Concept
Objects of the
College
Current Provisions
The Veterinarians Act states that the
principal object of the College is to
“regulate the practice of veterinary
medicine and to govern its members in
accordance with this Act, the regulations
and the by-laws in order that the public
interest may be served and protected.”
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It further states that the College has the
following additional objects:
Proposal
It is proposed that the provision of
the Act relating to the purposes
of the College be updated to also
include the following objects:
Appendix A
1. To develop, establish, and
maintain programs to assure
the quality of the practice of
the profession.
2. To develop, establish, and
maintain standards and
programs to promote the
ability of members to respond
to changes in practice
2. To establish, maintain and develop
environments, advances
standards of qualification and
in technology and other
standards of practice for the practice of
emerging issues.
veterinary medicine.
1. To establish, maintain and develop
standards of knowledge and skill
among its members.
Council
composition
3. To inspect and accredit
3. To establish, maintain and develop
veterinary facilities.
standards of professional ethics among
its members.
4. Any other objects relating
to the practice of veterinary
4. To promote public awareness of the
medicine that Council
role of the College.
considers desirable.
5. To perform such other duties and
exercise such other powers as are
imposed or conferred on the College
under any Act.
The Veterinarians Act states 2 that the
The following Council composition
Council shall be composed of:
is proposed:
• Between nine and fifteen elected
members who are licensed
veterinarians; and • Between ten and twelve
elected members who are
licensed veterinarians;
• Between three and five persons who
are not members of the governing
body of a self-regulating licensing
body under any other Act or licensed
under the Veterinarians Act and who
are appointed by the Lieutenant
Governor in Council. • Between seven and nine
members appointed by
government who meet the
same requirements as noted
above; and
• One member who is a
licensed veterinarian and who
holds a faculty position at the
Ontario Veterinary College.
1 Veterinarians Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s 3.
2 Veterinarians Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s 4(2)
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