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Mission & Vision

Promoting our profession. Protecting the public. Providing excellence in genetic counselling.

Our vision is to provide all Ontarians with equitable and unimpeded access to qualified genetic counselling professionals

Featured OAGC-ACGO Members

Josh Silver recently joined the OAGC-ACGO leadership because he is passionate about the pursuit of legal regulation of the genetic counselling profession in Ontario.

Josh Silver, MSc, CGC, CCGC , University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital

Dawn Lee is dedicated to increasing access to genetic services through population health screening. She recently joined OAGC-ACGO as a volunteer leader because the regulation of Genetic Counsellors in Ontario is an important step towards ensuring that healthcare practitioners are qualified and certified professionals providing accurate health information to patients.

Dawn L. Lee, MS CGC

Stephanie is excited to join the volunteer leadership team of OAGC-ACGO to promote safe and equitable genetic counselling services to all Ontarians and to be part of an organization that strives for change to advance the genetic counselling profession.

Stephanie Hurst MS, CGC, CCGC , Dynacare

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Connect with colleagues in Ontario

Connect with genetic professionals through our secure members-only portal.

Member-only discussion spaces are available so that you can post questions to your colleagues. Members can set up a discussion topic and follow or respond in the chat. Whether it is a research study or a question about clinical operations, this forum allows OAGC-ACGO (full) members to quickly survey other provincial genetic counsellor colleagues.

Stay up to date

Don’t miss any opportunities and updates.

Members will have access to information about professional events including opportunities for CEUs, job posts and any legislative changes relevant to the profession.

Have your say

Lead and participate in developing the genetics profession in Ontario.

As the OAGC-ACGO works towards title protection of Ontario’s Genetic Counsellors, have your say in representing the profession. Be involved in the progression of the field by supporting OAGC-ACGO through active membership and by attending annual general meetings, volunteering, or leading.

Members-only event pricing

You can earn CEUs at a lowered cost (when available).

As a valued member of OAGC-ACGO, you will be amongst the first to know about provincial and local meetings and have access to early-bird discounted registration fees. We will work with event coordinators so that members-only pricing for CEU events can reflect a discount for OAGC-ACGO members (when available).

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