Council Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Highlights

The agenda for upcoming ACSLPA Council meetings will be posted here. At the completion of the meeting, highlights will be posted. Meeting minutes will be posted when they have been approved by Council.

Council Meeting Highlights – May 30

At their meeting on May 30 in Edmonton, Council:

• Set 2027 fees and preliminary 2028 fees. View the Fee Schedule here;
• Approved a new Advisory Statement: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids and Professional Obligations;
• Decided that the regulated member of council term to be filled in 2026 will start on September 15, 2026 and end on December 31, 2027 and that Council will notify the Nominations Committee that they would welcome additional audiologists on Council and ask the Nominations Committee to communicate this message to registrants when seeking nominations and when the polls open in 2026;
• Learned more about the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act (RPNA), which will come into force for health profession regulators on August 10, 2027;
• Approved the 2025 ACSLPA Annual Report;
• Accepted the 2026 Council Effectiveness Self-Evaluation Tool Results and approved changes to the biennial tool for 2028; and
• Conducted regular Council business:
  • Received and accepted regular accountability & oversight reporting: Financial update and management report; annual plan status update; professional conduct report; risk reporting; Registrar change to Competence Committee appointments; and an update on the 2025 Nominations Committee’s Work Plan;
  • Rescinded an appointment to the Membership List;
  • Designated a 2026 chair for the Nominations Committee;
  • Approved the Nominations Committee’s 2026 Work Plan;
  • Revised Finance policies and a Council policy;
  • Approved a new Finance Policy; and
  • Received updates from ACSLPA’s Registrar/CEO on recent and emerging issues, including OTC hearing aids and upcoming SLP scope of practice changes in Ontario.