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C-26, r. 87 - Règlement sur les normes d’équivalence de diplôme et de la formation aux fins de la délivrance d’un permis de l’Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec

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chapter C-26, r. 87

Règlement sur les normes d’équivalence de diplôme et de la formation aux fins de la délivrance d’un permis de l’Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COUNSELLORS — PROFESSIONAL CODE — STANDARDS FOR EQUIVALENCE

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 93, pars. c and c.1).

C-26

09September 011 2012

See French Edition

chapter C-26, r. 87

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COUNSELLORS — PROFESSIONAL CODE — STANDARDS FOR EQUIVALENCE

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 93, pars. c and c.1).

C-26

09September 011 2012

See French Edition

DIVISION I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The secretary of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec shall forward a copy of this Regulation to a candidate who, for the purpose of obtaining a permit from the order, applies for an equivalence of a diploma issued by an educational establishment situated outside Québec, or requests a training equivalence.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 1.

2. In this Regulation, the following terms mean:

(1) “diploma giving access to a permit” means a diploma recognized as giving access to the permit issued by the order by regulation of the Government made under the first paragraph of section 184 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26);

(2) “diploma equivalence” means the acknowledgement by the Order that a diploma issued by an educational institution outside Québec certifies that its holder has acquired a level of knowledge and skills equivalent to the level attained by the holder of a diploma recognized, by regulation of the government enacted pursuant to the first paragraph of section 184 of this Code, as giving access to the permit issued by the Order;

(3) “training equivalence” means the acknowledgement by the Order that a candidate’s training demonstrates that the latter has attained a level of knowledge and skills equivalent to the level attained by the holder of a diploma, recognized by regulation of the government enacted in accordance with the first paragraph section 184 of this Code, as giving access to the permit issued by the Order.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 2; O.C. 393-2009, s. 1.

DIVISION II

STANDARDS FOR A DIPLOMA EQUIVALENCE

3. A candidate holding a diploma issued by an educational establishment outside Québec shall be granted a diploma equivalence if the diploma was issued upon completion of an undergraduate program comprising at least 90 credits. Each credit must correspond to 45 hours of in-class attendance and individual work. At least 84 out of the 90 credits shall be in the subjects described in paragraphs 1 to 6, and 60 of the credits shall be apportioned in accordance with the minimum requirements provided therein:

(1) A minimum of 12 credits in labour relations;

(2) A minimum of 12 credits in human resources management;

(3) A minimum of 9 credits in Québec public policies and labour laws;

(4) A minimum of 12 credits in financial and organizational management;

(5) A minimum of 9 credits in information systems, scientific and statistical methods, workplace health and safety, industrial, social and organizational psychology, organizational behaviour, and political sociology;

(6) A minimum of 6 credits in economics and the workplace, planning and management, marketing, business ownership, business management, ethics, technology and industrial relations, multi-ethnic relations, organizational communications and international industrial relations.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 3.

4. Notwithstanding section 3, where the diploma in respect of which an equivalence application had been filed was issued 3 or more years prior to the application and the knowledge which it evidences no longer corresponds, in light of the development of the profession, to the knowledge which, at the time of the application, is taught as part of a curriculum leading to the issue of a diploma recognized as giving access to the permit issued by the Order, the candidate shall be credited a trading equivalence in accordance with section 5 if he or she has, since the issue of his or her diploma, acquired the required level of knowledge and skills.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 4; O.C. 393-2009, s. 2.

DIVISION III

STANDARDS FOR TRAINING EQUIVALENCE

5. A candidate shall be granted a training equivalence if he demonstrates that the level of knowledge and skills he acquired is equivalent to the level acquired upon completion of a diploma giving access to a permit.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 5.

6. To determine whether a candidate has attained the level of training required in section 5, the Order shall take all the following factors into account:

(1) the fact that the candidate holds 1 or more diplomas issued in Québec or elsewhere;

(2) the courses taken, the number of credits earned and the grades obtained;

(3) training periods and other learning activities or refresher courses;

(4) the total number of years of education;

(5) relevant work experience.

