34 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a)  further defining or clarifying the definition of “registration” in section 2, (b)  specifying in greater detail, (i)  the records and other information to be provided by a regulated profession under this Act, and (ii)  the things to be provided by or performed by a regulated profession under this Act; (c)  establishing time limits for compliance with any provision or provisions of this Act, including establishing a maximum time period within which a regulated profession shall make registration decisions in respect of applicants other than domestic labour mobility applicants and establishing a process for granting exemptions from a time limit; (c.1)  requiring regulated professions to implement expedited registration processes in case of emergency and governing the expedited registration processes; (c.1.1) governing applications for an exemption from a time limit set out in section 9.1, including prescribing procedures for applying for an exemption, and the information that shall be included in an application; (c.1.2) governing when the Fairness Commissioner may make a compliance order in respect of a contravention of section 8, 9 or 9.1; (c.2)  governing English or French language proficiency testing requirements that shall be applicable to individuals applying for registration by regulated professions, including prescribing what constitutes an English or French language proficiency testing requirement for the purposes of the Act and the regulations; (c.3)  governing applications for an exemption from the prohibition relating to Canadian experience described in subsection 10.2 (1), including prescribing the procedures for applying for an exemption, the person or body to whom such an application must be made, the information that shall be included in an  application, and when an exemption is necessary for the purposes of public health and safety; (c.4)  governing orders that the Minister may make under section 27.1, including governing when an order may be made and the procedures for making an order; (d)  governing reports and certificates to be provided to the Fairness Commissioner for the purposes of this Act, including their form, the information to be provided in them, their manner of preparation, making them available to the public and requiring regulated professions to provide such reports and certificates; (e)  governing other information to be provided to the Fairness Commissioner and requiring persons to provide that information; (f)  respecting the powers of the Fairness Commissioner; (g)  governing audits, including specifying audit standards and the scope of audits; (h)  exempting any regulated profession from any provision of this Act or the regulations; (i)  defining “community agencies”, “government agencies” and “educational and training institutions” for the purposes of this Act and the regulations; (j)  prescribing or respecting any matter that this Act refers to as a matter that the regulations may prescribe, specify, designate, set out or otherwise deal with; (j.1)  varying this Act as it applies to compulsory trades, as defined in the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021, in such manner as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary in order to ensure the effective administration and enforcement of this Act in relation to compulsory trades; (k)  respecting any transitional matters necessary for the effective implementation of this Act and the regulations; (l)  respecting any matter necessary or incidental to the enforcement and administration of this Act and the regulations.  2006, c. 31, s. 34 (1); 2009, c. 22, s. 97 (4); 2017, c. 2, Sched. 9, s. 7; 2021, c. 35, Sched. 3, s. 14; 2022, c. 7, Sched. 3, s. 7; 2023, c. 15, Sched. 3, s. 5. Conflict (2) If a provision of a regulation conflicts with a matter specified by the Fairness Commissioner or with a decision of the Fairness Commissioner, the provision of the regulation prevails. 2006, c. 31, s. 34 (2). Classes (3) A regulation may, (a)  create different classes of regulated professions and, without limiting the generality of this power, may create classes with respect to any attribute, quality or characteristic or any combination of those items; (b)  define a class to consist of one regulated profession or to include or exclude a regulated profession having the same or different attributes, qualities or characteristics; and (c)  impose different requirements, conditions or restrictions on or in respect of any class. 2006, c. 31, s. 34 (3). Scope (4) A regulation may be general or specific in its application and may be limited as to time and place. 2006, c. 31, s. 34 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 22, s. 97 (4)
- 08/04/2013 2017, c. 2, Sched. 9, s. 7 - 22/03/2017 2021, c. 35, Sched. 3, s. 14 (1, 2) - 02/12/2021; 2021, c. 35, Sched. 3, s. 14 (3) - 01/01/2022 2022, c. 7, Sched. 3, s. 7 (1, 2, 4) - 11/04/2022; 2022, c. 7, Sched. 3, s. 7 (3) - 31/03/2023 2023, c. 15, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/10/2023 35 Omitted (amends or repeals other Acts).  2006, c. 31, s. 35. 36 Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act).  2006, c. 31, s. 36. 37 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act).  2006, c. 31, s. 37. Schedule 1   Regulated Professions