Expiration and renewal of licence
 27.2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licence expires five years after the day it is issued.  O. Reg. 214/11, s. 17. (2) Upon receipt of a request from the holder of a licence, the Director may extend the expiry date of the licence for a period not exceeding 90 days and shall provide written notice of the extension to the holder.  O. Reg. 214/11, s. 17. (3) The holder of a licence may apply to the Director for the renewal of the licence in a form that is approved or provided by the Director, if the application is made before the licence expires.  O. Reg. 214/11, s. 17. (4) If an application for renewal of a licence is received before the licence expires, the Director shall, subject to section 27.4, renew the licence if, (a)  during the term of the licence that is expiring, the holder of the licence obtains at least 60 professional development credits in accordance with subsection (5), at least 30 of which are for educational courses that satisfy the requirements of paragraph 1 of subsection (5); and (b)  the holder pays the fee established by the Minister for the renewal of the licence.  O. Reg. 214/11, s. 17. (5) A holder of a licence may obtain professional development credits in one or more of the following ways: 1.  The holder may obtain one professional development credit for each hour he or she spends in taking an educational course in a field or area mentioned in subsection 27.1 (3) or (4), i.  that relates to one or more functions performed by a toxic substance reduction planner in complying with the Act and this Regulation or in preparing toxic substance reduction plans, and ii.  that, in the opinion of the Director, contributes to improving the holder’s professional knowledge and ability to perform his or her functions as a toxic substance reduction planner. 2.  The holder may obtain one professional development credit for each hour he or she engages in teaching or making educational presentations at an academic institution or conference, or in another training setting, in one or more fields or areas mentioned in subsections 27.1 (3) or (4), if, in the opinion of the Director, this activity contributes to improving the holder’s professional knowledge and ability to perform his or her functions as a toxic substance reduction planner. 3.  The holder may obtain two professional development credits for each paper or article relating to one or more fields or areas mentioned in subsections 27.1 (3) or (4) that he or she writes and has published in a publication acceptable to the Director, to a maximum of 10 professional development credits during each term of the holder’s licence, if, in the opinion of the Director, writing the paper or article contributes to improving the holder’s professional knowledge and ability to perform his or her functions as a toxic substance reduction planner. 4.  The holder may obtain five professional development credits for preparing a toxic substance reduction plan or performing one or more functions of a toxic substance reduction planner under section 18.2 or 19.1, but shall not obtain more than five professional development credits in respect of the same toxic substance reduction plan or version of the plan.  O. Reg. 214/11, s. 17.