Recent Advocacy
2022 Advocacy
May 2022
National Physiotherapy Month
This year, to mark National Physiotherapy Month, #NPM2022, we are highlighting the importance of our profession in an area that has been the talk of the town for the last couple of years. Long COVID. We want to share with you the many ways our profession can help and support Long COVID.
April 2022
Responding to the Study of Labour Shortages, Working Conditions, and the Care Economy
Over the next ten years, the growth in demand for physiotherapists in Canada will outstrip the number of new job seekers entering the profession. The labour shortage in the industry will continue to persist at a national level, and the aging population, coupled with longer life expectancy, means the demand for health professionals, including physiotherapists, physiotherapy technologists and physiotherapist assistants will sharply increase. This will result in a reduced availability of physiotherapy services, for a profession that is already experiencing burnout and exhaustion. Unfortunately, this experience for those working in the industry has been compounded by the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian healthcare system.
Announcing the CPA’s Future of Licensure Project
Recognizing the urgency for a profession-wide dialogue on the future of licensure and competency assessment for physiotherapy and developing a long-term solution to the gaps exposed from the pandemic, the CPA is introducing its CPA Future of Licensure Project. The CPA’s Future of Licensure Project consists of a Future of Licensure Taskforce, an environmental scan and the development of a critical report and recommendations to guide profession-wide alignment on a long-term, national approach to addressing licensure and competency assessment in the profession for the future.