O. Reg. 493/20: ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPY OR COUNSELLING

Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996

ONTARIO REGULATION 493/20

ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPY OR COUNSELLING

Historical version for the period September 3, 2020 to July 26, 2023.

No amendments.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Alternative eligibility requirements

1. The following are prescribed for the purposes of clause 58.1 (3) (b) of the Act as alternative eligibility requirements for receiving funding under the program established under subsection 58.1 (1) of the Act:

1. A person is eligible for funding if it is alleged in a complaint or a report against a member received by the College that the student was the subject of sexual abuse or of a prohibited act involving child pornography and, in the opinion of the College, the student was not, at the time of the alleged sexual abuse or prohibited act involving child pornography, a student the member supervised or was responsible for in the course of the member’s practice, but the member’s practice facilitated the relationship between the student and the member, or the member’s access to the student.

Withdrawal of allegation

2. For the purposes of subsection 58.1 (6) of the Act, a person’s eligibility to receive funding ceases upon the withdrawal by the student, or in the case of a minor, the student’s parent or guardian, of the allegation of sexual abuse or prohibited act involving child pornography.

3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).