@ CKO | April 2025

April 2025

Welcome to the April 2025 edition of @ CKO.

It’s been a full month—between getting ready for the upcoming elections and rolling out some important updates from our March Council meeting, there’s lots to catch you up on. We’re excited to share what we’ve been working on!

New Practice Guideline

Patient/Client-Centred Care

The Practice Guideline was approved at the March Council meeting and helps kinesiologist understand the principles of patient/client-centred care and provide examples.

Review the full guideline here

Patient/Client-Centred care helps patients and clients participate in and make decisions about the treatment they receive based on their goals, needs and values.

We invite you to take a moment to review the new Practice Guideline and encourage you to reach out to Brian Fehst, Manager of Professional Practice, if you have any questions.

Public Consultation for By-law 19 - Fees

Council has approved proposed amendments to By-law 19 - Fees to be released for public consultation.

The College occasionally receives requests to waive or reduce membership fees due to extenuating circumstances. Under the current By-law 19, only application fees can be waived or reduced - not for renewal, registration, or late payment fees. A proposed amendment to By-law 19 would give the College the ability to consider and approve requests for fee waivers or reductions on a case-by-case basis.

Click here to learn more about the proposed amendment

The College will be hosting online town halls to discuss the consultation on:

May 12, 12pm - 1pm

May 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

May 16, 9:30am - 10:30am

Click here to sign up

March 31st Council Highlights

Council approved changes to By-law 8, addressing the need for additional operational leadership support by allowing the Registrar & CEO to appoint a Deputy Registrar.

Council approved the draft Privacy Code for publication, which further defines the principles on how the College handles the personal information of staff, applicants and members.

The 2024 College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF) was approved for submission to the Ministry of Health and has been posted on the College’s website.

Upcoming Council Elections

From July 1 to 8, the College will be holding elections for Council in the following districts:

1 - Northern: the Districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Timiskaming; the District Municipality of Muskoka; and the City of Greater Sudbury

4 - Central: the City of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York

5 - Central West: the Counties of Brant, Dufferin, Wellington, Haldimand and Norfolk, the Regional Municipalities of Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo, and the Cities of Hamilton and Brantford

7 - Academic: Comprised of the entire province where any potential nominee is a member of a faculty or department in an Ontario university degree program in Kinesiology.

The nomination period for members of the College interested in standing for election will take place between May 2 to May 16. Eligible members in each district will receive an email on May 2 with information on how to submit nominations and cast their votes.

Want to know more about Council elections? Get in touch with Samuel Hanna at 416-961-7000 ext. 107.

Save These Dates

Council Nomination Period: May 2 to 16

Public Council Meeting: June 23

Council Elections: July 1 to 8

Visit our website here to discover upcoming events at the College.

Thank you for taking the time to read this month’s newsletter. We’re excited about what’s ahead and look forward to connecting with you again next month!

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