The Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Educational Accrediting Boards (the Federation) is a national association of provincial and territorial chiropractic licensing authorities and accredited educational programmes and is incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act.
All health care professions are regulated at the provincial and territorial level, as such, the role of the Federation is to provide a forum at the national level for the exchange of information, resources and experience in order to assist the member regulatory boards to best carry out their responsibilities.
Mission
The Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Educational Accrediting Boards serves the public interest by promoting national excellence in regulatory practice.
Goals
- provide a forum for the exchange of best practices concerning regulatory issues
- develop the capacity to:
- educate federal government policy makers in the public interest concerning regulatory affairs
- educate those involved in chiropractic regulation
- educate the chiropractic profession concerning the public interest
- establish standards and to evaluate and accredit chiropractic educational programmes
- provide leadership on issues such as licensure, accreditation, examination, continuing competence, inter-jurisdictional mobility, scope of practice, standards of practice, codes of ethics and speciality designation.
Board of Directors
Brian Gushaty, DC - Alberta
Judy Gilmour - Saskatchewan
Ernie Miron, DC - Manitoba
Marshall Deltoff, DC - Ontario
Jo-Ann Willson, LLB - Ontario
Peter Amlinger, DC - Ontario
Georges Lepage, DC - Quebec
David Hayes, DC - Quebec
Jean-François Henry, DC - Quebec
Mohamed El-Bayoumi, PhD - New Brunswick
Darren MacLean MSc, DC - Prince Edward Island
Lisa Richard, DC - Nova Scotia
Jonathan Hynes, DC - Newfoundland and Labrador
Fiona Charbonneau - Yukon
Jean Moss, DC - CMCC
André-Marie Gonthier, DC - UQTR
Isobel Manzer, MSc - Public Representative
Bruce Anderson, CAE - Public Representative
Executive Committee
Robert Kitchen, DC - President
Lisa Richard, DC - Vice President
David Hayes, DC - Secretary-Treasurer
Keith Thomson, DC - Chair of the Board
Drew Potter, DC - Chair, Council on Chiropractic Education Canada
Executive Director
Peter Waite, CAE