Certificates of Registration
 5. (1) This section applies for the purposes of section 18 of the Act.  O. Reg. 383/00, s. 5 (1); O. Reg. 320/10, s. 2 (1). (2) The following are registration requirements for a certificate of registration of any class: 1. The applicant must disclose, at the time the application is made and at the time the certificate of registration is issued, the following information relating to the applicant and to the practice of social work, social service work or any other profession, whether in Ontario or in any other jurisdiction: i. Every finding of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity and every other similar finding, including a finding of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity made by a professional association or other body that has self-regulatory responsibility. ii. Every current proceeding in relation to professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity and every other similar proceeding, including a proceeding relating to professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity held by a professional association or other body that has self-regulatory responsibility. 2. The applicant must disclose, at the time the application is made and at the time the certificate of registration is issued, every finding of guilt in relation to a criminal offence, an offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Food and Drugs Act
(Canada) or any other offence relevant to the applicant’s suitability to practise social work or social service work, as the case may be. 3. The applicant’s past and present conduct must afford reasonable grounds for the belief that the applicant, i. does not have any physical or mental condition or disorder that could affect his or her ability to practise social work or social service work, as the case may be, in a safe manner, ii. will practise social work or social service work, as the case may be, with decency, integrity and honesty and in accordance with the law, including but not limited to the Act, the regulations and the by-laws, and iii. has sufficient knowledge, skill and judgment to practise social work or social service work, as the case may be. 4. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to speak and write either English or French with reasonable fluency. 5. The applicant must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or be authorized under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to engage in the practice of social work or social service work, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 383/00, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 320/10, s. 2 (2); O. Reg. 319/17, s. 2. (3) Despite any other provision in this Regulation, an applicant who makes a false or misleading statement, representation or declaration in or in connection with his or her application, by commission or omission, shall be deemed thereafter, with respect to the application, not to satisfy, and not to have satisfied, the requirements for a certificate of registration of any class.  O. Reg. 383/00, s. 5 (3). (4) An applicant who, after having applied for but before being issued a certificate of registration, becomes the subject of a finding or a proceeding described in subparagraph 1 i or ii of subsection (2) or is found guilty of an offence described in paragraph 2 of subsection (2), shall immediately inform the Registrar.  O. Reg. 383/00, s. 5 (4).