6 (1) The Director may issue a licence to a person who has submitted an application for the establishment and operation of an integrated community health services centre if the Director is of the opinion that, (a)  the applicant provided all of the information required in subsection 5 (4); (b)  the licence should be issued, taking into account the considerations set out in subsection (2); (c)  the integrated community health services centre will be operated in accordance with this Act and the regulations and any other applicable Act or regulation; (d)  the persons listed in subsection (3) will operate the integrated community health services centre competently and in a responsible manner in accordance with this Act and the regulations, will ensure that the specified services are provided and will comply with the quality and safety standards; (e)  the past conduct relating to the operation of an integrated community health services centre or any other matter or business of a person listed in subsection (3) affords reasonable grounds to believe that, (i)  the centre will be operated with honesty and integrity and in accordance with the law, and (ii)  the centre will not be operated in a manner that is prejudicial to the health, safety or welfare of any person; and (f)  there is no other reason that the person should not be issued a licence. Considerations in assessing application (2) In deciding whether to issue a licence, the Director shall consider, (a)  the nature of the services to be provided in the proposed integrated community health services centre; (b)  the extent to which the services are already available in Ontario or in any part of Ontario; (c)  the extent to which the services to be provided in the proposed integrated community health services centre will promote connected and convenient care, including the applicant’s, (i)  capacity to improve patient wait times, (ii)  plans to improve patient experiences and access to care in the proposed integrated community health services centre, and (iii)  plans to integrate with the health system; (d)  the current and future need for the service or services in Ontario or any part of Ontario, taking into account the needs of diverse, vulnerable, priority and underserviced populations and linguistic needs; (e)  the potential impact on health system planning, including the availability of sustainable health human resources; (f)  whether the issuing of the licence would improve the availability of the services in the region specified in the call for applications; (g)  the potential impact on the co-ordination of health services, based on consultations with health system partners; (h)  the projected cost in public money for the operation of the proposed integrated community health services centre; (i)  the availability of public money to pay for the operation of the proposed integrated community health services centre; and (j)  any other matter that the Director considers relevant to the management of the health care system. Relevant persons (3) The following are the persons listed for the purposes of clauses (1) (d) and (e): 1.  The person who submitted the application. 2.  If the person who submitted the application is a corporation, the officers and directors of the corporation and any other person with an interest affecting control of the corporation. 3.  If the person with an interest affecting control mentioned in paragraph 2 is a corporation, the officers and directors of the corporation. 4.  Any other prescribed persons. Discretion (4) The issuance of a licence is discretionary, and the Director, (a)  is not required to issue a licence to any person; and (b)  may prefer any application over other applications. Limitation on licence issuance (5) The Director shall not issue a licence for the operation of an integrated community health services centre that is located, (a)  within the same building as, or in a building that is adjacent to, a private hospital within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act; or (b)  at any other prescribed place. Limitations and conditions (6) A licence may be subject to such limitations and conditions as may be prescribed or as may be specified by the Director and set out in the licence. Same (7) The Director may specify as a limitation or condition of a licence the list of services or types of services in respect of which the integrated community health services centre is licensed. No licences issued to exempted persons (8) The Director shall not issue a licence to any person who is exempt from the application of this Act. Term limits (9) A licence shall be issued or renewed for a term of no more than five years unless a longer maximum term is provided for in the regulations.