News

Dec 13

Insights from Investigations: Data from June 2024-November 2024

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.

Dec 13

What’s New in 2025? Annual Renewal

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.

Dec 12

2025 COTO Board Elections: Nominations are now open

Nominations for the upcoming 2025 Board of Directors elections are now open! The elections will take place in District 1 (Central) and there are two positions available in this district.

Interested in getting involved? Watch our webinar with College Registrar Elinor Larney to learn more.

Dec 11

Reminder: Update Your Registrant Information

Reminder: In the event of a change, registrants have a responsibility to update the College within 30 days of that change.

Keeping your information up to date is an important part of maintaining public confidence in occupational therapists.

Nov 29

Important Courtesy Notice from COTO – December Office Closure

The College office will be closed from the afternoon of December 24, 2024 to January 2, 2025. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Nov 19

2025 COTO Board Elections: Nominations open December 11, 2024

The nominations for upcoming 2025 Board of Directors elections are now open. The elections will take place in District 1 (Central): Toronto and Peel. There are two positions available in this district.

Nov 18

Now Available: 2024 Annual Report

The College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario has released its 2024 Annual Report. Our report is available online in English and French.

The report details accomplishments of the final year of our 2020 - 2024 Strategic Plan.

Nov 15

Notice: Postal Service Disruption

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 complaint about an occupational therapist, please contact us via phone or email.

Nov 7

Ontario Increasing Financial and Community Supports for Veterans

The Ontario government is increasing the financial assistance available to veterans and their families through the Soldiers’ Aid Commission.

Nov 1

Funding Opportunity: Ontario Autism Program Workforce Capacity Fund

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

This fund supports capacity-building activities and projects led by children’s service providers who deliver core clinical services in the OAP.

Oct 29

Now Available: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Occupational Therapy Practice