Use of Doctor Title
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O. Reg. 201/23: USE OF DOCTOR TITLE, Under: Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18
Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
USE OF DOCTOR TITLE
Consolidation Period: From January 1, 2026 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: 340/25.
Legislative History: 340/25.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Definition
1. In this Regulation,
“out of province dentist” means a person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (2) of the Dentistry Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act; (“dentiste hors province”)
“out of province optometrist” means a person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (2) of the Optometry Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act; (“optométriste hors province”)
“out of province physician” means a person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1) and (3) of the Medicine Act, 1991 by a regulation made under that Act and who holds the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario; (“médecin hors province”)
“out of province psychologist” means a person who is exempted from subsections 8 (1) and (2) of the Psychology and Applied Behaviour Analysis Act, 2021 by a regulation made under that Act and who holds, in another jurisdiction specified in that regulation, the equivalent of a certificate of registration for a psychologist authorizing autonomous practice in Ontario. (“psychologue hors province”) O. Reg. 201/23, s. 1; O. Reg. 340/25, s. 1.
Use of “doctor” title
2. (1) Despite subsection 33 (1) of the Act, the following persons may use the title “doctor”, a variation or abbreviation or an equivalent in another language in the course of providing or offering to provide, in Ontario, health care to individuals:
1. An out of province dentist.
2. An out of province optometrist.
3. An out of province physician.
4. An out of province psychologist. O. Reg. 340/25, s. 2.
(2) In this section,
“abbreviation” includes an abbreviation of a variation. O. Reg. 201/23, s. 2 (2).
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).