Category: News Articles

Annual renewal is now open. Occupational therapists can now renew their registration for the 2025-2026 year. All occupational therapists are required to renew or resign online on or before May…

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The College encourages all Ontario occupational therapists to participate in this survey from Queen’s University and the University of Western Ontario Occupational Therapy Program Fieldwork Capacity research teams about student…

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Tax receipts are only available for registration fees. Application fees cannot be claimed for tax purposes.  Accessing Tax Receipts for Registrants For Receipts Prior to 2017 If you need receipts for…

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The 2025 Learning Plan is now available. Log in to the COTO Portal to get started. Set your goals and come back to describe their impact by October 31, 2025.…

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Annual renewal will open on April 1, 2025 and may look a bit different this year. Registrants will notice additional optional questions related to sociodemographic information. COTO collects sociodemographic data…

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A special Board meeting of the Board of Directors will convene on Friday, February, 28 2025 from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. to discuss matters related to personnel.

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Voting for the 2025 Board of Directors elections is now open. All eligible occupational therapists in District 1 (Central) should have received a secure online ballot from Big Pulse electronic…

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Our office will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 17, 2025. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. If you need to find up-to-date…

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As of January 1, 2025, Candida Auris (C. auris) is now a reportable disease of public health significance under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990 (HPPA). You can view…

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Nominations for the upcoming 2025 Board of Directors elections in District 1 have now closed. Voting in the District 1 opens Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Voting will close on March…

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All regulated health professionals are required to keep their contact and employment information up-to-date with their regulator. Changes to the information must be made within 30 days. The College communicates…

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We are sharing several opportunities for registrants to get involved with the work of the College. See below for more information about the following opportunities: We also encourage occupational therapists…

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From June 1 to November 30, 2024, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) made decisions on a total of 11 investigations—five complaint investigations and six Registrar’s Investigations.

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When registrants renew their registration for 2025-2026, they may notice we are collecting new data in alignment with the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)’s updated 2022 health human resource dataset. All occupational therapy…

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Has your registrant profile information changed? In the event of a change, registrants have a responsibility to update the College within 30 days of that change. All you need to…

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The College office will be closed from the afternoon of December 24, 2024 to January 2, 2025. We’d like to share some important information and reminders ahead of our closure:…

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COTO continues to monitor the current service disruption by Canada Post. During the postal strike, if you need to contact the College about urgent matters, such as a concern or…

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The Ontario government is increasing the financial assistance available to veterans and their families through the Soldiers’ Aid Commission. The government is also making new regulatory amendments, which will allow…

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Ontario’s Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is offering a funding opportunity to build workforce capacity in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP). The fourth round of funding through the 

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The College’s Practice team has developed a new resource on artificial intelligence: What Should Occupational Therapists Consider if Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Practice? The resource explores essential considerations for integrating…

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The Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario requested the College educate occupational therapists about the dangers of transfer poles. The Geriatric and Long-Term Care Death Review Committee (GLTCRC) released…

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Reminder: Occupational therapists, your Quality Assurance requirements are due October 31st. Your annual requirements include: Do I have to complete the Annual Requirements? General registration Yes—Complete the annual requirements (if you…

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Public Health Ontario is hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 11am-12pm and will be providing an “Overview of Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Immunization for the 2024-25 Respiratory…

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