26 (1) No individual, other than a member of the Association authorized by the Board to do so, shall, through an entity or otherwise,  (a) take or use a designation or initials prescribed by the regulations, alone or in combination with other words or abbreviations; (b) take or use any term, title, initials, designation or description implying that the individual is a member of the Association or is authorized to use a designation prescribed by the regulations; (c) otherwise hold himself or herself out as a member of the Association or authorized to use a designation prescribed by the regulations, regardless of whether he or she provides services in the field of human resources to any individual or entity. 2013, c. 6, s. 26 (1); 2015, c. 27, Sched. 4, s. 9 (1-3). Exceptions (2) Clauses (1) (a) and (b) do not apply to an individual in any of the following circumstances: 1. The individual uses a term, title, initials, designation or description when making reference to his or her membership in a comparable organization in a jurisdiction other than Ontario in, i. a speech or other presentation given at a professional or academic conference or other similar forum, ii. an application for employment or a private communication respecting the retainer of the individual’s services, if the reference is made to indicate the individual’s educational background and the individual expressly indicates that he or she is not a member of the Association and is not governed by the Association, or iii. a proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals, if the reference is made to demonstrate that the individual meets the requirements for the work to which the request for proposals relates. 2. The individual uses a term, title, initials, designation or description as authorized by the by-laws. 2013, c. 6, s. 26 (2). Same (3) For the purposes of subparagraph 1 ii of subsection (2), stating the name of the jurisdiction from which the qualifications were obtained after the term, title, initials, designation or description is not sufficient to expressly indicate that the individual is not a member of the Association and is not governed by the Association. 2013, c. 6, s. 26 (3). Prohibition, corporations (4) No corporation, other than a corporation that is a firm authorized by the Board to do so, shall, (a) take or use a designation or initials prescribed by the regulations, alone or in combination with other words or abbreviations; (b) take or use any term, title, initials, designation or description implying that the corporation is registered with the Association or is authorized to use a designation prescribed by the regulations; (c) otherwise hold itself out as being registered with the Association or authorized to use a designation prescribed by the regulations, regardless of whether it provides services in the field of human resources to any individual or entity. 2013, c. 6, s. 26 (4); 2015, c. 27, Sched. 4, s. 9 (4-6). Exception (5) Clauses (4) (a) and (b) do not apply if a corporation uses a term, title, initials, designation or description when making reference to its registration with a comparable organization in a jurisdiction other than Ontario in a proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals, if the reference is made to demonstrate that the corporation meets the requirements for the work to which the request for proposals relates. 2013, c. 6, s. 26 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2015, c. 27, Sched. 4, s. 9 (1-6) - 01/07/2016