I have sadly learned of the passing of Dr. Barbara Wand. Dr. Wand holds a very important place in the history of the College of Psychologists of Ontario as she played an integral role in the regulation of Psychology in Ontario and across North America.   In 1974, Dr. Wand was […]   More >>>

Canadians were horrified by the discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Residential school. Our shock further intensified with the uncovering of 751 unmarked graves at the Marieval Residential School in Saskatchewan and most recently 182 unmarked graves close to the former St. Eugene’s […]   More >>>

The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) requires all regulatory health Colleges to administer a mandatory Quality Assurance Program. As defined in the Health Professions Procedural Code of the RHPA, the program is “to assure the quality of practice of the profession and to promote continuing evaluation, competence and improvement […]   More >>>

Please note that College of Psychologists offices are currently closed. All office functions are being handled remotely with a full complement of staff. Emails and telephone calls continue to be answered as normal. Regular surface mail is being received, however we are unable to accept courier packages. To contact the […]   More >>>

On April 27, 2021, the Ontario government introduced legislation which, if passed, would create a new profession of Behaviour Analysis to be regulated the College of Psychologists. The current College would be renamed the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario to reflect its expanded role.   More >>>

In 2019, the College’s Registration Committee undertook an extensive review of the Guidelines for Completing the Declaration of Competence and the Guidelines for Training Plans for Supervised Practice Members. Recommended changes were approved by the College’s Council and are now in effect.   More >>>