Table 3 Canadian professional governing bodies international equivalency systems extracted from their websites
Number | Profession | Systems employed* | Equivalency criteria** |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Medicine | BC, AB, ON 2 MB, QC 3 | BC 1, 2, 4, 14, 15 AB 1, 3, 4, 8, 14 MB 2, 4, 10, 14–16 ON 3, 4 QC 1, 3, 5, 14 |
2 | Nursing | BC, AB, MB, ON 3 QC 2 | BC 1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 18 AB 1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 16, 18 MB 1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 18 ON 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 13, 18 QC1, 5, 6, 13–15, 18, 20 |
3 | Athletic training/therapy | 2 | 3, 5, 6, 7 |
4 | Physiotherapy | AB, MB 1 BC, ON, QC 3 | BC 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 19 AB 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13 MB1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 18 ON 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13 QC 3–6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18 |
5 | Occupational therapy | 1 or 2 | 1, 6 |
6 | Chiropractic | BC, AB, MB, ON 2 QC 3 | BC 3, 5, 6 AB—unknown MB 3, 5, 6 ON 1, 3, 16 QC 3, 8, 11, 13, 14 |
7 | Dentistry | 3 | From accredited program—3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 16, 25–27 From non-accredited program—5, 6, 9, 13, 27 |
8 | Dental hygiene | 3 | 1, 3, 6, 8, 16 |
9 | Paramedics (pre-hospital care) | BC, AB, MB, ON 2 QC 3 | BC, AB, MB, ON 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18 QC 13, 25, 28, 29 |
10 | Dietician | 3 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
11 | X-ray technicians | 1 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
12 | Psychologists | 2 | 1, 3, 6, 8 |
13 | Massage therapy | 3 | 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16 |
14 | Pharmacist | 3 | 1, 5, 6, 8 |
15 | Kinesiologist | BC 2 QC, ON 3 | BC 1, 4, 6, 8, 16 ON 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 QC 6, 13 Other provinces 1, 6, 8 |
16 | Respiratory therapist | 3 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 16 |
17 | Teachers | 3 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 |
18 | Accountant | 3 | MRA Ireland 3, 5, 6, 12–15 MRA Mexico and US 3, 5, 11–15 RMA 5, 12–15 MOU India and Pakistan 11 Not part of agreement 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13 |
19 | Law | 3 | 1, 3, 5, 6, 15, 17 |
20 | Engineering | 3 | 1, 14, 16 |