Where the evaluation carried out in accordance with the preceding paragraph does not lead to a decision, the candidate may be interviewed or invited to take an examination prescribed by the Order, or both, in order to complete the evaluation.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 6; O.C. 393-2009, s. 3.

7. Notwithstanding section 5, where the training in respect of which an equivalence application has been filed was completed 3 or more years prior to the application, a candidate, to be granted a training equivalence, must demonstrate at the time of the application that he has acquired, in the interim since the application, the level of skills and knowledge equivalent to the level attained by a holder of a diploma giving access to a permit.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 7.

DIVISION IV

DIPLOMA OR TRAINING EQUIVALENCE RECOGNITION PROCEDURE

8. A candidate applying for a diploma or training equivalence, for the purpose of obtaining a permit from the order, shall provide the secretary of the order with the following documents and information:

(1) a written request along with the fees for the examination of the application, prescribed in accordance with paragraph 8 of section 86.0.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26);

(2) an academic record, including a description of courses taken, and the number of credits and the grades obtained;

(3) a copy of any diploma obtained or an attestation of studies;

(4) a document describing and attesting to the candidate’s relevant work experience, namely in the practice of professional activities as described in paragraph f of section 37 of the Professional Code. The candidate’s experience must be attested to in writing by an authorized representative of the employer with respect to the length of employment and the positions held;

(5) a list of the candidate’s publications;

(6) a document attesting to the candidate’s participation in a training period or in any learning activity or refresher course pertaining to a professional activity described in paragraph f of section 37 of the Professional Code.

When the documents forwarded in support of an application for diploma or training equivalence are written in a language other than French or English, they must be accompanied by a French translation attested to by a sworn declaration from the person who did the translation.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 8; O.C. 393-2009, s. 4.

9. The secretary of the order shall forward the documents and information prescribed in section 8 to a committee set up by the board of directors of the order, in accordance with paragraph 2 of section 86.0.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), to examine equivalence applications and make appropriate recommendations to the board of directors.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 9.

10. At its first meeting following receipt of the committee’s recommendation, the board of directors shall decide whether to grant the diploma or training equivalence. It shall notify the candidate in writing within 30 days following the date of its decision.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 10.

11. Where the board of directors of the Order refuses to recognize the equivalence requested or decides to only recognize it in part, it shall inform the candidate thereof in writing and shall indicate to him the study, the training periods or the examinations that must be successfully completed for the equivalence to be granted, and the prescribed time period during which they must be completed.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 11; O.C. 393-2009, s. 5.

12. A candidate may apply for a review of the decision of the board of directors of the Order not to grant the equivalence requested or only recognizing it in part, provided that the candidate applies therefor in writing to the secretary of the Order within 30 days following the date on which such decision was received.

The committee established by the board of directors of the Order, in accordance with paragraph 2 of section 86.0.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), which shall be made up of persons other than the members of the board of directors of the Order or of the committee referred to in section 9, shall have 60 days from the date it receives the application for review to decide whether to review the decision. The committee shall notify the candidate beforehand of the date of its meeting with respect to the application so as to allow the candidate to submit arguments.

A candidate who wishes to attend in order to submit arguments shall notify the secretary of the Order thereof in writing at least 10 days prior to the date scheduled for the meeting. The candidate may also submit written arguments at any time prior to such date.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 12; O.C. 393-2009, s. 6.

13. The committee’s decision is final and shall be forwarded to the candidate by registered mail within 30 days.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 13; O.C. 393-2009, s. 7.

14. When it has been established that the candidate has successfully completed, within the prescribed time period, the study, the examinations or the training periods prescribed by a decision rendered in accordance with section 11, the board of directors grants the training equivalence. The secretary of the order notifies the candidate in writing within 30 days of the date the application is granted.

O.C. 910-2004, s. 14.

15. (Omitted).

O.C. 910-2004, s. 15.

REFERENCES

O.C. 910-2004, 2004 G.O. 2, 2911

S.Q. 2008, c. 11, s. 212

O.C. 393-2009, 2009 G.O. 2, 1296

C-26, r. 87 - Règlement sur les normes d’équivalence de diplôme et de la formation aux fins de la délivrance d’un permis de l’Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec

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