The Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario Act, 1990, sets out the objects of the Association. Although the association may take on additional purposes, these are the purposes which are embedded in our enabling legislation.
As established in legislation, the objects of the association are:
(a) to establish and encourage the acceptance and maintenance of uniform province-wide standards of knowledge, experience and ethics for all persons engaged in the field of human resources management;
(b) to promote and further the education and improve the competence of persons engaged in human resources management by granting registration and membership to persons who meet the standards of the association;
(c) to hold examinations and prescribe tests of competency deemed appropriate to qualify membership in and certification by the association;
(d) to maintain discipline among members of the association;
(e) to provide a medium for communication and exchange of information, knowledge and ethical standards for those persons engaged in the field of human resources management;
(f) to sponsor, encourage and promote liaison with other individuals, associations, and groups engaged in similar or related fields of activity; and
(g) to promote the interests of the association.
The core purpose of HRPA is to ensure that HR professionals registered by HRPA are competent and act in an ethical manner.
Regulatory Actions
At the core of HRPA’s regulatory framework are the six essential regulatory actions. At the end of the day, the whole regulatory framework is designed around the making of these decisions:
(a) to grant membership and/or certification
(b) to suspend membership and/or certification
(c) to revoke membership and/or certification
(d) to impose specified terms, conditions and limitations on a member’s practice for a specified or indefinite period of time
(e) to remove specified terms, conditions and limitations on a member’s practice
(f) to reinstate (restore) membership and/or certification
Regulatory Framework
To support the making of one of those six decisions, HRPA’s regulatory framework has four key regulatory processes. Each process is built on statutory regulatory powers delegated to HRPA by the Government of Ontario.
