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Task Force Updates by Province:

Alberta - Regulation in Process

https://www.fact-alberta.org/
Formed FACT-Alberta.
Application submitted to Ministry of Health in September 2016
Revised application submitted in July 2017
Workbook submitted to Ministry of Health in July 2017
Stakeholder consultation occurred in August 2018.
Government is considering legislation in the Fall of 2018 or Spring of 2019.
On December 11, 2018, Bill 30, The Mental Health Services Protection Act, was passed. As a result, the professions of Counselling Therapy, Addictions Counselling and Child and Youth Care Counselling were officially included in the Health Professions Act (HPA). A new College of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (CCTA) will be formed to provide oversight and accountability and protect the public when receiving mental health and addiction services.
The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA) was formed and they released a major update on their progress towards regulation in March 2019.
To read the regulation update in full please click on the image below.

British Columbia - Unregulated

Manitoba - Unregulated

New Brunswick Regulated

http://cctnb.ca/
Proclamation occurred on June 1, 2017.
Type of regulation - Title Protection.
There are several protected titles, such as Licensed Counselling Therapist, Licensed Career Counsellor, Registered Career Counsellor, Registered Counselling Therapist.

Newfoundland and Labrador - Unregulated

http://www.fact-nl.org/
Formed FACT-NL.
Application reviewed by the Steering Committee and submitted to the NL Ministry of Health on April 20, 2018.

Nova Scotia - Regulated

Ontario - Regulated

https://www.crpo.ca/
Ontario proclamation occurred on April 1, 2015.
The Controlled Act was proclaimed on December 21, 2017. There will be a two year transition period starting December 31, 2017.
CRPO has been mandated by the Minister of Health to provide additional clarification of the Controlled Act. This clarification was delivered to the government in June 2018.
The Ontario college continues to participate in the process as part of the government’s advisory committee.

Prince Edward Island - Unregulated

http://peica.org/
The latest information from the government contact is that work will begin on the regulation file in the latter part of 2018.
Have been encouraged to work on standards of practice and code of ethics by the government contact.

Quebec - Regulated

https://www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/accueil
Statutory regulation of the profession for over fifty years and has recently also enforced regulation of psychotherapy as a protected act and psychotherapist as a protected title.

Saskatchewan - Unregulated

http://www.fact-sk.org/
Formed FACT-SK.
Application is being reviewed by the Steering Committee.
July 2018 applied to Government of Saskatchewan requesting that the profession of counselling therapy be regulated.
It is anticipated that the new college would be named the College of Counselling Therapists of Saskatchewan.
September 2018 a reply stated that there is no rationale at this time to consider possible regulation of any of the occupations referenced in the document.
December 2018 the Minister of Rural Health, Greg Ottenbreit requested documentation about the legislation that has been created in other provinces.
March 2019 with Minister Ottenbreit, he is willing to reconnect with the Ministry of Health about the application.
The application was re-submitted with the additional responses to the concerns expressed. Reply expected in July 2019.

Territories - Unregulated