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Questions and Answers about the Ontario Health Quality Council

How often with the Council meet?

The Council is mandated by the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act to meet up to four times per year. The frequency of the meetings will be decided upon by the Council Chair and members once they are appointed.

How many days, or hours, of commitment will be required over the course of a year?

This number is not currently available, however, members would be expected to attend a comprehensive orientation session for the first board, each scheduled Council meeting, subcommittees, and other events as requested by the Chair (minimum 5 days, plus subcommittees, other meetings and events).

Will Council members be expected to sit on Council sub-committees as well?

The decision to establish subcommittees, including the kinds of subcommittees and the frequency of meeting, will be made by the Council Chair once he or she is appointed. However, it is expected that the Council will need subcommittees to facilitate its work.

As part of my application, should I submit published articles?

Interested candidates are required to submit a letter of introduction, résumé and biography. They are not expected to submit written work such as published articles. Only the letter, résumé and biography will be used for assessment purposes.

Will the Minister review the report before it is tabled in the legislature?

Yes. While the Council is an arm's-length organization, it is also an agency of the crown. As a result, a certain amount of dialogue and open communication on the Council's operations will take place between the Council and the Ministry covering a range of operational issues. The provision in the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act that requires the report to be submitted to the Minister first and then to the legislature after 30 days is one of those operational elements. It is reasonable to give the Minister an opportunity to review the report before he is to table it in the legislature.

This process is also not unlike other current practices where the government receives embargoed copies (i.e. copies in advance) of other research reports, such as those produced by the Health Council of Canada, for their preliminary review.

Who decides what the Council looks at?

A broad framework of topic areas is found in the final regulation that operationalizes the Council. Once established, the Council and the Ministry will have an open dialogue about the specific kinds of indicators that it will report on as part of the development of a multi-year reporting framework.



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