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Aug 18

CAOT Survey on Draft Competencies for Occupational Therapist Assistants (OTAs) in Canada

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists is seeking feedback on the 2023 draft Competencies for Occupational Therapist Assistants (OTAs) in Canada. Complete the survey by September 8, 2023.

Jul 27

Regulations for Applied Behaviour Analysis Receive Approval

On July 20, 2023, the Government of Ontario approved the regulations under the Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act, 2021, for the profession of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).

These regulations give the College of Psychologists of Ontario the authority to oversee the practice of Applied Behavioural Analysis.

The Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act will be effective July 1, 2024.

Jul 18

Importance Notice: Annual eLearning Module - Upcoming Maintenance on July 21, 2023

The Annual eLearning Module will be undergoing maintenance on Friday, July 21, 2023 at 12:00pm.

If you have not started the eLearning module yet, please wait until after Friday, July 21, 2023 to begin.

If you have already started the module, please make sure to complete it before 12 pm on Friday, July 21st. Unfortunately, any progress on the module that is incomplete will not be saved.

Jun 26

June 22, 2023 Board Meeting Highlights

Learn about the decisions made at the June 22, 2023 College Board of Directors meeting. See the highlights for details.

Jun 19

Access to 2023 Quality Assurance Requirements

2023 Quality Assurance (QA) requirements are now available. Access to these requirements has changed as we are introducing a new online system.

Each QA requirement is hosted on its own platform and each requires its own username and password.

Jun 15

Now Available: 2023 Quality Assurance Activities

The 2023 annual Quality Assurance activities are now available.

The new Annual Learning Plan and Annual eLearning Module can be accessed through our new Quality Assurance (QA) portal.

Jun 13

Board Meeting: June 22, 2023

Our next College Board meeting will be held online on June 22, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Board meetings are open to the public.

Jun 1

Updated Standards of Practice Now In Effect

The updated Standards of Practice are now in effect for all occupational therapists in Ontario.

View the Standards and additional resources.

Jun 1

Service Interruption to Public Register

The College is experience technical issues with the public register. Please contact the registration team at 416-214-1177 x230 to confirm registration status.

May 17

New Public and Professional Opportunities with COTO

Interested in getting involved with the College? Want to learn more about governance and health regulation? We're recruiting members to join our new Nominations Committee:

2 members of the public to become Community Appointees and 1 registrant to become a Professional Committee Appointee.

May 5

Now Available: Updated Standards of Practice Webinar Recording

A recording of the May 2, 2023 webinar on the updated Standards for Practice is now available on our YouTube channel.

The webinar was hosted by the College's Manager of Practice, Sandra Carter and Practice Consultant Diane Tse.

Apr 24

COTO on Instagram and Updated Social Media Terms of Use

The College has launched an Instagram account and released an updated version of the Social Media Terms of Use.

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