Proposed changes to By-law No. 60 regarding annual registration fee

It’s too much fee,

That is quite a large increase to implement. It may make it difficult for many to pay for their license without it causing hardships. For many of us, we also pay into the CAMRT/OAMRS, as well as paying extra through one of these bodies for PLI. This increase does not make sense when there really isn't any benefit for us, besides our licenses. If PLI were offered through the CMRITO with this increase, I would be more on board. Also, this does not include everyone, but for those with birthdays at the end and beginning of the year, these fees are all paid at the same time, making it a very large amount to pay out in such a small time frame.

I understand the need for an increase in annual dues, however, an immediate increase of $173.00 is excessive! I suggest the total increase be implemented over 2-3 years to allow the members more time to budget accordingly.

It is unjust to increase fees by 37%. The reason as to why the increase is occurring does not make sense, what financial goal would you like to reach by 2028? Please explain further, because this reasoning is pathetic. If you would like to reach your financial goal why don’t you work from home and stop paying for rent in downtown Toronto? Ultrasound techs are now under the CMRITO, which means there are double the amount of people playing this fee, as a result there is more money going to the CMRITO. Where is the money I send to the CMRITO going every year? I would like a breakdown of where the extra 37% is going.

May I suggest that you make the proposed increase over two years to lessen the impact to the registrants.

This proposed increase of annual registration fees by 37% is absolutely infuriating. The average Canadian is struggling to make ends meet in this current economy. Gouging MRTs in a mandatory annual fee is only going to make things worse. In a profession that is struggling to keep enough techs and fill positions that sit empty, this is the absolute worst thing you could do. Shame on you CMRITO.

This percentage increase is unjust. 36.8% increase when my wage increase was 3% this year. MRTs across the province are suffering from staffing shortages and this increase will discourage MRTs and graduating students from practicing in Ontario. Other provinces are offering significantly better wages with less registration fees, and offering signing bonuses. I do not believe the services provided by the CMRITO warrant this increase.

This is an astounding 36% increase "to reach its financial goals in 2028 to secure the long-term financial stability of the College." Absolutely no transparency as to where this extra money would go and no demonstration of internal budget cuts prior to footing the bill completely towards technologists. I should go to my boss tomorrow and ask for a 36% increase in salary. If they ask why, I should say that it is to reach my own financial goals and to secure my own long-term financial stability. There is not a single technologist that would approve of this change, and we are collectively insulted by the proposal.

To back this increase by saying you haven’t raised fees since 2011 and that are fees are less than other professional fees is negligent. How about telling the truth?! An increase of $10.00 would suffice. It might not get the raises and bonuses that are desired, but I am sure it is all that is needed. Greed is not a desirable quality.

I think it is preposterous that the fee is going up so high. The fee doesn’t even include liability insurance which I still have to pay. To increase over 30% will defer folks who are on the fence of retirement to finally leave or folks who are working part time/ casual to leave. This is a problem since HHR in medical imaging is already a big problem.

If you can't stay under budget you need to lay off employees like every hospital in Ontario. We're working short and understaffed and CMRITO didn't advocate for us nearly enough during the pandemic to justify a fee increase. I don't believe these points of interested for increasing the fees represent the values of the fee paying technologists.

This is absolutely ridiculous. You aren’t providing us with anything extra and we already have an insane membership fee compared to other professions.

This increase in membership fee will create undue hardship for the CMRITO' members. Our wages stay the same but cost of living is constantly increasing. I oppose this propose

No, we should just be increasing membership fees just to match other professionals. In fact, our fee's should be as low as the nurses. This is also not a great time as many are struggling financially. I believe I can speak for my fellow CMRITO members that we don't find the fee increase to be justified. CMRITO just wants to charge more just because other RHPA colleges are charging more for their members. Here's an idea, how about all 25 RHPA colleges create a standard member fee of $340 instead. We have been working understaffed for the last few years since COVID. RHPA colleges should advocate for higher pay for their members instead of asking US for more money. Before asking for more money, please have something to show for it. CMRITO has not been helping us ever since COVID. Look at the state of the hospitals, just see how understaffed every diagnostic imaging unit is. We have been slaving away, and CMRITO has never done anything positive for our profession as of recent.

I’m against the changes in annual fee because there’s no raise in our salary and we have to struggle with the inflation every single day!

My salary is not going up. If my salary is not going up, registration fee is not going up. If my salary is not going up, your goals will have to wait for better times. If my salary is not going up, the College will have to suffer like a rest of us. Thank you.

37% increase in one year is too much. 10% each year till we reach the target

This increase in fees is shocking and unfair. Even though the fees haven’t gone up in 13 years it does not warrant a 36% increase in annual fees, especially since there is no indication as to what financial goals or stability entails. How does this increase help us as technologists? When considering the proposed annual fee plus the fact that we must pay for our own PLI as well as get 25 education hours that for the most part we pay for out of pocket, it cost us a lot to be technologists. When looking at the list of fees for each regulated healthcare professional and their respective dues per year I notice that the proposed fee per year for MRT’s is closest to Physiotherapists. With that being said, on average Physiotherapists in Canada make $41.63 per hour, whereas MRT’s make $37.67 per hour, according to Government of Canada Job Bank. I think salary should be considered when increasing our fees. I hope that these points are taken into consideration by the CMRITO.

It is not acceptable. Fee is already so much for everyone. Now raising it more will be too much burden on the members

I am disheartened about your proposed decision to increase the annual fees- as a medical radiation technologist working in a private clinic I can assure you that many of us are underpaid in comparison to government entities such as hospitals - some of these workers only working up to 30 hours per week and the increase being proposed is quite steep. When being compared to other comparable professions we are already paying much higher college dues and are uncertain the reason or the breakdown for any of these costs. Some of these colleges provide their members with liability insurance and also require them to complete a lesser amount of continuing education on an annual basis which is forever increasing in cost as well. The fact that Ontario as a whole already has a major shortage in imaging technologists should be a major concern as this would not entice someone to jump into this field. I know first hand as I am a full time technologist and also work locums down south to help fill a need for a shortage of techs. I do believe your budget and expenditures need to be re-evaluated as this increase would not be beneficial to anyone.