Occupational therapist

A day in the job

You assess how a patient manages dressing, cooking or moving, recommend equipment and home changes, teach new ways of doing things and plan safe discharge with the team.

Where you could work: Hospitals, rehab, community, schools

How to get there

1. Earn a master's in occupational therapy at a Quebec university

Licence and registration

1. Show the knowledge of French the Charter of the French language requires (the OQLF tests it if you were not educated in French)
2. Register with the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec

Official starting point: Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec (opens in a new tab)

Trained outside Canada?

Occupational therapists educated outside Quebec apply to the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec for recognition of equivalence.