To practise massage therapy in Ontario, you must obtain a Certificate of
Registration from the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (the College).
The College under the Massage Therapy Act and the Regulated Health Professions
Act sets all registration requirements. You cannot practise as a massage therapist
unless you are registered with the College. Only the College of Massage Therapists,
the provincial regulatory body, can register Massage Therapists.
Massage Therapists in Ontario are mainly self-employed health professionals.
They work in a variety of settings, most often in massage therapy clinics and
chiropractic offices. Other workplaces include health clinics, private practice,
rehabilitation centres, health spas, health and fitness clubs, nursing homes, community
health clinics, and hospitals. Clients may make appointments with massage therapists
without being referred by a medical doctor.
Massage Therapists assess and treat physical dysfunction and pain of the soft
tissue and joints of the body mostly by hands-on manipulation. Assessment and
treatment can include orthopaedic and neurological testing, soft tissue manipulation
(Swedish massage is the most commonly used technique), hydrotherapy, remedial exercise
programmes and client education programmes.
Are you an Internationally Educated Massage Therapist
looking to practice in Ontario?
Are you Massage Therapist from another Canadian province looking to
practice in Ontario?
The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (the College), requires
Credential and Prior Learning Assessment (CPLA) to determine if you have
knowledge and skills equivalent to those acquired through education in Ontario
which are required to pass the College's Certification Examinations and to
practise in Ontario.
Following the CPLA process applicants will be referred to one of
three steps towards obtaining Registration to practise massage therapy in Ontario.
1. Direct Access to the College’s Certification Examinations
Applicants whose knowledge and skills are assessed as equivalent to
the standards required for entry to practice in Ontario will be referred
directly to the College’s Certification examinations.
2. "Bridging to Massage Therapy in Ontario" Programme
Applicants whose knowledge and skills are assessed as not equivalent to
the educational standards in Ontario and the assessment indicates they require
minimal to moderate Ontario-specific upgrading, will be referred to a bridging
programme.
3. Ontario Diploma Programmes in Massage Therapy
Applicants whose knowledge and skills are assessed as not equivalent to
the required educational standards in Ontario and the assessment determines
that they require general retraining will be referred to the massage therapy
diploma programmes in Ontario.
For a list of the schools offering the massage therapy diploma programme
in Ontario, please click here: Schools
For information on access to regulated professions in Ontario,
please visit: www.regulatorsforaccess.ca/postcard/postcard.html
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