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What do I need to be able to practice as a counsellor or psychotherapist in Canada?

April 26, 2017able counsellor Practice Psychotherapist

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What do I need to be able to practice as a counsellor or psychotherapist in Canada?

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Regulations in Canada vary across the provinces. There is currently no regulation regarding counselling in British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon, North-West Territories, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland or New Brunswick . This means that you do not need any specific qualifications to be able to practice in these provinces. Some employers do, however, require certain qualifications before they hire you, for example our CCC designation, but that is at their discretion. There is regulation in Quebec and Nova Scotia and you would need to join the appropriate college in order to be able to practice. Information on the specifics of the regulation in Quebec and NS can be found at http://ccpa-accp.ca/en/page/?p=591. In Ontario, regulation is in progress but will not be finalized until 2010 at the earliest.