Overall Description:
The OAA Self-Study Series for Architects comprises training modules drawn from the mandatory OAA Admission Course each intern architect must complete as part of the licensing process. This material, while not new to those have completed the Admission Course, is valuable to practising architects and related audiences. OAA members can select the modules in which they’re interested, cover the material at their own pace (over a two-month period) and successfully complete a quiz to earn Continuing Education (ConEd) hours.
Whether you are an architect or architectural technologist wanting to review some foundational material, someone from outside of the province planning to work in Ontario for the first time, or an architectural practice staff member, participants benefit from the essential material covered in these à la carte classes.
The self-study modules and correlating continuing education hours are:
Professional Responsibility, Ethics, and Membership in a Self-Regulating Profession (CE Credit Hours = 3.0);
The Construction Act (CE Credit Hours = 3.0);
Legal Aspects: Professional Liability and Architects’ Contracts (CE Credit Hours = 3);
Planning and Development Approvals (CE Credit Hours = 3);
Ontario Building Code Act and Building Permit Application Process (CE Credit Hours = 3);
Ontario Building Code Compliance Data: Concepts and Code Analysis (CE Credit Hours = 6);
Bid Theory and Bid Practice (CE Credit Hours = 3);and
Construction Contract Administration and General Review (CE Credit Hours = 3).
For intern architects, please note that taking the Self-Study Series for Architects does not count toward completion of the Admission Course. For more information on the Admission Course, click here.
OAA members can select the modules in which they’re interested, cover the material at their own pace (over a two-month period), and successfully complete the mandatory quiz to get a certificate of completion and earn Continuing Education (ConEd) hours.
Course Description:
The Construction Act of Ontario (CA) came into effect July 1, 2018, replacing the Construction Lien Act (CLA). Its purpose is to provide security on payments and information for contractors, the trades, and suppliers involved in construction projects. Architects have contract administration responsibilities under the client-architect agreement: two of these—holdbacks and substantial performance—will be covered in some detail. This course explains why it is crucial to understand your own rights and trust obligations under the CA.
You will be able to:
- describe who is eligible to benefit from the Construction Act;
- identify when, and how, to issue a certificate of substantial performance and a statement of completion;
- outline the process of registering a lien;
- differentiate the following procedures:
a. Notice of Lien
b. Preservation of a Lien
c. Perfection of a Lien;
- describe how the lien rights of an architect differ as an architect engaged as a prime consultant by the client, and as a sub-consultant to the prime consultant; and
- understand the various office processes of an architectural practice required of the payment certifier on a construction contract related to the Construction Act.
Quizzes
In the course you will be asked to complete a Confidence Quiz, which contain a set of 20 multiple choice questions. This quiz functions differently than traditional quizzing, as they allow you to retake any question you are unsure about the answer and/or select an incorrect answer, and you may retake them as much as you'd like to. Successful course completion involves receiving a score of 100% on the quiz which is based solely on core module content.
Registration Fee
$100
Fee is the same for all member types.
Questions? Email learn@utoronto.ca
To register, click here