The CRTO is responsible for setting Respiratory Therapy entry to practice requirements in Ontario. The Ontario Regulation 596/94, Part VIII (Registration (s. 55(2)) sets out the requirements for registration with the CRTO. The CRTO approves schools accredited by Accreditation Canada. Graduates from approved programs are eligible to register in the Graduate Class of Registration (GRT) and they are also eligible to write the Health Professionals Testing Canada (HPTC) National Examination. Upon successful completion of the HPTC exam, graduates can receive the General Certificate of Registration, provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.
Ontario
Algonquin College | Ottawa | T: 613-727-4723 |
Canadore College | North Bay | T: 705-474-7600 |
Conestoga College | Kitchener | T: 519-748-5220 |
Fanshawe College | London | T: 519-452-4100 |
Fleming College* | Peterborough | T: 705-749-5530 |
La Cité collegiale | Ottawa | T: 613-742-2483 |
St. Clair College | Windsor | T: 519-972-2727 |
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences | Toronto | T: 416-596-3101 |
*The program’s approved status effective date is May 13, 2025; applicants for registration who graduated from the program prior to the approval date should contact the CRTO’s Registration Department. |
Alberta
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | Edmonton | T: 403-471-6248 |
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Calgary | T: 403-282-6184 |
British Columbia
Thompson Rivers University | Kamloops | T: 250-828-5039 |
Manitoba
University of Manitoba | Winnipeg | T: 204-789-3897 |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Community College | Saint John | T: 506-658-6600 |
Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick | Dieppe | T: 506-869-2017 |
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University | Halifax | T: 902-473-5510 |
Newfoundland
College of the North Atlantic |
St. John’s
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T: 709-758-7284
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Quebec
Vanier College | St-Laurent | T: 514-744-7500 x.6013 |
For updated status, please visit Accreditation Canada.