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:
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:
Sachin Patel
Shahin (Shawn) Pourgol
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.
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