Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners - OAO

The Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners (OAO) is a voluntary, not for profit, professional association which promotes the practice of osteopathy, establishes and maintains standards for safe, effective and ethical treatment, and, organizes continuing education programs to advance the knowledge of osteopathy in the province of Ontario. The OAO was founded in 1999 by a group of osteopathic manual practitioners.

Our Vision
Osteopathy : A trusted choice for health and wellness

Our Mission
Committed to fostering the practice and professional advancement of osteopathy in Ontario

The objectives of the OAO are:
- to promote the practice of osteopathy in the Province of Ontario
- to develop, establish and maintain standards of practice for the safe, effective and ethical practice of osteopathy by members in Ontario, consistent with the public interest;
- to seek support in Ontario for the enactment of legislation by government to regulate osteopathy by non-physician practitioners of osteopathy in Ontario, under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, or otherwise;
- to make representation and submissions to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, the Government of Ontario and others for the enactment of such legislation;
- to represent and advocate the position of the members in Ontario, consistent with the public interest in safe, effective and ethical osteopathic health care, before administrative tribunals, health institutions, other professional organizations, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, regulatory colleges, the provincial and federal governments and to the public;
- to provide continuing educational programs in order to advance the knowledge of osteopathy in Ontario; and
- to promote the common interest and activities of the members in Ontario.