2 (1) In this Act, “authorizing certificate”, in relation to an occupation, means, (a) a certificate, licence, registration, or other form of official recognition, granted by a regulatory authority to an individual, which attests to the individual being qualified to practise the occupation and authorizes the individual to practise the occupation, use a title or designation relating to the occupation, or both, or (b) a certificate, licence, registration, or other form of official recognition, granted by a regulatory authority to an individual, which attests to the individual being qualified to practise the occupation but does not authorize the practice of the occupation or the use of a title or designation relating to the occupation, if the occupation and the regulatory authority granting the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition respecting the occupation are prescribed for the purpose of this clause; (“certificat d’autorisation”) “authorizing statute”, in relation to an Ontario regulatory authority, means the Act that authorizes the Ontario regulatory authority to certify individuals in one or more occupations, as set out opposite the Ontario regulatory authority in Column 2 of Table 1; (“loi habilitante”) “Canadian Free Trade Agreement” means the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, effective July 1, 2017, between the governments of Canada, the provinces of Canada and the territories of Canada, as amended from time to time; (“Accord de libre-échange canadien”) “certify” means to grant an authorizing certificate for an occupation to an individual; (“accréditation”, “reconnaissance professionnelle”, “accréditer”) “co-ordinating Minister” means the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development or such other member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act may be assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre coordonnateur”) “instrument of a legislative nature” includes but is not limited to a regulation, by-law, rule, directive, guideline or order of a legislative nature; (“texte de nature législative”) “municipal governmental regulatory authority” means an Ontario regulatory authority listed under the heading “Municipal Governmental Regulatory Authorities — Public Acts” in Table 1; (“autorité de réglementation gouvernementale municipale”) “non-governmental regulatory authority” means an Ontario regulatory authority listed under the heading “Non-Governmental Regulatory Authorities — Private Acts” or “Non-Governmental Regulatory Authorities — Public Acts” in Table 1; (“autorité de réglementation non gouvernementale”) “occupation” means a set of jobs which, with some variation, are similar in their main tasks or duties or in the type of work performed; (“métier ou profession”) “occupational standards”, in relation to an occupation, means the knowledge, skills and judgment that an individual must possess in order to be certified in the occupation, as established by a body or individual that is authorized by law to establish them, and against which a regulatory authority measures the qualifications of an individual who applies for certification in the occupation when assessing whether the individual is qualified to practise the occupation; (“normes professionnelles”) “Ontario regulatory authority” means a body or individual listed in Column 3 of Table 1; (“autorité de réglementation ontarienne”) “out-of-province regulatory authority” means a regulatory authority that is authorized to certify individuals in an occupation under an Act of Canada or of a province or territory of Canada that is a party to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, other than Ontario; (“autorité de réglementation extraprovinciale”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations made under this Act; (“prescrit”) “provincial governmental regulatory authority” means an Ontario regulatory authority listed under the heading “Provincial Governmental Regulatory Authorities — Public Acts” in Table 1; (“autorité de réglementation gouvernementale provinciale”) “regulated occupation” means an occupation for which an Ontario regulatory authority is authorized, under an Act set out opposite the Ontario regulatory authority in Column 2 of Table 1, to grant a specific authorizing certificate to an individual; (“métier ou profession réglementé”) “regulatory authority” means a body or individual that is authorized by law to certify individuals in an occupation. (“autorité de réglementation”)  2009, c. 24, s. 2 (1); 2017, c. 34, Sched. 32, s. 1, 2. Same (2) For greater certainty, the reference in the definition of “out-of-province regulatory authority” in subsection (1) to an Act of Canada that authorizes a regulatory authority to certify individuals in an occupation does not include the Trade-marks Act
(Canada).  2009, c. 24, s. 2 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 34, Sched. 32, s. 1 (1-3), 2 - 14/12/2017 Monitor