Plans to Regulate Osteopathy in Ontario
Today, there are no government regulations for the manual practice of osteopathy in Ontario
Any future Ontario regulations will have to recognize the difference between 2 types of osteopathy practitioners.
- Osteopathic physicians practice in Ontario, and they are recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. However, the training needed to become an osteopathic physician is not available in Canada - these practitioners get their training in the United States. They have a medical degree from a college approved by the American Osteopathic Association. They are licensed physicians who also have osteopathic manual training.
- Osteopaths have extensive training in manual osteopathic practice, they treat patients using manual techniques only. The training needed to become an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner is available in Canada.
Practitioners should be aware that the titles DO and Doctor of Osteopathy are protected by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Drugless Practitioners Act
Loi sur les praticiens ne prescrivant pas de médicaments
R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 280
Amended to S. O. 1991, c. 18, s. 46
OSTEOPATHS Note: This Regulation was revoked on October 25, 2004. See: 1991, c. 18, s. 46 (2).
