Professional Development & Events

Governance Centre of Excellence



The Governance Centre of Excellence (GCE) provides a broad range of relevant services and educational programs including online resources and tools for health care trustees. The GCE released the Guide to Good Governance in November, 2005 which provides a practical reference for trustees, providing an overview of best/recommended practices in health care governance as well as a wide variety of templates and examples from the field.

Leading Excellence in Governance is a key strategic direction for the OHA. In 2007, the OHA introduced a new governance curriculum as part of one of its new strategic directions, “Leading Excellence in Governance”. The curriculum and learning methods were completely revised and updated to reflect changes taking place in the health care environment.

OHA’s governance certificate courses are designed to meet the needs of trustees as they evolve through the life-cycle on a hospital board. This means providing the right learning experience at the right time to meet the needs of trustees as they progress.



For more information please contact Josie Mazzola at jmazzola@oha.com or (416) 205-1356.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, the Certificate for Implementing the Guide to Good Governance on November 14, 2008 in North Bay has been cancelled.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Sherry Ramlal at (416) 205-1362.


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  Governance Centre of Excellence10  Building a Culture of Good Governance
  Governance Centre of Excellence12  Essentials Certificate in Health Care Governance
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  Governance Centre of Excellence8  Certificate in Leading Board Committees, Toronto
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  Governance Centre of Excellence12~13  Advanced Certificate in Board Governance, Toronto
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  Governance Centre of Excellence3  Certificate for Implementing the Guide to Good Governance, Regional
  Governance Centre of Excellence8  Conference for Board Finance Committee Members, TBD
  Governance Centre of Excellence16~17  Advanced Certificate in Board Governance, Regional TBD
  Governance Centre of Excellence28  Community Engagement
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  Governance Centre of Excellence15  Current Issues in Health Care
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  Governance Centre of Excellence4  Board's Role in Quality Oversight and Improvement
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  Governance Centre of Excellence11  Certificate in Leading Board Committees, Regional
  Governance Centre of Excellence23~24  Health Care Governance Forum
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  Governance Centre of Excellence15  Essentials Certificate in Health Care Governance for New Directors - Regional
  19~15 Nov  Leadership Certificate for Hospital Board Chairs, Toronto
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  27  Board Secretaries Certificate in Good Governance
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  Governance Centre of Excellence3  Certificate for Implementing the Guide to Good Governance, Regional