Policy: Transcript Requirement at Registration

Background

Pursuant to the O. Reg. 864/93: Registration Regulation under the Massage Therapy Act, 1991, Section 5(1): An applicant for the issuance of a general certificate of registration must meet the following registration requirements:

1. 1. The applicant must have,
      1. obtained a diploma in Massage Therapy from a private vocational school in Ontario, or a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, or
      2. successfully completed a course in Massage Therapy at an educational institution outside of Ontario that the Registration Committee considers to be equivalent to the educational program currently being taught in schools and colleges referred to in sub-subparagraph A, or
      3. qualifications equivalent to those provided by the educational program currently being taught in schools and colleges referred to in sub-subparagraph A

Policy

As of January 1, 2023, to demonstrate that an applicant has met one of the above education requirements, a transcript must be provided to CMTO. Applicants who have obtained a diploma in Massage Therapy from a school in Ontario must submit their transcript at the time of application for initial registration. Applicants who completed a Massage Therapy program outside of Ontario, or who have met the Language Fluency requirement by completing the required communication courses as part of their Massage Therapy program, must submit their transcript prior to registering for the certificate examinations.

Applicants applying through the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) or former registrants re-applying for registration are not required to submit a transcript with their application.

Applicants must submit the transcript in the form it is received from their educational institution. Original transcripts can be mailed to CMTO, while electronic transcripts can be uploaded through the Applicant Portal. The name on an applicant’s online application must match the name appearing on their transcripts. Applicants may request to have the educational institution send an official transcript directly to CMTO.

Adopted: August 2023