Registration Appeals Committee

Chair: Elayne Tanner, RSW

As part of its duty to serve and protect the public interest, the College is required to have a Registration Appeals Committee. The Committee reviews matters related to the registration of applicants in the College. If the Registrar proposes to refuse a certificate of registration to an applicant or proposes to place a term, condition or to issue a limitation on a registrant’s certificate of registration, to which the person does not consent, the applicant is given notice of the Registrar’s proposal, with written reasons for it. The applicant is notified that they have 60 days to request a review of the Registrar’s proposal. If the applicant requests a review, the Committee shall conduct the review.

In 2024, the Registration Appeals Committee:

  • Received 20 requests for review.
    • 17 for social work and three for social service work.
  • Reviewed 13 requests for review.
    • Two social work and five social service work requests were received in 2023;
    • 10 social work and one social service work requests were received in 2024.
  • Issued nine written decisions with reasons.
    • Two issued from 2023;
    • Seven issued from 2024.
  • Made four decisions in principle.