THE PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM

• Professional system
  • Background
    • New France and the British Regime
    • From the first professional
    • The reform of 1973-1974: the Professional Code
    • A balance of powers : independence, transparency, accountability and monitoring
  • The concept of protection of the public
    • The State and the protection of the public
    • Factors for determining whether activities should be regulated by the Professional Code
    • Regulated professions
      • Reservation of professional title
      • Exclusive right to practice
      • Two types of professions and orders
      • The specific nature of some health professions
    • Competence: an underlying value of the professional system
      • The concept of professional competence
      • The professional orders and competence
  • The institutions of the professional system
    • The professional orders
    • The Québec Interprofessional Council
    • The Office of the professions of Québec
    • The Professions Tribunal
    • The Minister responsible for the application of professional legislation
  • Protection of the public by a professional order
    • Regulation
    • Control of the practice of a profession
      • Control of the title and the right to practice: the professional permit
      • Verification of competence and integrity: admission
      • Maintenance and improvement of competence: continuing education and training
      • Supervision of the practice of professional activities: professional inspection
      • Supervision of the practice of professional activities: discipline
    • Other mechanisms and measures to ensure the protection of the public
      • Conciliation and arbitration of accounts
      • Sums of money held by a professional and indemnification
      • Professional liability insurance
      • Misappropriation of title and illegal practice of a profession
    • Contributing to the public interest
  • The operations of a professional order
    • Legal considerations
    • Professional self-management
    • The Board of directors and the Executive Committee
    • The General Meeting
    • The Training Committee
    • The Professional Inspection Committee
    • The Syndic
    • The Review Committee
    • The Disciplinary Council
  • Financing of the professional system
  • Organization chart - The professional system in Québec
• Professional laws
• Sites of interest
  • Réglementation professionnelle
    • Québec
      • Ordres professionnels
      • Organismes et dossiers
      • Aspects juridiques
    • Canada
      • Organismes pan-canadiens
      • Provinces et territoires
        • Alberta
        • Colombie-Britannique
        • Île-du-Prince-Édouard
        • Manitoba
        • Nouveau-Brunswick
        • Nouvelle-Écosse
        • Ontario
        • Saskatchewan
        • Terre-Neuve et Labrador
        • Territoires du Nord-Ouest
        • Territoires du Yukon
    • États-Unis
    • Autres
  • Autres systèmes d'encadrement, de certification et d'accréditation
    • Secteur financier
    • Métiers réglementés
    • Enseignement
    • Hors-Québec
  • Éducation et Formation
    • Enseignement secondaire et collégial - Formation professionnelle et technique
    • Enseignement universitaire
    • Reconnaissance des acquis - Évaluation des compétences
    • Formation continue
  • Marché du travail
    • Organismes
    • Ressources et statistiques
  • Immigration
    • Professions réglementées
    • Organismes gouvernementaux
    • Divers
  • Accords de commerce et mobilité professionnelle
    • Accord de commerce intérieur (ACI)
    • Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (ALÉNA)
    • Projet de Zone de libre-échange des Amériques (ZLÉA)
    • Accord général sur le commerce des services (AGCS)
    • Divers
  • Nouvelles technologies
  • Gouvernements
    • Québec
    • Canada
    • Provinces et territoires canadiens

• Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada (CIC)

  http://www.cic.gc.ca
• Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC)

  http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/index.asp
• Office québécois de la langue française (OLF) - Ordres professionnels

  http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/francisation/ordres_prof/ordres.html