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COTO will be hosting a two-part webinar series with AccessOAP this September. The presentations will provide an overview of AccessOAP and information for service providers who support families enrolled in…

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This year’s Annual eLearning module on Communication: The Cornerstone of Care in Occupational Therapy Practice is now available. Log in to the COTO Portal get started. Reminder: Start your Annual Learning Plan if you have not…

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Thank you to everyone who renewed their registration. If you have not yet completed renewal, please do so as soon as possible.  Please note, the renewal late fee is now…

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Reminder: Registration is required to access the upcoming trauma-informed practice webinar on Wednesday, June 24th and to access the recording if you cannot attend. Registrants are invited to attend this…

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Did you register with the College in the last 18 months or so? We want to hear from you. Please take 4 minutes to share your thoughts! The survey is anonymous.…

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Updated June 1, 2026: Thank you to everyone who renewed their registration. We appreciate your patience with any technical challenges experienced during this process. If you have not yet completed…

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Members of the public can get involved in health regulation by becoming a Community Appointee. Community Appointees are members of the public who serve on our Committees and are neither a Director…

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Occupational therapists can get involved with governance and health regulation at the College by becoming a Professional Committee Appointee. Professional Committee Appointees are registered occupational therapists who serve on our committees and…

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The College is inviting registrants to attend a free 90-minute webinar about strategies to build a trauma-informed practice. The webinar will happen on June 24 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.…

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Our office will be closed for the long weekend on Monday May 18, 2026. We will reopen on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. If you need to find…

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The Capacity Assessment Office will be offering training in the fall of 2026. A ‘capacity assessor’ is a fee-for-service health practitioner who is designated to determine whether an individual is…

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Some users experienced issues signing into the COTO Portal over the weekend. The problem has now been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your…

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Our office will be closed for the long weekend on Friday April 3, 2026 and Monday April 6, 2026. We will reopen on Tuesday April 7, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.…

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We’ve conducted the election of Board Directors to the Executive Committee. Congratulations to our new Executive: On behalf of the Board, College Registrar & CEO Gillian Slaughter thanked Chair of…

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It’s that time of year again—annual renewal is just around the corner. Renewal opens on April 1, 2026. You can complete your renewal by logging in to the COTO Portal.…

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The Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Organizations (ACOTRO) has embarked on a three-year project to enhance the Substantial Equivalency Assessment System (SEAS). SEAS conducts the foreign credential recognition process…

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You can now access the public register under the List of Registered Occupational Therapists. The name ‘List of Registered Occupational Therapists’ better reflects the purpose of the public register: to…

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Ahead of the annual renewal period, we want registrants to know that registration fees for 2026–2027 will increase by 2% (about $15).  In 2024 the Board approved a 5-year financial sustainability plan to annually review fees and, as appropriate, increase registration fees by up…

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Annual renewal starts April 1, 2026 and runs until May 31, 2026. We will be collecting data for the year 2026-27. Last year, COTO began asking occupational therapists to voluntarily…

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