Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Looking Forward to Working With the New Minister of Government and Consumer Services
Published on August 15, 2016
The Ontario Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI) is looking forward to working with the Hon. Marie-France Lalonde in her new role as Minister of Government and Consumer Services.
In February, the private member’s bill, Bill 165, An Act to regulate home inspectors was introduced by Han Dong, MPP. The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) would be responsible for the Act, should the Bill receive Royal Assent.
This proposed legislation gives the government ministries the power to create a Designated Administrative Authority (DAA). The DAA will set standards for licensing, qualification, performance standards, insurance and any other matters related to performing home inspections in Ontario.
Furthermore, OAHI would like to work with the provincial government to help incorporate best practices and maintain the high standards the Ontario Associations of Home Inspectors has developed to protect home buyers.
OAHI members must mentor and be mentored; have their home inspection reports reviewed, and are accountable to the OAHI Code of Ethics via the Discipline & Professional Practices Committee.
From its inception in the ‘90s under The Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Act, 1994, OAHI has been committed to the thorough and mandatory education of home inspectors. In addition to mandatory educational / training requirements, home inspectors must earn a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education credits yearly.
Background
Dec.10, 2013, the document “A Closer Look: Qualifying Ontario’s Home Inspectors” Home Inspector Panel Report and Recommendations was presented to The Honourable Tracy MacCharles, Minister of Consumer Services
Feb. 22, 2016, Bill 165, An Act to regulate home inspectors, was introduced by Mr. Han Dong, MPP Trinity Spadina as a Private Member’s Bill and received first reading
March 3, 2016, Bill 165 received second reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
About the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors
Through education and advocacy, the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors cultivates a thriving home inspection industry based on the highest standards of professional development and ethical standards. In doing so, OAHI cultivates the ‘gold standard’ for home inspectors among consumers and the government. OAHI is the only provincially recognized body of home inspectors by The Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Act, 1994. OAHI is a not-for-profit association.
OAHI member inspectors see homes differently.
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