The College of Certified Pedorthists of Ontario (CCPO).
The College of Certified Pedorthists of Ontario (CCPO) which is established by the pedorthic profession, is the self regulatory body for the profession of pedorthics in Ontario. The College regulates and ensures the ongoing improvement of t...he practice of certified pedorthists to protect and serve the public interest.
This means the College protects patients' rights to safe, competent and ethical care by certified pedorthists to maintain the standards of practice of the profession and by holding them accountable for their conduct and practice.
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There are three schools in Canada offering pedorthics education. University of Western Ontario and Canadian College of Pedorthics offer identical programs leading to a Diploma in Pedorthics (DPed). National University of Medical Sciences offers a Master of Science in Pedorthics. All three programs approximately take about one year to complete. Graduates of these schools are eligible to join the College of Certified Pedorthists of Ontario and upon passing the board exams become certified pedorthists (CPed).
The agency that regulates the video poker machines in Ontario, Canada is called "OLG". This acronym references the "Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation".
The American style osteopathy (which has surgery and medications) is a regulated health profession in Ontario (Canada) exactly in the same category as medicine, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario regulates osteopathic physicians. The European style osteopathy (co surgery, no medications) also known as osteopathic manual practice is not yet a regulated health profession in Ontario. However the osteopathic manual practitioners in Ontario are working towards making regulation happen. To this end College of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners of Ontario (COMPO); http://www.fb.com/compontario has been founded by OMPs in Ontario to regulated osteopathic manual practice in Ontario.
The Highway Traffic Act is an Ontario Act which regulates the licensing of vehicles, classification of trafic offenses, administrations of loads, classification of vehicles and other transport related issues.
The governing body for lawyers in Ontario is the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). It regulates the practice of law in the province, ensuring that lawyers meet the required standards of competence and ethics. The LSO also oversees the licensing of new lawyers and provides resources for legal education and public awareness.
The Ontario Family Law Act was first passed in the legislature in 1990. This Act regulates the rights of spouses and dependents in a variety of matters.
To become a Certified Pedorthist (CPed) in Canada, one must first study pedorthics at an accredited school. Upon graduation from a pedorthics school, one can apply for membership to the College of Certified Pedorthists of Ontario (CCPO). Upon successful passing of the oral, practical and written examinations of CCPO, the designation of CPed (Certified Pedorthist) is awarded to the applicant. Currently there are only three postgraduate schools in Canada offering pedorthics education. They are; Canadian College of Pedorthics, University of Western Ontario and National University of Medical Sciences.
The thermostat regulates the temperature in the home.
In the United States, the USDA regulates crops and the FDA regulates food
The 'market' regulates free enterprise, while a board of appointees regulates a college, or a group of elected officials regulates a democracy.
The SEC regulates the stock market, the CFTC regulates the futures markets