Area of Focus Your Profession (state it)
The Profession’s Massage Therapy Act, 1991
Specific Legal Act
Legal Title Registered Massage
Therapist
The Scope of Practice The assessment of the soft
(brief description not tissue and joints of the body
each part) and the treatment and
prevention of physical
dysfunction and pain by
manipulation to develop,
maintain, rehabilitate and or
augment physical function,
or relieve pain
Authorized Controlled 1.Perorming a prescribed
Acts & procedure on tissue below
Conditions/Restrictions the dermis or mucous
membrane – Acupuncture
(Performing a procedure on tissue
below the dermis, below the surface of
a mucous membrane, in or below the
surface of the cornea, or in or below the
surfaces of the teeth, including the
scaling of teeth.)
Other Profession
Chiropractic Act, 1991
Chiropractor
The assessment of
conditions related to the
spine, nervous system
and joints and the
diagnosis, prevention and
treatment, primarily by
adjustment of
dysfunctions or disorders.
1. Communicating a
diagnosis (Act as listed in RHPA:
Communicating to the individual or
his or her personal representative a
diagnosis identifying a disease or
disorder as the cause of symptoms
of the individual in circumstances in
which it is reasonably foreseeable
that the individual or his or her
personal representative will rely on
the diagnosis)
2. Spinal Manipulation
(Moving the joints of the spine
beyond the individual’s usual
Other Profession
Occupational Therapy
Act, 1991
Occupational Therapist
The assessment of
function and adaptive
behaviour and the
treatment and
prevention of disorders
which affect function or
adaptive behaviour to
develop, maintain,
rehabilitate or augment
function or adaptive
behaviour in the areas of
self-care, productivity
and leisure.
1. Treating by means of
psychotherapy
technique. (Treating, by means
of psychotherapy technique,
delivered through a therapeutic
relationship, an individual’s serious
disorder of thought, cognition,
mood, emotional regulation,
perception or memory that may
seriously impair the individual’s
judgement, insight, behavior,
communication or social
functioning. (not yet proclaimed)
Other Profession
Physiotherapy Act, 1991
Physiotherapist
The assessment of
behavioural and mental
conditions, the diagnosis of
neuropsychological
disorders and dysfunctions
and psychotic, neurotic and
personality disorders and
dysfunctions and the
prevention and treatment
of behavioural and mental
disorders and dysfunctions
and the maintenance and
enhancement of physical,
intellectual, emotional,
social and interpersonal
functioning
1. Communicating a
diagnosis (Act as listed in RHPA:
Communicating to the individual or
his or her personal representative a
diagnosis identifying a disease or
disorder as the cause of symptoms of
the individual in circumstances in
which it is reasonably foreseeable
that the individual or his or her
personal representative will rely on
the diagnosis)
2. Performing a prescribed
procedure on tissue below
the dermis or mucous

Regulatory College CMTO
(include website) http://www.cmto.com/
Mandate/Mission of The college is dedicated to
Regulatory College excellence in protecting the
public’s interest, guiding its
registrants and promoting
physiological range of motion using
a fast, low amplitude thrust.)
3. Putting an instrument,
hand or finger, into
natural or artificial body
openings (Act as listed in RHPA:
Communicating to the individual or
his or her personal representative a
diagnosis identifying a disease or
disorder as the cause of symptoms
of the individual in circumstances in
which it is reasonably foreseeable
that the individual or his or her
personal representative will rely on
the diagnosis)
CCO
https://www.cco.on.ca/
The college regulates the
profession in the public
interest to assure ethical
membrane (Performing a
procedure on tissue below the
dermis, below the surface of a
mucous membrane, in or below the
surface of the cornea, or in or below
the surfaces of the teeth, including
the scaling of teeth.)
3. Spinal manipulations
(Moving the joints of the spine
beyond the individual’s usual
physiological range of motion using a
fast, low amplitude thrust.)
4. Administering a
substance by injection or
inhalation
5. Putting an instrument,
hand or finger into natural
or artificial body openings
(Act as listed in RHPA:
Communicating to the individual or
his or her personal representative a
diagnosis identifying a disease or
disorder as the cause of symptoms of
the individual in circumstances in
which it is reasonably foreseeable
that the individual or his or her
personal representative will rely on
the diagnosis)
6. Applying or ordering the
application of a form of
energy (Applying or ordering the
application of a form of energy
prescribed by the regulations under
this Act.)
COTO CPTO
https://www.coto.org/ https://www.collegept.org/
The College is a To protect and serve the
regulatory organization public interest by
that oversees the promoting collaboration
practice of occupational and accountability for self-
 the highest possible quality
of the practice of Massage
Therapy
Commitment to the A therapeutic, integral
Public healing relationship in which
the therapist assists the
client in restoring,
maintaining and enhancing
the well-being of the client.
and competent therapists (OTs) in regulation and enabling a
chiropractic care. Ontario. Our job is culture of continuous
to make sure you receive improvement to ensure
safe, effective, ethical that physiotherapists
care from OTs. provide competent and
ethical services.
Educated in the Abide by ethical To treat, restore, maintain
prevention, assessment, principles to act with and improve patient’s
diagnosis and integrity, accountability, mobility, function and well-
management of the and judgement in the being. This is done through
musculoskeletal best interests of the physical rehabilitation and
conditions and will client. injury prevention.
recommend a treatment
plan to help relieve pain
and improve functions
using manipulation,
mobilization, soft tissue
therapy, exercise,
education and
rehabilitation.