ontario regulation 326/25

made under the

Medicine Act, 1991

Made: December 1, 2025
Approved: December 11, 2025
Filed: December 15, 2025
Published on e-Laws: December 16, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 197/23

(EXEMPTION - RESTRICTED TITLES)

1. Paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 197/23 is revoked and the following substituted:

1.  The person meets either of the following conditions:

i.  The person is registered with a regulatory authority in an American jurisdiction and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario.

ii.  The person is registered with a regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction, other than Ontario, and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing practice as a physician assistant in Ontario.

2. Sections 2 and 3 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Loss of exemption

2. A person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (3) of the Act in accordance with section 1 of this Regulation is no longer exempted in any of the following circumstances:

1.  The person’s application for a certificate of registration has been rejected by the College within the six months following the day they first began to provide professional services in Ontario.

2.  The person has not been issued a certificate of registration by the College within the six months following the day they first began to provide professional services in Ontario.

3.  The person no longer satisfies a condition under section 1.

Transition

3. (1) This section applies to any person who applied for a certificate of registration before January 1, 2026 and who met the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (1) as they read at the time the application was made.

(2) The condition in paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (1) does not apply to a person described in subsection (1) of this section and, instead, the condition in paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (1) as it read immediately before January 1, 2026 continues to apply to the person until they lose their exemption.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2026 and the day this Regulation is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

La ministre de la Santé,

Sylvia Jones

Minister of Health

Date made: December 1, 2025
Pris le : 1^er décembre 2025