Who regulates physiotherapists?
Physiotherapists in Alberta are regulated by the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta The College sets scopes of practice and standards of practice for physiotherapists. They have quality assurance programmes for and on-site audits of their members to ensure that practicing physiotherapists are competent. They rule on complaints against physiotherapists and may discipline them. The titles Physiotherapist and Physical Therapist (or the same titles in another language) are protected titles under the law. In order to call themselves a physiotherapist or physical therapist, a person must be registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. The College maintains a current list of physiotherapists registered to practice in Alberta.
Some health practitioners in Ontario are regulated and some are not. There are about twenty groups of regulated health practitioners in Ontario, including, for example, physiotherapists, physicians, occupational therapists and speech and language pathologists. Each group is regulated by its own college, a body at arms length from the government whose mandate is to protect the public. Physiotherapists in Ontario are regulated by the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. The College itself consists of members of the public and physiotherapists. It has both elected and appointed representatives. The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario sets scopes of practice and standards of practice for physiotherapists. They have quality assurance programmes for and on-site audits of their members to ensure that practicing physiotherapists are competent. They rule on complaints against physiotherapists and may discipline them. The titles “Physiotherapist” and “Physical Therapist” (or the same title
