C-26 - Professional Code

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62. The board of directors shall have the general supervision of the order and the management and supervision of the conduct of its affairs. It shall be responsible for carrying out the decisions of the order and those of the general meeting, and shall ensure the related follow-up. The board of directors shall also see to the application of this Code, the Act or the letters patent constituting the order, the amalgamation or integration order and the regulations made under this Code or such Act. It shall exercise all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the order, except those within the competence of the members of the order in general meeting. Unless otherwise provided by this Code or such Act, it shall exercise them by resolution.
The board of directors shall, in particular,
(1)  see to the pursuit of the order’s mission;
(2)  determine the order’s strategic directions;
(3)  rule on the order’s strategic choices;
(4)  adopt the order’s budget;
(5)  adopt effective, efficient and transparent governance policies and practices; and
(6)  see to the integrity of internal control rules, including risk management rules, and ensure the viability and sustainability of the order.
The board of directors shall draw on the governance guidelines determined by the Office after consultation with the Interprofessional Council.
1973, c. 43, s. 61; 1994, c. 40, s. 53; 1998, c. 14, s. 7; 2008, c. 11, s. 1, s. 37; 2017, c. 11, s. 32.
62. The board of directors shall have the general administration of the affairs of the order and shall see to the application of this Code, the Act or the letters patent constituting the order, the amalgamation or integration order and the regulations made under this Code or such Act. It shall exercise all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the order, except those within the competence of the members of the order in general meeting. Unless otherwise provided by this Code or such Act, it shall exercise them by resolution.
The board of directors shall, in particular,
(1)  appoint the secretary of the order;
(2)  require its members and the employees of the order to take an oath of discretion, and determine the form of the oath; however, the oath shall not be construed as prohibiting the sharing of information or documents within the order for the protection of the public;
(3)  make sure that activities, refresher courses or training periods are offered to the members of the order;
(4)  give any advice it considers expedient to the Minister, the Office, the Interprofessional Council, educational institutions or any other person or body it sees fit;
(5)  cooperate with the authorities of the educational institutions concerned in Québec, in accordance with the terms and conditions set under the second paragraph of section 184, in the development and review of programs of study leading to diplomas giving access to a permit or a specialist’s certificate, of the standards that the board of directors must prescribe by a regulation under paragraph c of section 93 and, where applicable, of the other terms and conditions that the board of directors may determine by a regulation under paragraph i of section 94, together with standards of equivalence for those terms and conditions that the board of directors may prescribe in that regulation.
1973, c. 43, s. 61; 1994, c. 40, s. 53; 1998, c. 14, s. 7; 2008, c. 11, s. 1, s. 37.
62. The Bureau shall have the general administration of the affairs of the order and shall see to the application of this Code, the Act or the letters patent constituting the order, the amalgamation or integration order and the regulations made under this Code or such Act. It shall exercise all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the order, except those within the competence of the members of the order in general meeting.
1973, c. 43, s. 61; 1994, c. 40, s. 53; 1998, c. 14, s. 7.
62. The Bureau shall have the general administration of the affairs of the order and shall see to the application of this Code, the act or the letters patent constituting the order and the regulations made under this Code or such act. It shall exercise all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the order, except those within the competence of the members of the order in general meeting.
1973, c. 43, s. 61; 1994, c. 40, s. 53.
62. The Bureau shall have the general administration of the affairs of the corporation and shall see to the application of this Code, the act or the letters patent constituting the corporation and the regulations made under this Code or such act. It shall exercise all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the corporation, except those within the competence of the members of the corporation in general meeting.
1973, c. 43, s. 61.