2. A candidate for admission may be exempted from the obligation to pass the course referred to in section 1 where the equivalence committee concludes that he has passed one or more courses offered by a university-level educational institution, with a total duration of at least 45 hours and pertaining specifically to the code of ethics and in particular to the statutes and regulations that are in force in Québec and are applicable to the Order and its members.
For the purpose of verifying whether a candidate for admission may be exempted from the obligation to pass that course, the equivalence committee may require him to pass an examination.
“Equivalence committee” means the committee formed by the board of directors of the Order under paragraph 2 of section 86.0.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).