collegeofnaturopaths.on.ca
Website:  www.collegeofnaturopaths.on.ca

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College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is looking for CAG Members’ input to support us in fulfilling our mandate to serve the public interest. We want to hear your feedback on our draft policies:  
Boundary Violations: This current policy sets out expectations for doctors regarding sexual and non-sexual boundary violations, intimate examinations, sexual relationships with former patients, sexual relationships with persons close to patients, and mandatory reporting duties.  
Delegation of Controlled Acts: This current policy sets out expectations for doctors about when and how they may delegate controlled acts.  

To help us evaluate and refine these draft policies, please visit the dedicated consultation pages linked above or CPSO’s Consultations webpage to learn more

Please provide your feedback by Friday, May 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (ET). 

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Citizen Advisory Group

The Citizen Advisory Group helps bring the patient voice and perspective to all health regulatory Colleges in Ontario. To find out more, visit their website at citizenadvisorygroup.org.

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