You can save time and money by finding out about your regulatory body or professional association and learning about the process of getting certified in your profession before landing in Ontario. In case you have any questions, email your college or association. Do not rely on hearsay.
Below you can find many of the professional colleges and associations in Ontario.
- Association of Dental Technologists of Ontario (ADTO)
- Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO)
- Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario (AHIPO)
- Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS)
- Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM)
- Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO)
- Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGDOntario)
- Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO)
- Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (ACPO)
- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO)
- Audio Engineering Society Toronto Section (AES)
- Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy – Naturopathy (BDDT-N)
- Board of Funeral Services, Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association – Ontario Branch
- Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC)
- Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGA Ontario)
- CMA Ontario
- College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
- College of Chiropodists of Ontario (COCOO)
- College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO)
- College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO)
- College of Dental Technologists of Ontario (CDTO)
- College of Denturists of Ontario (CDO)
- College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO)
- College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO)
- College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO)
- College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario (CMRTO)
- College of Midwives of Ontario
- College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
- College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- College of Opticians of Ontario
- College of Optometrists of Ontario (COO)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
- College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO)
- College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario
- College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO)
- Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO)
- Federation of Health Regulatory Colleges of Ontario (FHRCO)
- Fields Institute, University of Toronto
- Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO)
- Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO)
- Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)
- Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO)
- Ontario – Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Employment Ontario
- Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)
- Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)
- Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA)
- Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
- Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND)
- Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO)
- Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)
- Ontario Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA)
- Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT)
- Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP)
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)
- Ontario Dental Assistants Association (ODAA)
- Ontario Dental Association (ODA)
- Ontario Funeral Service Association (OFSA)
- Ontario Home Economics Association (OHEA)
- Ontario Institute of Agrologists (OIA)
- Ontario Massage Therapist Association (OMTA)
- Ontario Opticians Association
- Ontario Paramedic Association (OPA)
- Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA)
- Ontario Podiatric Medical Association (OPMA)
- Ontario Professional Foresters Association (OPFA)
- Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)
- Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
- Ontario Society of Chiropodists (OSC)
- Ontario Society of Medical Technologists (OSMT)
- Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC)
- Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO)
- Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario
- Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
- Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO)
- Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario (RTSO)
- Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO)
- Transitional Council of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO)