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The College has the third lowest fee rate among the other Medical Regulatory Authorities in Canada . The highest fee is in Alberta , at $ 1,960 . The increases over the five years ( for 2015 there was no increase ) have been necessary to meet the escalating activity at the College . The costs reflect the expansion of numerous quality improvement programs , particularly peer assessment , the increasing number of incapacity investigations and the sheer volume and increasing complexity of College investigations . It was noted that there has been an 18 % rise in complaints over the previous year and a 16 % increase in referrals to discipline . It was also noted that the College ’ s resources are stressed by efforts to meet the increased demands of a number of government reviews , ad hoc data requests and legislative amendments .
To meet these demands , Council is also proposing the following :
• Increasing the fee for an application for a Certificate of Registration for a post-graduate licence from 10 % of the membership fee to 25 %;
• Increasing the fee for an application for a Certificate of Registration for an independent practice from 50 % of the membership fee to 60 %;
• Increasing the Certificate of Professional Conduct fee from $ 50 to $ 75 ( this fee has not been increased since 2008 ); and
• Establishing an expedited review service fee for those registration applications that meet the requirements for a Certificate of Registration that are set out in the regulation . Applicants who wish to expedite the initial assessment of such applications to less than 3 weeks will have the option to do so with the new fee . Expedited review does not include the time taken to issue a Certificate . Expedited service is not available for those applications that require review by the College ’ s Registration Committee .
Please see more about the external consultation on the fee proposals at www . cpso . on . ca
In related decisions , Council voted to :
• increase the tariff rate of a day ’ s discipline hearing by 10 % ( from $ 5,000 to $ 5,500 );
• raise the fee for an initial application for a Certificate of Authorization from $ 350 to $ 400 ; and
• raise the fee for a renewal of a Certificate of Authorization from $ 125 to $ 175 .
As part of the effort to attract physicians to College work , Council approved a 1 % inflationary increase in per diems for physician Council and Committee members . The increase is effective January 1 , 2017 . MD
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Issue 4 , 2016 Dialogue 13