Office of the Fairness Commissioner explained

Native Name:Bureau du commissaire à l’équité
Agency Type:Crown agency
Seal:Office of the Fairness Commissioner logo (Ontario).png
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Jurisdiction:Government of Ontario
Headquarters:180 Dundas Street West, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
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Keydocument1:Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act

The Office of the Fairness Commissioner (French: Bureau du commissaire à l’équité) is an arm's length Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that is responsible for ensuring that Ontarians with professional credentials from foreign countries can have fair access to regulated professions and trades in Ontario.[1]

The office is independent of the regulated professions and the government. It was created by the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, which came into effect on 1 March 2007.

List of commissioners

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mandate . About Us . Office of the Fairness Commissioner . 9 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418194048/http://www.fairnesscommissioner.ca/index_en.php?page=about%2Fmandate . 18 April 2016 .
  2. News: Keung. Nicholas. Jean Augustine, Ontario's fairness commissioner, retires at 77. June 9, 2016. Toronto Star. March 22, 2015.