Public Register Glossary

All information is published in accordance with CRPO by-laws.

Category

This indicates the individual’s registration category. See “Status” below for more information.

Status

This indicates the individual’s authorization to practise, as follows:

REGISTRATION CATEGORY

STATUS

DESCRIPTION

Registered Psychotherapist
Authorized to practise while working toward independent practice
The registrant has not completed the independent practice requirements (completion of 1,000 direct client contact hours and 150 clinical supervision hours). The registrant must continue to practise with ongoing clinical supervision.
Registered Psychotherapist
Authorized for independent practice
The registrant has completed the independent practice requirements and may practice without clinical supervision.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Authorized to practise as a Qualifying registrant
The registrant must practise with ongoing clinical supervision and be actively pursuing the completion of the requirements to transfer to the Registered Psychotherapist category.
Registered Psychotherapist (Temporary)
Authorized to practise as a Temporary registrant
Temporary registrants are practitioners from other jurisdictions who wish to be registered for a temporary period, generally due to an offer of temporary employment as a psychotherapist in Ontario, often in an academic or consulting role.
Registered Psychotherapist (Inactive)
Not currently practising as a psychotherapist in Ontario.
Inactive registrants are individuals who, for one reason or another, are not currently engaged in the practice of the profession. Inactive registrants are prohibited from providing or supervising direct client care, providing supervision and making any claim or representation to having any competence in psychotherapy.
Suspended
Unauthorized to practise as a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario
Suspended individuals have forfeited their good standing with CRPO, are no longer a registrant of CRPO, and are not permitted to use any restricted title, practise or supervise the provision of psychotherapy for the purposes of registration with CRPO, nor hold themselves out as qualified to practise as a psychotherapist in Ontario.
Revoked
Unauthorized to practise as a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario
Suspended individuals are revoked after two years of suspension. A certificate of registration may also be revoked if directed by the Registrar or a committee.
Former registrant
No longer registered with CRPO
The individual has resigned their registration or is deceased.
Expired
Unauthorized to practise as a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario
A former Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) registrant who did not meet the requirements to transfer to the Registered Psychotherapist category.

Previous Names

All registrants are required to report all former names held (either legally or assumed) since the age of 18.

Business Address

The registrant’s primary practice site, as designated by the registrant.

Practice Sites

All current reported practice information for a registrant, including the name of the practice site(s), the address and the business phone number of each site. Registrants are required to update this information within 30 days of any changes.

Note: job titles and credentials are not published on the Public Register.

Languages of Care

Registrants have the option to have their languages of care posted on the public register. If posted, the languages of care will include languages in which the registrant provides psychotherapy services and their language fluency in English and/or French. If the registrant indicates that they do not want their languages posted, they will not appear in a search result by using language as a search term.

Registration History

The history of the Certificates of Registration held by a registrant, including:

  • The type of certificate of registration;
  • The effective date of the change in status;
  • Decisions by any committee of the College that affects the registrant’s registration;
  • Other status changes;
  • Suspensions or revocations of the certificate; and
  • The date that a registrant died (if applicable).

Notices

The following information will be posted as a notice, if applicable:

  • A notation for every matter that has been referred by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee to the Discipline Committee and has not been finally resolved, until the matter has been resolved;
  • Any information jointly agreed to be placed on the public register by the College and the registrant;
  • Any terms, conditions and limitations on the registrant’s certificate of registration;
  • Any interim orders on the registrant’s certificate of registration;
  • A notation for any finding of professional misconduct or incompetence or similar finding made against the registrant, unless the finding is reversed on appeal;
  • A notation for any finding of incapacity or similar finding made against the registrant, unless the finding is reversed on appeal;
  • Any decisions of the Discipline Committee;
  • Resignations while under investigation;
  • A summary of any currently existing conditions, terms, orders, directions or agreements relating to the custody or release of the registrant in provincial or federal offence processes;
  • A summary of any existing restriction on the registrant’s right to practise that has results from an undertaking given by the registrant or agreement entered into between the registrant and the College;
  • A notation of any decisions of a panel of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee, including decisions with a requirement for the registrant to complete a specified continuing education or remediation program;
  • Information about any professional corporations currently owned by the registrant; and
  • A notation for any professional corporation owned by the registrant for which the certificate of authorization has been revoked.

Current Registration with Other Statutory Regulatory Bodies

All current licenses with other regulators, as reported by the registrant.