Office of the Fairness Commissioner

The Office of the Fairness Commissioner (French: Bureau du commissaire à l’équité) is an arm's length Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that is responsible for ensuring that Ontarians with professional credentials from foreign countries can have fair access to regulated professions and trades in Ontario.^{[1][independent source needed]}

Office of the Fairness Commissioner

Bureau du commissaire à l’équité
Agency overview
Formed	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Type	Crown agency
Jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
Headquarters	180 Dundas Street West, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario
Key document	Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act
Website	fairnesscommissioner.ca

The office is independent of the regulated professions and the government. It was created by the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, which came into effect on 1 March 2007.

List of commissioners

• Jean Augustine, 2007–2015^[2]
• Mary Shenstone, 2015–2016
• Grant Jameson, 2017–2019
• Irwin Glasberg, 2020–present

See also

• Criticism of Canada relating to foreign credentials
• Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (Ontario)