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Our office will be closed for Canada Day on Tuesday July 1, 2025. We will reopen on Wednesday July 2, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. If you need to find up-to-date…

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The 2025 National eLearning Module on Advancing Culture, Equity, and Justice in Occupational Therapy Practice is now available. The module was developed by occupational therapists…for occupational therapists. Occupational therapists from…

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Public Health Ontario has shared an important update to the Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Health Care Settings, 3rd Edition resource. The update is limited to Appendix N: Clinical Syndromes/Conditions with…

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Ongoing measles transmission in Ontario is impacting multiple public health units. Information about Measles Measles is a serious respiratory infection that is highly contagious. Individuals with measles spread the virus…

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Effective May 22, 2025, Ontario occupational therapists no longer need to be registered in British Columbia (BC) to provide remote (virtual) services to British Columbia residents. In addition, occupational therapists…

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Our office will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 19, 2025. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. If you need to find up-to-date…

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There may be a labour disruption at Canada Post in the coming weeks. In the event of a postal service disruption, you may experience delays in mail delivery. In case…

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Reminder: 2025 Quality Assurance learning plans are now available in the COTO Portal. Setting meaningful goals in your learning plan can help you grow as an occupational therapist and improve client…

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Our office will be closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday on Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21, 2025. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 8:30…

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Today, the Ontario government introduced the Protect Ontario through Free Trade within Canada Act to unlock free trade and labour mobility within Canada.   Plans to introduce new “As of…

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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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