College of Chiropractors of Ontario

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Only members of a health regulatory college are subject to the statutory requirements outlined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA), including the requirements to participate in the complaints and discipline processes, to participate in the quality assurance program, and to maintain appropriate liability insurance.

Only a member of CCO can:

Hold him or herself out as a person qualified to engage in chiropractic practice;
Use the title “Dr.” in the course of providing or offering to provide in Ontario, health care to individuals, (unless he or she is a medical doctor or member of another health regulatory college authorized to use the “Dr.” title);
Perform the controlled acts set out in s. 4 of the Chiropractic Act, 1991, including communicating a diagnosis within the chiropractic scope of practice and moving the joints of the spine;
Bill for chiropractic services, including billing third-party payors or insurance companies for chiropractic services; and
Treat or advise a person with respect to his or her health in circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that serious physical harm may result.

All members of CCO can be found on the public register. If someone is not listed on the CCO public register, they are not licensed as a chiropractor in Ontario.

CCO may prosecute individuals for holding themselves out as persons being qualified to engage in chiropractic practice, using the “doctor” title, performing any controlled acts set out in section 4 of the Chiropractic Act and subsection 27(2) of the Regulated Health Professions Act or performing other acts authorized to members of CCO.

The following are court orders obtained by CCO against such individuals:

Aron Airall

Airall Order and Endorsement 2011

Lloyd Anthony Deutscher

Deutscher Order and Endorsement 2006

Stephen Dies

Marc Andre Fortier

Fortier Order and Endorsement 2007

Dieter Hardtke

Dieter Hardtke is not a member of CCO

Thomas Manzuk

Manzuk Order and Endorsement 2011

Sachin Patel

Sachin Patel is not a member of CCO

Shahin (Shawn) Pourgol

Shahin (Shawn) Pourgol is not a member of CCO

Legislation and Ethics Examination and Regulatory Excellence for CCO Members Workshop

CCO has scheduled an online sitting of the Legislation and Ethics Examination for February 15, 2024. The deadline to apply for this examination is January 29, 2024. Due to the online delivery of the examination, candidates should make themselves available for the entire day. Please complete the application form and submit it to Ms Madeline Cheng, Registration Coordinator to apply for the examination. Please contact Ms Madeline Cheng at mcheng@cco.on.ca or 416-922-6355 ext. 113 for any questions.

More information about the legislation and ethics examination, including study material, can be found at the following link, under “Legislation and Ethics Examination”. Information about the February 15, 2024 sitting of the examination can be found at the following link.

Information about the online delivery of the examination can be found in the following document and video.

CCO will be holding a virtual workshop on Regulatory Excellence for CCO Members (formerly titled the Record Keeping Workshop) on February 16, 2024, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. Please email Rose Bustria at rbustria@cco.on.ca if you are interested in attending this virtually.