Background

To fulfil its mandate to protect the public by effectively regulating the practice of kinesiology in Ontario, the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario (“the College”) must operate based on sound financial principles.

Fees paid by members are the College’s sole significant source of revenue. The College’s fee schedule, which describes the fees that may be paid by members, is set out in the College’s By-law 19.

The College receives infrequent requests from members to waive or reduce one or more fees. Article 19.14 of the By-laws allows the Registrar to consider requests for application fees to be waived or reduced. The current By-laws do not allow the College to waive or reduce any other fees such as the renewal fee, the registration fee or late payment fees.

Having considered a range of potential options, the College has proposed an amendment to Article 19.14 of its By-laws to permit the Registrar to consider requests for waiver or reduction of other fees. It is proposed that Article 19.14 be amended as follows:

Current Article 19.14 Power to Waive or Reduce a Fee:

The Registrar may waive or reduce the application fee associated with a particular application where the Registrar is satisfied in their sole and absolute discretion that such waiver or reduction is appropriate having regard for the actual costs incurred by the College in processing that application.

Proposed Article 19.14 Power to Waive or Reduce a Fee:

The Registrar may consider an individual member’s request for waiver or reduction of any fees on a case-by-case basis and may approve the request where the Registrar determines that such waivers or reductions are appropriate.

The College is asking for your suggestions, recommendations, questions, concerns and other feedback regarding this proposed by-law amendment.

We would also like to invite you to sign up for an upcoming virtual “town hall” to provide an open forum for discussion of this proposed amendment. We’d welcome you to join us and your peers on one of the following dates:

• Monday, May 12, 2025 12:00pm-1:00pm
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 6:30pm-7:30pm
• Friday, May 16, 2025 9:30am-10:30am

Next Steps

The College will review all feedback and present final By-law 19 amendments for Council approval. Once the amendments are implemented, changes will be communicated to registrants and stakeholders.

If you have any questions, please email professionalpractice@coko.ca.

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