{"id":12857,"date":"2023-01-27T00:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpatacabamcdev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=12857"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:41:41","slug":"registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/about-us\/who-we-are\/committees\/registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12857\" class=\"elementor elementor-12857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d356904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d356904\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8bc054\" data-id=\"c8bc054\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-732284d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"732284d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d34916d\" data-id=\"d34916d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a939761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a939761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Registration Committee<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995bf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995bf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Registration Committee assists the Registrar in administering the College\u2019s licensing requirements. The Committee:<\/p><ul><li>approves standards for the evaluation of competencies and passing marks for the qualifying examinations; and<\/li><li>when requested by an applicant or a licensee, reviews decisions made by the Registrar under the By-laws.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The Registration Committee is composed of a representative from the Patent Office and Office of the Registrar of Trademarks, licensees and members of the public. When reviewing a decision of the Registrar, the Registration Committee can request additional information, approve applications (with or without conditions), and conduct registration hearings. Decisions of the Registration Committee cannot be appealed to the Board.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-08-02-RegistrationCommittee_Term_of_Reference.pdf\">Registration Committee: Terms of Reference<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2025-12-10-REGISTRATION-Committee-Skills-Matrix.pdf\">Registration Committee: Skills Matrix<\/a><\/p><h6>Committee Members\u00a0<\/h6><ul><li>Mark Pioro &#8211; Chair\/pr\u00e9sident<\/li><li>Alessandro Colonnier<\/li><li>Heidi Jensen<\/li><li>Craig Macmillan<\/li><li>Hilary Rose<\/li><li>Natalie de Paulsen<\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179690246 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179690246 BCX0\">Staff<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179690246 BCX0\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179690246 BCX0\"> Jen <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179690246 BCX0\">Slabodkin<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77fce51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77fce51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12ede44\" data-id=\"12ede44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d7137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21d7137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decisions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c945823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c945823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regulatory decisions are made in accordance with <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Governance Policies and Practices: Part 1: Governance Framework<\/span>. 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