Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists Act, 2013 Hardeman, Ernie — Private Bill PR15 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

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Bill PR15, Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists Act, 2013

Hardeman, Ernie

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Bill PR15 2013

Act respecting the Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists

Preamble

The

Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists has applied for special

legislation to enable it to grant to its members the right to the exclusive use

of the designations "Professional Agrologist (Ontario)", "P.Ag.", "Technical

Agrologist (Ontario)", "T.Ag.", "Articling Agrologist (Ontario)" and "A.Ag.".

The applicant represents that it was constituted as a corporation without share

capital by The Ontario Professional Agrologists Act, 1960

and was given the power, under that Act, to govern and discipline its members.

is appropriate to grant the application.

Therefore,

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Institute

continued

(1) The

Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists, referred to in this Act as the

Institute, is continued as a corporation without share capital.

Membership

(2) The Institute is composed of the members

of its board of directors and such persons who are admitted to membership in

accordance with the by-laws of the Institute.

Continuation

of present board and officers

(3) The members of the board of directors

and the officers of the Institute in office immediately before the coming into

force of this Act are continued in office until their successors are elected or

appointed under this Act.

Objects

(1) The

principal object of the Institute is to promote and protect the public interest

by governing and regulating the practice of its members in the field of professional

agrology.

Same

(2) In meeting its principal object, the

Institute's further objects are,

(

a) to

establish, maintain, develop and enforce standards of qualification for its members;

(

b) to

establish, maintain, develop and enforce standards of practice;

(

c) to

establish, maintain, develop and enforce a code of ethics;

(

d) to

establish, maintain, develop and enforce standards of knowledge, skill and

proficiency;

(

e) to

regulate the practice, competence and professional conduct of its members;

(

f) to

promote inter-professional collaboration with other professional bodies; and

(

g) to

promote and protect the welfare and interests of the Institute and of the

practice of professional agrology.

Definition

of professional agrology

(1) For

the purposes of this Act, the field or practice of professional agrology is the

application of science to the management of biophysical resources, food production

systems, food security and safety and environmental quality in order to

contribute to the health of society, the environment and the economy, and

includes the application of bioresources and economics to the agriculture,

agri-food, environmental resources and natural resources sectors.

Same

(2) Without limiting the generality of

subsection (1), the field or practice of professional agrology includes the

following:

1. The

application of scientific principles, processes and practices relating to the

cultivation, production, utilization and improvement of

aquatic or terrestrial plants or animals and the management of associated

resources.

2. The

production, processing and protection of agricultural, horticultural and

related products and supplies.

3. The analysis, classification and

evaluation of land and water systems.

4. The study

and application of scientific principles of agriculture.

5. Agricultural

design with respect to the use of buildings, structures, machinery and

equipment.

6. Pest

control.

7. Agricultural

and natural resource economics, finance, communication, business management,

marketing, supply chains and trade.

8. Rural

community development and support.

9. Biosystem

and agricultural engineering.

10. Wetland

and riparian area evaluation, conservation planning and management.

11. The

conservation, decommissioning, reclamation, remediation and improvement of

soils, land and water systems.

12. The

use and development of agricultural products for the human health and nutrition

industry.

13. The

analysis and management of the risks associated with the safety and security of

food supply systems, including monitoring quality assurance and quality control

practices and the assessment of food safety and security risk from the

pre-harvest and pre-slaughter stages through processing and distribution.

14. The

development, management and use of waste treatment and ecological systems.

Board

of directors

4. The

Institute's board of directors, referred to in this Act as the board, shall

manage or supervise the management of the activities and affairs of the Institute

in accordance with its by-laws.

Committees

(1) The

board shall by by-law establish as committees of the board a registration

committee, a professional requirements committee, a complaints committee, a disciplinary

committee, a review committee and an appeal committee and may establish

additional committees as it considers appropriate.

Committees'

functions

(2) A committee of the board shall perform the

functions that are delegated to it by the board or as specified in the Institute's

by-laws.

Membership

(1) Every

individual who applies in accordance with the by-laws and who meets the

requirements and qualifications for membership that are specified in the by-laws

shall be admitted to membership in the Institute.

Continued

registration of present members

(2) A person who is registered as a member of

the Institute immediately before the coming into force of this Act is, on the

day this Act comes into force, registered as a member of the Institute, subject

to the same terms, conditions and restrictions as his or her membership was subject

to immediately before the coming into force of this Act.

