The Saskatchewan College of Respiratory Therapists (SCRT) was formed in 2009 with the enactment of The Respiratory Therapists Act which granted self-regulation to the profession of respiratory therapy in the province. The purpose of self-regulation is to ensure the public is protected from harm caused by unethical and/or incompetent practitioners of a profession. Through SCRT’s mandate to protect the public, the college is responsible to ensure that; only competent and ethical respiratory therapists are allowed to practice, ensure those respiratory therapists maintain their competence, ensure their practice minimizes risk to the public, and investigate and discipline members when complaints are received. All these activities are undertaken in the public interest.