Newsletter | June 2025

Important News

Information and Updates

Year in Review

The first year of our 2024-2027 strategic plan

The College’s first year of our 2024-2027 Strategic Priorities is complete as of June 1st.

College Registrar and CEO Elinor Larney presented the College's 2024-2025 accomplishments to the Board of Directors.

You can view the Year in Review presentation on our website.

Coming Soon: eLearning Module

This year's eLearning Module is coming very soon! Keep an eye on your inbox this week to know when it's available.

This year's module will be a national module on Advancing Culture, Equity and Justice in Occupational Therapy Practice.

Through this module, OTs can expect to:

• Better understand Domain C of the Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada and important concepts related to culture, equity, and justice in occupational therapy practice.

• Gain insight into the vast diversity across Canada's population and how this diversity relates to health equity.

• Understand and be able to apply individual and collective strategies for culturally safer and equitable practice to real life occupational therapy situations.

Annual Renewal of Registration: Now Complete

We want to hear from you! 

The annual renewal process for occupational therapists is now complete. Thank you to everyone who renewed their registration on time. 

We value your thoughts and suggestions, and encourage you to share any feedback or questions you have about the renewal process. Please don’t hesitate to contact us—your input helps us improve and better support you. 

Your ongoing commitment to upholding high professional standards ensures safe, ethical, and effective care throughout the province. 

Please fill out our feedback survey below. You can also send your feedback to the registration team by email at registration@coto.org.

Start Your Learning Plan!

More than 1500 OTs have started their 2025 QA Learning Plan

The 2025 QA Learning Plan is available in the COTO Portal. We encourage you to set your goals soon so there is time to complete them by October 31st.

More than 1500 registrants have already started working on their learning plans.

Need help? Check out our resources to help you with setting goals, continuous learning, and professional development.

Update Your Insurance Information

As part of your registration requirements, please ensure your professional liability insurance details are current and up to date. 

Maintaining valid insurance coverage is essential to protect both you and your clients, and it helps us verify compliance with professional standards. 

Please review and update your insurance information by signing in to the COTO Portal. If you experience any lapse in your insurance coverage, please contact registration as soon as possible. You can call us at 416-214-1177 x230 or email registration@coto.org.

Updated Measles Epidemiological Summary

Stay up to date on what health professionals need to know

Ongoing measles transmission in Ontario is impacting multiple public health units.

Occupational therapists should continue to stay informed about public health advice and guidance, incorporate any public health issued protocols, and complete their point of care risk assessment as outlined in the Standard for Infection Prevention and Control.

You can find links to more information, resources and guidance on our website.

If you need support, you can reach out to your local Public Health Unit.

You can also contact our Practice team by email at practice@coto.org or by calling 416-214-1177 x240.

Guidance Reminder: Remote (Virtual) Services

View the Remote (Virtual) Services guidance

Summer has arrived, and some clients may be planning to travel. Can occupational therapists provide remote (virtual) services to clients who are located outside of Ontario?

Occupational therapists are encouraged to contact the regulatory authority in the other region, because other provinces or countries may have different requirements for providing remote services. Similarly, occupational therapists who want to provide remote services while they themselves are located outside of Ontario also need to contact the regulator in that region and comply with any local requirements.

More information about providing remote (virtual) services across jurisdictions can be found here: Providing Remote (Virtual) Services Across Jurisdictions.

Latest IPAC Guidelines Now Available for Health Care Settings

See Public Health Ontario's updated resource

Public Health Ontario has shared an update to the Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Health Care Settings, 3rd Edition resource.

The update is limited to  Appendix N: Clinical Syndromes/Conditions with Required Level of Precautions, which has been revised by the Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee on Infection Prevention and Control (PIDAC-IPC) to reflect current evidence and best practices.

For more information, visit the Routine Practices and Additional Precautions or Best Practices in IPAC webpage.

For questions, please contact ipac@oahpp.ca.

Insights from Investigations

Data from December 2024-May 2025

From December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) made decisions on a total of 11 investigations—eight on complaint investigations and three on Registrar’s investigations.

Learn more about decisions made in the past six months of investigations.

Looking for the Standards of Practice and other resources?



Resources are available here: Practice Standards and Guidance

Tip: 📑 Bookmark the page for future reference!

June Board Meeting Highlights

The College Board held a meeting on June 19, 2025.

View the key decisions in the highlights from the meeting.

Connect with Us

June Poll and May Results

In May, we asked registrants about the College's Practice Resource Service and who can contact the service for free, confidential guidance by phone and email.

We received 95 votes and here's how you voted:



• 6.3% said "Patients, caregivers, and members of the public" (6 votes)
• 16.8% said "Registrants" (16 votes)
• 3.2% said "Applicants" (3 votes)
• 4.2% said "Employers" (4 votes)
• 3.2% said "Other health care professionals" (3 votes)
• 66.3% said "All of the above" (63 votes)

Thank you for participating in our poll!

All of these groups can contact our Practice Resource Service. If you need guidance, you can email us at practice@coto.org or call 416-214-1177 x240.

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They can sign up here. Have additional comments or suggestions for the College email news? Send your thoughts to communications@coto.org.

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