The home inspector qualifications expert panel met on Thursday September 19, 2013. This was the panel’s third meeting, and it was facilitated by SEG Management Consultants.
The focus of the meeting was on potential home inspector governance and regulatory structures. The panel reviewed and discussed:
regulation/licensing of home inspectors
regulatory functions that are often performed in a regulatory context
approach to regulation/licensing in Ontario
The panel had an in depth discussion to assess the need for regulation/licensing of home inspectors in Ontario. The panel will continue to discuss governance matters at future meetings.
At a previous meeting, the panel requested the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group attend a meeting to present an overview of the association’s development of a new Standard; CSA A770 Home Inspection. This is a standard related to requirements for the physical inspection of residential homes. CSA is developing this standard using an accredited process that utilizes a committee of volunteer members that includes consumers, home inspectors, regulatory authorities and other general interests groups such as insurance and real estate. The project manager presented an overview of the project at the September 19th meeting, and the panel was very receptive and interested that Ontario engages and monitors the development of this standard. For information on the CSA Group development project, please contact
Dwayne Torrey, Project Manager, CSA Group
(416) 747 2746 or dwayne.torrey@csagroup.org
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 3. This meeting will explore consumer protection issues for those that purchase home inspection services and associated regulatory issues.
The panel’s findings and recommendations report will be made available for public and industry comment in late fall. The report and feedback will guide the government as it considers qualifications for home inspectors.
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*David Brezer, Director * Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services
Notice it says at a previous Meeting the CSA start out group was asked to attend a Meeting. I believe this was designed to make sure they were on the same page in regards to what they plan to do to implement this to the Government. The Government has the final say on the matter and the team is there to support the decision they make.
Next meeting info has been sent to all Home Inspectors on the list.
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The home inspector qualifications expert panel met on Thursday October 3, 2013. This was the panel’s fourth meeting, and it was facilitated by SEG Management Consultants. [/size]
[size=3]The focus of the meeting was on consumer protection. The panel reviewed and discussed: [/size]
[size=3]Meeting consumer (pre-sale) information needs, to help purchasing decisions [/size]
[size=3]A code of ethics for home inspectors[/size]
[size=3]Financial protection from errors and omissions for home inspectors[/size]
[size=3]Standardization of service disclosures, contracts and home inspection reports[/size]
[size=3]The panel hasnow reviewed and discussed four qualification pillars: technical, professional, consumer protection and governance. [/size]
[size=3]The next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17. The focus of this meeting will be to review all the panel’s findings and consensus points to date, create an outline of the findings report and focus discussions on finalizing recommendations on qualifications for home inspectors.[/size]
[size=3]The panel’s findings and recommendations report will be made available for public and industry comment in late fall, on the Government of Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. The report and feedback will guide the government as it considers qualifications for home inspectors.[/size]
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*David Brezer, Director * Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services
This was just sent out also and is posted for those not on the list.
The home inspector qualifications expert panel met on Thursday, October 17, 2013. This was the panel’s fifth meeting, and it was facilitated by SEG Management Consultants.
The panel reviewed consensus points and proposed recommendations previously agreed upon for the qualification pillars: technical and professional standards, consumer protection and governance structure. The panel confirmed their findings and provided SEG Management Consultants with direction to prepare an initial draft report for the panel’s next meeting on Thursday, October 31.
The panel’s findings and recommendations report will be made available for public and industry comment in late fall and be posted on the Government of Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. The report and feedback will guide the government as it considers qualifications for home inspectors.
The panel also agreed to move forward to develop and conduct a survey that would collect data on the sector. Currently, there is a gap of information on the home inspection industry. For example, there is no accurate number of home inspectors in Ontario. SEG Management Consultants will reach out to home inspectors and associations to survey and gather data. This information will be used to develop a profile of Ontario’s home inspector sector.
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*David Brezer, Director * Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services
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Home Inspectors (MCS) <homeinspectors@ontario.ca>
The home inspector qualifications expert panel met on Thursday, October 17, 2013. This was the panel’s fifth meeting, and it was facilitated by SEG Management Consultants.
The panel reviewed consensus points and proposed recommendations previously agreed upon for the qualification pillars: technical and professional standards, consumer protection and governance structure. The panel confirmed their findings and provided SEG Management Consultants with direction to prepare an initial draft report for the panel’s next meeting on Thursday, October 31.
The panel’s findings and recommendations report will be made available for public and industry comment in late fall and be posted on the Government of Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. The report and feedback will guide the government as it considers qualifications for home inspectors.
The panel also agreed to move forward to develop and conduct a survey that would collect data on the sector. Currently, there is a gap of information on the home inspection industry. For example, there is no accurate number of home inspectors in Ontario. SEG Management Consultants will reach out to home inspectors and associations to survey and gather data. This information will be used to develop a profile of Ontario’s home inspector sector.
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*David Brezer, Director * Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services
The final two home inspector qualifications expert panel meetings were held on Thursday, October 31, 2013 and Thursday, November 14, 2013. Both meetings were facilitated by SEG Management Consultants.
The panel reviewed drafts of their findings and recommendations and confirmed direction for the final report. SEG Management Consultants will finalize the report and share with the panel over the next few weeks. Following the panel’s final approval, the report will be delivered to the Ministry of Consumer Services.
Once the ministry receives the final report, it will be posted on the Government of Ontario’s Regulatory Registry for public review and comment. Dates of the posting will be announced soon.
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David Brezer, Director
Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services
So according to what took place in Alberta we will either need more training for a license or not. Thing is each Inspector that does not have a full grasp of the level needed should be working hard to get there. Plenty of avenues have been provided by InterNachi,
Including just added.
Wood Energy Inspection Training www.nachi.org/inspect-fireplace-stove-chimney-course.htm
