In October 2024, an application to regulate the profession of massage therapy in Alberta was formally submitted to Alberta Health.
Since that time, the Alberta Working Group for the Regulation of Massage Therapy has remained in ongoing communication with the Ministry of Health as the application continues to move through the government review process. As with all regulatory applications, this review involves multiple stages of assessment and consultation within government.
While there are currently no new milestones to report, advocacy and ongoing communication with the Ministry is being advanced collaboratively through the Alberta Working Group which includes representatives from CMMOTA, CRMTA, MTAA, and NHPC.
The Alberta Working Group remains committed to supporting a thoughtful and collaborative regulatory process that strengthens public protection and supports the advancement of the profession.
We will continue to provide updates as additional information becomes available.
Massage Therapists of Alberta
We are excited to announce that the Alberta Working Group for the Regulation of Massage Therapy of Alberta has completed the work requested by the Health Minister, and through the Transitional Council for the College of Massage Therapy (TC-CMTA) has submitted the application Formal Submission Toward the Regulation of Massage Therapy under the Health Professions Act to the Minister on October 15, 2024.
In order to provide transparency and education to members of the profession on what is included in the application, and in preparation for the four Massage Therapist Information Sessions: Regulation of Massage Therapy in Alberta events upcoming we are excited to provide the following:
We encourage members of the profession to review the application and watch the video before submitting any questions via the above link, and prior to attending one of the events. There will be opportunity for live questions at each of these events as well, however the Working Group wanted to provide you with the opportunity to submit your questions beforehand so that they might better be able to answer them in the meetings.
If you have yet to register to attend there is still time. All four events will present the same information about the application and the progress toward achieving regulation, along with an opportunity for members of the profession to ask questions about the application and the process of regulating. This is not an announcement of pending regulation.
We encourage you to only register for one event as space is very limited for the in-person sessions. Online sessions have open availability, however you must register by the deadlines listed below. Please limit your free registration to one per person and we ask that you not share any of the meeting links provided with your confirmation of registration ticket. Any duplicate tickets will be removed.
October 28, 2024 9am-12pm online event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/957533076207?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration for this event will close on October 23, 2024 at 4pm.
November 14, 2024 5pm-8pm online event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1004515231097?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration for this event will close on November 8, 2024 at 4pm.
November 4, 2024 10am-1pm in-person Edmonton, AB at the Edmonton Hotel and Convention Centre 4520 76 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 0A5 (formerly the Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1003704125057?aff=oddtdtcreator
November 5, 2024 10am-1pm in-person Calgary, AB at the Carriage House Hotel and Conference Centre 9030 Macleod Trail, Calgary, AB T2H 0M4: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1004511720597?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration for in-person events will close on October 28, 2024 at 4pm or when tickets are no longer available. Seating is limited. No refreshments will be provided.
*Members are not eligible to receive any Continued Education Credits for attendance at any of these info sessions.
Massage Therapists of Alberta,
We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the Massage Therapist Information Session: Regulation of Massage Therapy in Alberta. There will be two virtual events and two in-person events. Additional information will be shared through the associations on October 18, 2024 regarding the content of the information sessions.
All four events will consist of the same information, so we encourage you to only register for one event as space is very limited. Please limit your free registration to one per person and we ask that you not share any of the meeting links provided with your confirmation of registration ticket. Any duplicate tickets will be removed.
October 28, 2024 9am-12pm online event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/957533076207?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration for this event will close on October 23, 2024 at 4pm.
November 14, 2024 5pm-8pm online event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1004515231097?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration for this event will close on November 8, 2024 at 4pm.
November 4, 2024 10am-1pm in-person Edmonton, AB at the Edmonton Hotel and Convention Centre 4520 76 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 0A5 (formerly the Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1003704125057?aff=oddtdtcreator
November 5, 2024 10am-1pm in-person Calgary, AB at the Carriage House Hotel and Conference Centre 9030 Macleod Trail, Calgary, AB T2H 0M4: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1004511720597?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration for in-person events will close on October 28, 2024 at 4pm or when tickets are no longer available. Seating is limited. No refreshments will be provided.
*Members are not eligible to receive any Continued Education Credits for attendance at any of these info sessions.
If you are an MTAA member and have questions about registration, please contact our office by emailing info@mtaalberta.com.
Massage Therapists of Alberta,
Since the Working Group’s last update in October of 2021 to the profession, we have been working diligently on completing the objectives which the Minister of Health has asked us to complete. We are pleased to let the profession know that one of the main objectives has now been finished. We continue to meet regularly as we move towards the completion of the remaining objectives.
We are also pleased to report that the Working Group has met with a representative from the newest association in Alberta (Alberta Regional Massage Therapy Association), and that they have provided us with a letter of support as we continue to move forward on the path to Regulation.
As always, we want to remind Massage Therapists that the most accurate source of information on the progression toward the regulation of Massage Therapy in Alberta is one of the five organizations who are part of the Working Group, and the updates which they provide.
Please continue to watch for additional Milestone Updates in the future.