College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Regulations (SOR/2026-68)

Marginal note:Authorization to make by-laws

43 Subject to the Act and these Regulations, the College is authorized to make by-laws

• (a) respecting the conflicts of interest of directors, members of the Complaints Committee, members of the Discipline Committee and members of any other committee of the College, including the management of such conflicts of interest;

• (b) respecting the Complaints Committee, Discipline Committee and any other committee of the College, including the powers, duties and functions of those committees, the eligibility requirements for membership in them and the remuneration, terms and removal of members;

• (c) respecting the eligibility requirements to be appointed as Registrar and the Registrar’s remuneration;

• (d) respecting the contents of the register of licensees and the manner in which the register is to be made available to the public;

• (e) respecting the actions that may be taken or required by the Registrar under section 38 of the Act, which may include the requirement to pay a monetary penalty, and specifying the amount or maximum amount of such a penalty by establishing a schedule that meets the following criteria:

  • (i) the monetary penalties under section 38 of the Act are lower than the amount set out in subsection 38(3) of these Regulations,

  • (ii) the penalty scale is graduated based on repeated failures to comply with the same requirement, and

  • (iii) the penalty amounts increase based on the severity of the failure to comply with a requirement;

• (f) limiting the individuals to whom the powers, duties and functions conferred on the Registrar may be delegated;

• (g) prescribing the circumstances in which the Complaints Committee must refer a complaint, in whole or in part, to the Discipline Committee; and

• (h) prescribing a percentage higher than that set out in paragraph 10(b).