Accountability

The College has a duty to protect the public. It is accountable to the Minister of Health to fulfill that duty. The Minister monitors College activities through the College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF) annual reporting tool to ensure:

• processes and proceedings regulating dietitians are transparent and fair, and carried out according to the laws set out in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991,, and the Dietetics Act, 1991.
• there is a transparent and fair process in place to investigate complaints from the public within the timeframes allowed by the law.
• there is the required public representation on College Council and committees. Public members are appointed by the Ontario Provincial Government to represent public interests.
• Council meetings and discipline hearings are open to the public.

Click here to visit the College Performance Measurement Framework webpage and read CDO’s CPMF submissions.

The College is also accountable to the Fairness Commissioner for transparent, objective, impartial and fair registration practices. When requested, the College reports to the Fairness Commissioner on the results and processes of our registration practices. The registration review must demonstrate:

1. that College requirements for registration are necessary for the practice of dietetics in Ontario;
2. efficiency and timeliness of registration decision-making; and
3. the reasonableness of registration fees.

Click here to access the College’s archive of Fair Registration Practices Reports.