Maintain and meet your Association membership requirements, including maintaining a non- practicing or inactive membership if required so that you continue to receive regular updates regarding regulation. It will be important for those who want to transition into the College to stay current through updates provided by their respective association for any progress made on the status of regulation.
Those who do not join the College through the transition process must meet the requirements of the College at the time they wish to re-enter the profession.
Once established the College will determine the standards for the educational institutes and Massage Therapy programs. The future College will have the responsibility to educate and inform educational institutions of requirements. Reasonable notice will be provided to massage programs and institutions to make any necessary changes to meet the required standards.
Currently the AWGRMT continues to work closely with the government on revisions requested by the Minister of Health to the application for regulation of Massage Therapists in Alberta. As the AWGRMT completes revisions, these are sent to the government for review and comment, and the AWGRMT integrates the feedback on each revision. This process may go back and forth several times before no additional comments are provided by the government, and the revision is considered completed by the AWGRMT for submission to the Minister of Health. When the requested revisions are completed, the final draft will be sent to the Board [...]
Costs are dependent on many factors including, but not limited to, the number of registrants who join the College, membership retention, the cost for startup and ongoing operations. The costs have yet to be determined.
The Alberta government recognizes the TC-CMTA President as the facilitator who chairs the regular meetings of the AWGRMT and serves as the spokesperson in communication between the AWGRMT and the Government.
The Alberta Working Group for The Regulation of Massage Therapy (AWGRMT) formed in 2021. The Transitional Council for the College of Massage Therapists of Alberta (TC-CMTA) President is the facilitator who chairs the WG. Each of the following organizations provide three representatives to the AWGRMT: Canadian Massage and Manual Osteopathic Therapists Association (CMMOTA) Certified Registered Massage Therapist Association (CRMTA) Massage Therapist of Alberta Association (MTAA) Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC) The Alberta Regional Massage Therapy Association (ARMTA) has confirmed their support of the Alberta Working Group for The Regulation of Massage Therapy
Please visit the CMMOTA Fee Schedule to find our current fees
The Student membership (currently attending the first year or second year of your 2 year massage therapy program) is complimentary; however, if you require insurance to perform your practicum, there is an additional cost for insurance which can be found in the CMMOTA Fee Schedule.
You can refer to the “Credit Guidelines” on the website, if you are a member fill out an Appendix 22 – Member CEC Course Evaluation Form and submit it, or if you are course developer fill out an Appendix 23 – Course Developer CEC Course Evaluation Form, or send a website link by email to info@cmtdev.ca as the course you are interested in may have been previously approved. If the course has not been approved, we may ask for additional information in order to evaluate it.
Membership renewal fees are due by December 31. If you reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, or the Yukon Territory membership renewal fees include basic professional liability insurance which is payable directly to the Association. If you reside in New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, or Quebec - your membership renewal invoice will not include basic professional liability insurance. You are responsible to pay your insurance broker directly for your insurance and provide a copy of your insurance certificate directly to the Association as part of the renewal process.
Standard First Aid and Level C CPR are the minimum requirements. More advanced courses are acceptable, however the member needs to be aware that some advanced courses have a shorter certificate expiry date, and may require more frequent re-certification. It is highly recommended that you take these courses through Canadian Red Cross or St. John’s Ambulance. Courses delivered solely online and/or via live video conference courses are NOT acceptable. Acceptable courses must include an in person practical portion.
It is recognized that some schools hold their convocation some months after your last day of classes. In these cases, your diploma and transcripts can temporarily be replaced by a completion letter from your school confirming that you did in fact attend and complete your second year. Once you have received your diploma and official transcripts, please forward them to the CMMOTA asap
Once you have graduated the CMMOTA requires the following documents on file: 1. Standard First Aid and Level C CPR 2. Diploma 3. Transcripts You have 60 days from your date of graduation to submit the documents. Once these documents are received, you will be upgraded to having Full membership status. The insurance companies will then be notified that you are now an eligible practitioner and you will have full billing rights.
As an Associate member Empire Life, Industrial Alliance and some of the smaller insurance companies may cover treatments provided by you, however we cannot guarantee this as they may change their therapist credential requirements at any time. With Telus Health, your clients can submit claims, however you are not able to direct bill, you will not have any online billing privileges until you have completed your diploma program. Blue Cross, Greenshield, Manulife, Great West Life, Equitable and Sunlife have formally stated that they will not cover you until you have completely finished your second year of massage training. As a Associate [...]
To upgrade your membership from Student to Associate you are required to have completed first year of your education from an approved massage therapy program. In order to upgrade your membership, the CMMOTA requires the following documents on file: 1. Certificate of Completion 2. First Year Transcripts 3. Acceptance Letter into an approved 2nd year massage therapy program.
How many CEC’s do YOU have? You can find that information on your Membership Profile Portal on the CMMOTA website. If you log into your profile, you can search through to find out how many credits you currently have and how many you will need by the end of the cycle. To see your CEC’s, you will want to click on CEC’s in your profile. This will show you a breakdown of your credits. In the grey box on the left, under RMT Credits (or MOT Credits), you will see our current CEC Cycle. This information is useful in knowing when our current cycle ends (and ultimately, when our next [...]
PLEASE NOTE AUTOMATIC Membership Renewal Disabled – We want to make all members aware that the pay and automatic membership renewal on your CMMOTA membership profile is disabled, and that entering your information into that portion of the app will not result in payment of your membership renewal fees. There are several ways that you can pay your annual Membership Renewal Fees. Here are your options: eTransfer – To renew you can send your eTransfer payment to payments@cmtdev.ca, please use “membership” as the password! Please don’t make us guess what your favorite color is. Credit Card payment – you can call [...]
CMMOTA remains committed to seeing each Province and Territory not currently under regulation for the profession of Massage Therapy, to come under provincial regulation, and see a Regulatory College for Massage Therapy established. In each province we are working with willing partners to see this accomplished, and as the work progresses, we will continue to provide updates to our membership in those provinces.
Under provincial legislation (in Alberta the HPA), health professions are organized into regulatory bodies called “colleges.” These colleges are delegated powers and authorities for self-governance. Regulatory colleges are not post-secondary institutions. Provincial legislation requires that colleges carry out governance responsibilities in a manner that protects and serves the public interest. Health profession colleges do this by: · Setting entry requirements (including required education, practical training, and examinations); · Identifying services provided by regulated members, setting standards for professional practice; · Setting continuing competency requirements; and · Investigating complaints about regulated members and imposing disciplinary actions if required. Regulatory colleges are not [...]
