The OAA Practice Consultation Services Program, set out as a “practice review program” in s. 52 of Regulation 27 under the Architects Act, is part of the process allowing the architecture profession to continue its privilege of self-regulation.
To help practices maintain competence and currency, it includes a mandatory Practice Consultation Questionnaire—an online audit that requires architectural firms to review their office processes as they pertain to regulatory requirements.
For each OAA Certificate of Practice, an architect (usually the owner/principal or someone in charge of the practice work) is required to complete the survey at least once every 10 years. Non-compliance can lead to referral to the Practice Review Committee (a subset of the Practice Resource Committee [PRC]), for review and consideration of further action, which could result in an on-site review or referral to the Registrar or Complaints Committee.
You can also learn more by reading this policy.