Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) is committed to ensuring that everyone in Ontario receives safe, ethical, and competent Massage Therapy care. Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in Massage Therapy regulation and practice is essential to that commitment. We believe safety, ethics, and competence cannot be fully achieved without ensuring that every person, regardless of background or identity, can access care, participate fully in the profession and in its regulation, and be treated with fairness and respect.
Guided by our EDI Committee and by insights from Registered Massage Therapists and members of the public, we are embedding the values of openness, continuous learning, empathy, collaboration, and dignity into every part of our work – in our decision-making, communications, rules and regulations, and in our everyday operations. These principles are key
to making meaningful steps and lasting progress on EDI within the profession.
We remain committed to listening and learning from people who face barriers, unmet needs, or bias when accessing Massage Therapy or CMTO’s regulatory processes, whether these people are registrants, members of the public, or CMTO staff or committee members. This learning helps make Massage Therapy more accessible, sustainable, and equitable as both a profession and a health service.
CMTO has an opportunity to lead in compassionate regulation – regulation that is both kind and clear. By putting these commitments into practice, we aim to build a profession that reflects the diversity of our province and meets the evolving needs of the entire Ontario public.
We Want to Hear from You
If you would like to offer your perspective related to EDI and Massage Therapy, please email communications@cmto.com to share your comments or questions.
EDI Resources
CMTO has compiled a list of helpful resources for RMTs, clients and others who want to learn more about EDI. The resources are not produced by CMTO, but are provided as reference material.
Implicit Bias
- Implicit Association Test
- Addressing Implicit or Unconscious Biases in Healthcare
- The Chief Public Health Officer’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2019 (pg. 30 – 31)
Gender Equality
- Gender Differences in Health
- Statistical Portrait of Women and Girls by the Relative Remoteness of their Communities Series – Health and Well-being
Microaggressions, Microassaults, Microinsults and Microinvalidations
- The Micropedia of Microaggressions
- Examples of Microaggressions
- The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine’s Microaggressions and Allyship Campaign
Visible and Non-visible Disabilities
- Accessibility in Ontario
- AODA Requirements for Healthcare Providers
- Statistics Canada: Accessibility Findings from the Canadian Survey on Disabilities
LGBTQ2+
- Rainbow Health Ontario Resource Library
- A Guide to Gender Identity Terms
- Egale’s 2SLGBTQI Terms and Definitions and other gender and attraction diversity terminology
Indigenous Peoples and Communities
- About Indigenous Peoples and Communities in Canada
- The Indigenous Ally Toolkit
- Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Awareness Courses
Identifying Racism in Health Care
- Anti-racism lexicon
- Perceptions of Discrimination in Health Services Experienced by Immigrant Minorities in Ontario
Anti-BIPOC Racism
