Online Therapy Ontario 

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Canada Online Therapy abides by regulatory guidance of all Canadian provinces to service clients nationally.

We comply under CCPA guidelines. We uphold standards dictated by our regulatory licensing board NSCCT and each provincial regulatory restrictions.

Below is made simple these guidelines.

CCPA interprovincial practice states:

"Inter-Provincial Practice is the provision and administration of ethically based counselling and/or psychotherapy between a practitioner and client; where the client lives/is visiting in one province or territory and the practitioner is in another province or territory. This cross-province practice occurs in a virtual setting.  

Interprovincial practice has been around for years; however, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need and constraints in regards to counsellors/psychotherapists being able to provide services to those in need, especially to those who may not have been located in the same province as their clients. This has led to a complex and confusing landscape for members. 

In Canada, psychotherapy is regulated at a provincial level, but not all provinces are regulated. As of August 2023, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island that have regulated psychotherapy. In Alberta, the bill for regulation has passed but the college is not yet open. The other provinces and territories are unregulated."

- CCPA, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Interprovincial practice made simple

What CCPA interprovincial practice means in simpler language:

Inter-provincial practice means therapists who are providing therapy to clients over the internet when they live or visit different Canadian provinces or territories.

This type of online therapy has existed for years.

Since COVID-19 pandemic, we were showed both how much people needed therapy and how hard it is for therapists to work with clients in different provinces. This situation has created a confusing set of rules for therapists for them to understand to ensure we are protecting the public and our practice by legal guidelines.

In short: in Canada, rules for therapy are decided by each province, not the whole country.

Some provinces regulate therapy, while others do not.

As of August 2023, only Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island have official rules for psychotherapy.

Alberta has passed a law to start regulating therapy, but their official regulatory office is not open yet. The remaining provinces and territories do not have regulations for therapy for therapy practices across borders.

Ontario Therapy Guidelines

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"CRPO does not require practitioners who reside in another jurisdiction to become registered in order to work with a client in Ontario providing: the therapist does not intend to advertise or otherwise promote their services in Ontario; and  Ontario-based clients do not form a substantial proportion of the therapist’s workload. If any of these factors were to change, CRPO would revisit the facts and consider whether the therapist should apply for registration, even on a temporary basis."

Simple language for Ontario: 

Canada Online Therapy does not actively advertise psychotherapy services to Ontario residents. Ontario residents may nevertheless contact us directly to determine whether we are an appropriate fit and whether we can provide care under applicable interprovincial requirements. We also monitor the proportion of Ontario clients in our caseload to ensure that our practice remains appropriately based in Nova Scotia. Currently, our Ontario caseload is low.

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