Members

of other provinces' agrology institutes

(3) A member of another provincial agrology

institute in Canada shall be accepted for membership as specified in the

by-laws.

Issuance

of certificate

(4) The registrar of the Institute shall

issue a certificate to every individual admitted as a member of the Institute,

which shall indicate the class of membership to which the individual belongs

and the designation described in subsection 9 (1) that the member is entitled

to use.

Terms,

conditions, etc.

(5) An individual's membership may be

subject to terms, conditions or restrictions as set out in the by-laws and

indicated on the individual's certificate of membership.

By-laws

(1) The

board may make by-laws necessary or desirable to conduct the business and carry

out the objects of the Institute, including on the following matters:

1. Governing

the admission of individuals to membership in the Institute, including

specifying the requirements and qualifications for membership and governing

applications for membership.

2. Establishing

classes of membership and prescribing the qualifications for and conditions of

membership in the different classes of membership.

3. Governing

members of the Institute, including,

i. establishing

standards of practice, a code of ethics and rules of professional conduct,

ii. governing

the imposition of terms, conditions and restrictions on a member's membership,

iii. governing

the use of designations and descriptions by different classes of members and

specifying circumstances when the board may deny a member the right to use any

designation or description,

iv. governing

the renewal, suspension, revocation and resignation of memberships,

v. prescribing

record-keeping and reporting requirements,

vi. providing

for the inspection of members' practices, including their record-keeping and

reporting,

vii. prescribing

the minimum requirements for professional liability insurance that must be

carried by members, including proof of the insurance,

viii. governing

complaints against and discipline of members,

ix. providing

for the suspension or revocation of membership or other penalties and

consequences for members' professional misconduct, incapacity or incompetence,

or in the case of a member's bankruptcy or insolvency,

x. requiring

the payment of annual fees by members and fees for registration, examinations

and continuing education, including penalties for late payment, and fees for

anything the registrar is required or authorized to do, and prescribing the

amounts of the fees,

xi. governing

the resignation of members and governing the reinstatement or readmission of

individuals who have resigned or whose membership is suspended or revoked, and

xii. providing

for the training and recognition of members as specialists, including,

A. specifying the requirements and

qualifications for recognition of specialist status,

B. respecting the applications for

recognition of specialist status, and

C. respecting the renewal, expiration,

suspension and revocation of the recognition of specialist status.

4. Governing

the contents of the register to be maintained by the registrar of the

Institute, including the addition of information to and the removal of information

from the register.

5. Governing

the qualifications, nomination, election, appointment and disqualification of members

of the board, including fixing the number of appointed and elected directors

and setting out terms of office.

6. Governing

the nomination, election and appointment of officers of the Institute,

including the registrar, and setting out their powers and duties.

7. Establishing

and governing the committees required by this Act and any additional

committees, and authorizing and governing the formation of panels of

committees.

8. Delegating

any of the board's powers or duties to one or more committees or to the registrar

or any other officer of the Institute and specifying restrictions or conditions

on the delegation.

9. Respecting

the calling, holding and conducting of meetings of the members of the

Institute, of the board and of committees of the board.

10. Respecting

matters of procedure for any meeting, process or proceeding of the board, a

committee of the board or an officer of the Institute.

11. Prescribing

a code of conduct for board members and committee members.

12. Respecting

remuneration and payment of expenses for board members and committee members.

13. Governing

continuing education and professional development, including providing for the

development or approval of continuing education and professional development

programs for members of the Institute and requiring members to successfully

complete or participate in such programs, and governing the provision of

professional development and related services to members and non-members.

14. Governing

the organization of members into local groups or branches for purposes

including holding local meetings and organizing activities for members, and

governing the dissolution of such local groups or branches.

15. Establishing

honours and awards criteria.

16. Establishing

and administering a benevolent or charitable fund and, for that purpose, making

or receiving contributions.

17. Governing

the establishing or making of grants or donations to foundations or other

entities whose work may tend to,

i. advance

knowledge of professional agrology education,

ii. maintain

or improve the standards of practice in professional agrology, or

iii. support

and encourage public information and interest in the role of professional

agrology serving society.

18. Governing

the making of any grant application by the Institute for any purpose that may

tend to advance professional agrology practice or support and encourage public

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