{"id":268,"date":"2024-11-19T20:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T01:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-coto.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:00:13","slug":"registration-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/registrants\/registration-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Registration Committee establishes and maintains the requirements for registration with the College. The Committee has developed policies to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>help the applicant better understand the registration process and what to expect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be transparent about the decision-making process, assessment criteria, and possible outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>provide rationale for why certain requirements are in place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensure registration processes are conducted in a way that is transparent, objective, impartial and fair&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section-block has-fade-in-up  align wp-block-acf-content-section\" id=\"section-policies\">\n    <div class=\"section-header \">\n        <h2>Policies<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"content-section\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accommodation Requests in the Registration Process (8-190)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Accommodation-Requests-in-the-Registration-Process-Policy-8-190_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/accommodation-requests-in-the-registration-process-policy-8-190.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative Documents for Registration (8-110)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alternative-Documents-for-Registration-8-110_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alternative-documents-for-registration-8-110.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicant Access to Application File (8-170)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Applicant-Access-to-Application-File-8-170_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/applicant-access-to-application-file-8-170.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorization to Work in Canada (8-100)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Authorization-to-Work-in-Canada-8-100_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/legal-authorization-to-work-in-canada-8-100.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vulnerable Sector Screening (8-71) \u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vulnerable-Sector-Screening-8-71_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vulnerable-Sector-Screening-8-71.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currency Requirement for Applicants (8-40)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Currency-Requirements-for-Applicants-Policy-8-40.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Currency-Requirements-for-Applicants-Policy-8-40.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currency Requirement for Annual Renewal (8-50)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/8-50-Currency-Requirement-for-Annual-Renewal_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/currency-requirement-for-annual-renewal-8-50.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determining Suitability to Practise at Registration (8-72) \u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Determining-Suitability-to-Practise-at-Registration-8-72_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/determining-suitability-to-practise-at-registration-8-72.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education and Fieldwork &#8211; Canadian Educated (8-10) \u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Education-Fieldwork-Canadian-Educated-8-10_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/canadian-educated-applicants-8-10.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education and Fieldwork &#8211; Internationally Educated (8-21) \u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Education-and-Fieldwork-Internationally-educated-8-21_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/internationally-educated-8-21.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency Class of Registration Policy \u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Emergency-Class-of-Registration-Policy.docx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Emergency-Class-of-Registration-Policy.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Emergency-Class-of-Registration-Policy.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Emergency-Class-of-Registration-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examination Requirement (8-60)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/8-60-Examination-Requirement_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/examination-requirement-8-60.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language Fluency Requirement (8-81) \u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Language-Fluency-Requirement-8-81_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/language-fluency-requirement-8-81.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practising Without a Certificate of Registration (8-140)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/8-140-Practising-Without-a-Certificate-of-Registration_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/practising-without-certificate-of-registration-8-140.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request for a Second Provisional Certificate of Registration (8-160)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/8-160-Request-for-Second-Provisional-Certificate_Read-Only.docx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/request-for-second-provisional-certificate-of-registration-8-160.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"3752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sociodemographic Data Collection and Use (8-230)&nbsp;\u2014 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sociodemographic-Data-Collection-and-Use-8-230.docx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sociodemographic-Data-Collection-and-Use-8-230.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOCX<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sociodemographic-Data-Collection-and-Use-8-230.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sociodemographic-Data-Collection-and-Use-8-230.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Additional information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/registrants\/registration-services\/sociodemographic-data-collection-faq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5472\">Sociodemographic Data Collection FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section-block has-fade-in-up  align wp-block-acf-content-section\" id=\"section-fair-registration-practices-report\">\n    <div class=\"section-header \">\n        <h2>Fair Registration Practices Report<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"content-section\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>In accordance with the\u00a0<em>Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act<\/em>,\u00a0<em>2006<\/em>, the Office of the Fairness Commissioner requires that each regulated profession in Ontario submit a Fair Registration Practices Report annually. The report details the College\u2019s registration practices from the previous year.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/about\/reports-accountability\/#section-office-of-the-fairness-commissioner\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coto.org\/about\/reports-accountability\/#section-office-of-the-fairness-commissioner\">See our Fair Registration Practices Reports<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Registration Committee establishes and maintains the requirements for registration with the College. The Committee has developed policies to: Additional information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":167,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-sidebar-page","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advanced_seo_description":"The Registration Committee establishes and maintains the requirements for registration with the College. 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