If an applicant is registered in another Canadian province as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and/or Acupuncturist in an Active/Practising Class, they may apply for registration in the General Class of the College through Labour Mobility. Applicants will only be able to apply for the titles and designations which they currently hold in another province.
To be eligible for the General Class through Labour Mobility applicants must meet the requirements listed below and submit a completed General Labour Mobility Application. Supporting documents from a third-party must be submitted to the College directly from the third-party.
Currently, the only Canadian Provinces that regulate traditional Chinese medicine/Acupuncture are British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland. Applicants who are applying through Labour Mobility in Ontario must be registered in one of the four other provinces listed to be eligible.
Applicants must provide a letter of good standing from the Canadian TCMPA regulatory authority of every jurisdiction where they currently hold a General certificate of registration with a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and/or Acupuncturist title. This letter must establish, to the satisfaction of the CTCMPAO that you are in good standing as an active/practising member. >
An applicant for registration must be able to speak, read and write either English or French with reasonable fluency. CTCMPAO will consider that an applicant has attained the language fluency requirement if he/she meets one of the criteria outlined in the College’s Language Fluency Policy
CTCMPAO expects members to have the ability to communicate with CTCMPAO, patients and other health professionals in English or French to the extent that he/she:
In addition, it is important for members to be able to communicate and work collaboratively with regulated healthcare professionals, hospitals, long-term care homes, emergency responders and other stakeholders in Ontario’s healthcare system.
Photograph
Applicants are required to submit a passport-size and quality photograph taken within 12 months of submitting their application. The photograph is requested for wallet-sized ID purposes. When a member of CTCMPAO resigns from the CTCMPAO, his/her photo will be destroyed unless the photo is required for regulatory purposes.
Title/Designation
Only members of CTCMPAO shall use the title(s) “Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner” and/or “Acupuncturist”.
An applicant will apply for the title and designation which they hold in another Canadian province.
Date of Birth
Applicants must provide their date of birth. This information is necessary to verify identities for registration purposes with CTCMPAO.
Proof of Name Change
An applicant’s name used in practice and the name on CTCMPAO’s public register must be the same. If your current name is different from the name on your birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, record of landing or permanent residency card, you must provide evidence of name change. This may include a notarized copy of one of the following:
Letters of Standing
Applicants must provide a Letter of Standing (LOS) from any jurisdiction where they are registered in any profession. The LOS should be submitted directly to the CTCMPAO from the regulatory body via email, to registration@ctcmpao.on.ca
Criminal Record Check
Applicants are required to submit a criminal background check report using the database of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) operated by the RCMP with their application form.
For registration purposes, CTCMPAO only requires a name-based criminal background check report. The search must have been conducted no more than six (6) months before the date of application, including records of discharges which have not been removed from the CPIC system in accordance with the Criminal Records Act and records of outstanding criminal charges of which the police are aware.
