Performance Reviews
As part of the OSPG’s work to oversee the governance and functioning of the regulatory bodies under our authority, the OSPG conducts performance reviews of aspects of the regulatory bodies’ work.
2022/2023 Performance Review Topics
In 2022/2023, the OSPG conducted performance reviews of the regulatory bodies that underwent a familiarization review in 2012/2022. The table below identifies the topics selected for the performance review for each regulatory body.
| Regulatory Body | Topic 1 | Topic 2 |
| Association of BC Forest
Professionals |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | International Credentials Recognition
|
| Applied Science Technologists
and Technicians of BC |
Standards of Competence, Standards of Professional and Ethical Conduct, and Practice Guidelines | |
| British Columbia Institute
of Agrologists |
Standards of Competence, Standards of Professional and Ethical Conduct, and Practice Guidelines | |
| The College of Applied
Biology of BC |
Standards of Competence, Standards of Professional and Ethical Conduct, and Practice Guidelines | |
| Engineers and Geoscientists
of BC |
Complaints and Investigations |
The OSPG concluded the review against specified standards in the OSPG’s Standards of Good Regulation and prepared the report linked below.
2022-2023 Performance Review Report: Standards of Good Regulation
The OSPG concluded the review on the credential recognition topic and prepared the report linked below.
2022-2023 International Credential Recognition Performance Review
2021-2022 Familiarization Review
At the time the Professional Governance Act (PGA) was brought into force in 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance (OSPG) published a general framework for conducting performance reviews of regulatory bodies. Because both the OSPG and regulatory bodies were newly operating under the PGA, the office has taken a phased approach to implementing the performance review program.
A familiarization review was conducted between May 2021 and April 2022 for each of the five regulatory bodies brought under the PGA in February 2021, seeking to enhance the OSPG’s understanding of how each regulatory body is already meeting or planning to meet the draft OSPG Standards of Good Regulation as published in 2021. This process informed the implementation of the OSPG’s formal performance review program in the following years, as well as a review of the Standards.
OSPG findings are presented by theme, covering all 20 standards. The report also includes highlights of select best practices that surfaced during this review. These provide some concrete examples of regulatory bodies’ commitment to satisfying the letter and spirit of the PGA.