Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)

CTTC Building, Suite 3400
1125 Colonel By Dr
Ottawa ON K1S 5R1
Canada

Tel: 613 523-CAOT (2268)
Toll-free in Canada and the continental USA: 800 434-CAOT (2268)
Fax: 613 523-2552
Email: daarons@caot.ca
Web: provincial or territorial regulatory organization for information about an individual occupational therapist.

University programs

Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs

If you are taking steps to work as an occupational therapist in Canada you may have to upgrade your education or skills. Please contact the universities near you to determine the availability of academic upgrading opportunities. For Canadian university websites, click here.

Provincial associations

• Provincial/Territorial Professional Occupational Therapy Organizations

The provincial and territorial professional associations along with CAOT make up the Occupational Therapy Professional Alliance of Canada (PAC).

Provincial and territorial regulatory organizations

• Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Therapists (AAROT)
• College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC)
• College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM)
• College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia (COTNS)
• College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO)
• New Brunswick Association of Occupational Therapists (NBAOT)
• Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Therapy Board (NLOTB)
• Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec (OEQ)
• Prince Edward Island Occupational Therapy Regulatory Board(PEIOTRB)
• Saskatchewan Society of Occupational Therapists (SSOT)

Occupational therapy is not a regulated health profession in the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut. If you are interested in practising in one of the territories, please contact one of the following professional associations for more information:

• Northern Association of Occupational Therapists (NAOT)
• Association of Yukon Occupational Therapists (AYOT)