Finance committee  First of all, they're set at three years, and they can be shortened by bylaw, but also—

Finance committee  Regarding the board members, proposed subsection 15(1) says: Each director is to be appointed or elected for a term of not more than three years, and may be reappointed or re-elected for subsequent terms of not more than three years each. There is a hard cap, but they can be

Finance committee  They can be re-elected or renominated, but they can't be lengthened beyond that. There needs to be a process at least every three years.

Finance committee  There are offences at proposed sections 67 and 68 of claiming to be a patent or a trademark agent.

Finance committee  There are criminal penalties for this. There are fines, and in the event of appearing before the office, there is imprisonment.

Finance committee  From memory, I believe the minimum number would be seven.

Finance committee  I don't know offhand.

Finance committee  It doesn't change the nature of who can do what in front of the office. Anybody who can do something today in front of the office will be able to continue to do so. In the case of an agent, anything that is restricted to agent work continues to be so. It doesn't change the natu

Finance committee  Because we want the college to also factor in the public interest, there will be a portion of the directors who will be nominated by the minister and a portion elected amongst patent agents or trademark agents.

Finance committee  I can't speak to every college, but I know that in some cases, definitely it is.