APPENDIX C: Regulations and Standards in Canada
Health Canada Regulations re: Natural Health Products
Canada’s Food and Drugs Act and Regulations – Canada.ca
Natural health products – Canada.ca
Traditional & Complementary (T & CM) Practitioner Associations in Canada
Please note:
- National associations’ web pages contain links to their provincial/territorial counterparts.
- Members/practitioners’ educational qualifications, scope and standards of practice, competencies, and codes of ethics are set at either the national or provincial level, depending on the modality.
- Provincial/territorial governments generally determine whether an occupation is regulated. Aregulated occupation is controlled by provincial or territorial and sometimes federal law. Search ‘Regulated Professions’ on your provincial government website (or federal, as necessary).
- These websites may offer leads to practitioners in your area, as will its corresponding provincial/territorial association’s website.
- Readers are encouraged to seek out organizations and documents relevant to your locale, jurisdiction, and traditional or complementary modality(ies) under consideration. This is not an exhaustive list. Users are encouraged to search for a professional association in relation to any modality/practitioner being considered. Caution is warranted if one does not exist or if the practitioner is not a member of one that does exist.
Canadian Association of Integrative Nutrition https://www.integrativenutritionassociation.com/
Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors. http://www.cand.ca/
Canadian Council of Herbalist Associations. http://herbalccha.org/
Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine. http://www.homeopathycanada.com/
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists. http://cfacanada.com/
Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory & Educational Boards. http://www.chirofed.ca
Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance. http://www.crmta.ca/
Natural Health Practitioners of Canada. http://www.nhpcanada.org/
Canadian Osteopathic Association http://www.osteopathic.ca/
Canadian Reiki Association. http://www.reiki.ca/
Healing Touch Canada. https://healingtouchassociation.ca/
Reflexology Association of Canada. https://www.reflexologycanada.org/en/
The Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada. http://www.cmaac.ca/
Therapeutic Touch Networks of Canada. http://ttnc.ca/
The International College of Medical Intuition. http://mmedicalintuitive.com
