Session A: April 16, 2024, 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. ET
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Demystifying Registration Practices

Presentation 1: Fair Access Legislation in Ontario and the Role of Ontario Fairness Commission (OFC)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Irwin Glasberg, Ontario Fairness Commissioner 

Irwin Glasberg was first appointed as Ontario's Fairness Commissioner on January 10, 2020. His office oversees the registration practices of 41 regulated professions and health regulatory colleges whose members participate in virtually every sector of the provincial economy. Since his appointment, Irwin has worked with the government, regulators and other stakeholders to develop and implement important legislative and program-based changes to enhance fair registration practices for the professions and skilled trades.

Irwin is a lawyer and former public servant who has held positions at Ontario Ministry of Labour, Ontario Workers' Compensation Board, Information and Privacy Commission and at Cabinet Office. Irwin also worked at the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General in several executive level capacities, most recently as Deputy Attorney General.

Irwin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from McGill University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. He has also served as a board member on the Law Commission of Ontario and was recently awarded a King’s Counsel designation for the Province of Ontario.

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