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Governance

There has been discussion in the past two years of a change in the Commission’s reporting relationships and departmental alignment, but these discussions have now been terminated. HMIRC remains within the portfolio of the Minister of Health.

A Council of Governors, representing industry, labour, and the federal, provincial and territorial governments, presides over the Commission. As well as overseeing the work of the Commission, the Council makes recommendations to the Minister of Health on matters such as changes to policies, procedures and fees.

The President and Chief Executive Officer is appointed by the Governor in Council, and supervises and directs the Commission’s day-to-day work. The President is accountable to the Council of Governors and to the Minister of Health.

The Vice-President, Operations, directs the work of the MSDS Compliance and Client Services business lines. The Vice-President, Corporate Services and Adjudication, directs the work of the Dispute Resolution business line and Corporate Services.

In the past year, the Commission has revised its management committee structure. To improve workflow and communication among divisions, a new Senior Management Committee (SMC) was created to bring together the six division directors. SMC deals with day-to-day management issues, and helps coordinate the tasks that cut across division and branch boundaries. The Executive Committee consists of the two vice-presidents and the Commission’s president and chief executive officer, and deals with long-term strategic and policy matters.

Council of Govenors