2007 annual report - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

External Relations
The RAIC organizes and funds external relations into two distinct categories: National and International
Affairs.
National Affairs
President Visit to Provincial Associations and CACB
In the spring of 2007, RAIC President Kiyoshi Matsuzaki, FRAIC and Executive Director, Jon
Hobbs, FRAIC toured the country and met with every provincial association of Architects. Feedback
and cooperation was significant, allowing the RAIC to advance several membership and
practice support initiatives.
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 2007 Annual Report
Roundtable with Provincial Associations
The RAIC hosted and facilitated a roundtable with representatives from all the provinces and territories
along with representatives from the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB)
for day-long discussions on the integration of International Architectural Graduates / Internationally
Trained Professionals (IAGs / ITPs) and other national projects.
The following actions were agreed to:
1. Implement Automatic Canadian Architectural
Certification Board Certification for all Graduates
of Accredited Canadian University Schools of
Architecture.
2. Update the Canadian Educational Standard.
3. Create a Task Force to develop a mechanism to
evaluate experience for Internationally Trained
Professionals (ITPs).
4. Prepare an update to the Canadian Handbook of
Practice for Architects (CHOP) in an electronic
format.
5. Complete details of a business case and proposal
for a national database to record continuing education
credits.
6. Provide feedback on revised Document Nine and on
the new Guidelines for Architectural Competitions.
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