The Professional Governance Act makes several changes to how natural resource professions are governed in order to ensure best practices for professional governance are implemented. The Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance will be established to ensure accountability, transparency, and the highest levels of professionalism are achieved consistently across professions. The proposed legislation, if approved, will bring government oversight of five QP regulators under the Office and set consistent governance standards across the professions. The proposed Office will have the mandate and authority to ensure professional regulators are acting in the public interest in their oversight of professionals.
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