As a part of our mandate, the College develops or revises regulations, policies, standards and practice guidelines necessary to regulate the profession.
This process often includes an amount of time where we consult with the public, members of the profession, other health regulatory colleges, professional associations and educators.
The College carefully considers all feedback. Your input helps us understand the effectiveness and impact of proposed changes, and helps ensure decisions are being made in the public interest.
To receive email notice of open consultations, please send a request to communications@coto.org with "Consultations" in the subject line.
Consultation updates are also included in our newsletter.
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Current Consultations
French: Consultation publique sur l’établissement d’une catégorie d’inscription d’urgence
Ontario’s Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act (Bill 106) amended the Regulated Health Professions Act and requires all health regulatory Colleges to establish an Emergency Class of registration.
Review our proposed amendments and submit your feedback by April 14, 2023.
Please take a few minutes to review the following documents:
Feedback
There are various ways you can provide your feedback to the College.
Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/3KP9K26
Email: policy@coto.org
Fax: 416-214-1173
Mail:
Tim Mbugua, Policy Analyst
College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
20 Bay Street, Suite 900, P.O Box 78
Toronto, ON M5J 2N8
Previous Consultations
Previous consultations within the last three years.
Standards for Practice Consultation
The Standards for Practice Consultation closed on June 30, 2022. All stakeholder feedback from the survey will now be reviewed. Findings from the consultation will be used to inform final revisions to the Standards. The revised Standards will be presented to the Board for review in October 2022. Thank you all for taking the time to provide your feedback.
Revised Standards for Psychotherapy Consultation
The consultation on the revised Standards for Psychotherapy closed on July 5, 2021. All stakeholder feedback from the survey will now be reviewed by the College and Practice Issues Subcommittee. Findings from the consultation will be used to inform final revisions to this Standard. The Standards will be presented to Executive and when approved, Council, before final edits, formatting and translation prior to publication . Thank you all for taking the time to provide your feedback.
Revised Standards for Occupational Therapist Assessments Consultation
The consultation on the revised Standards for Occupational Therapist Assessments closed on September 11th, 2020. All stakeholder feedback from the survey will now be reviewed by the College and Practice Issues Subcommittee. Findings from the consultation will be used to inform final revisions to this Standard. The Standards will be presented to Executive and when approved, Council, before final edits, formatting and translation prior to publication . Thank you all for taking the time to provide your feedback.
Code of Ethics Consultation
The College consultation on the revised Code of Ethics closed at midnight on Monday, September 14, 2020. Feedback received from the consultation will be reviewed by the College to inform whether any additional changes to the Code are required. Findings from the consultation and any revisions to the Code will be presented to Council in October for approval prior to publication. Thank you all for your feedback.
Consultation on the Revised Draft Standards for Acupuncture
The consultation on the revised Standards for Acupuncture closed on March 30, 2020. Feedback received is currently under review. Thank you all for your feedback.