The midwifery Quality Assurance Program (QAP) promotes, maintains and enhances the quality of midwifery practice in the province. Midwives must submit a Quality Assurance Program Annual Record with their annual licence renewal by March 1st each year.
The Quality Assurance Program requires midwives with an active-practising (clinical) or provisional (clinical) licence to participate in ongoing quality assurance activities that support lifelong learning, reflective practice and quality improvement. Specific QAP components, guidelines and requirements are set out in the following policies:
- Continuing Professional Development
- Peer Case Review
- Client Evaluation of Midwifery Care
- Self-Assessment and Reflective Practice