About Us
The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators
The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) is a pan-Canadian federation of provincial and territorial organizations (usually called Colleges) that regulate the practice of physiotherapy in Canada. Our core business is the administration of Evaluation Services on behalf of our Members.
CAPR’s Evaluation Services include credentialling and competency assessment: we review the education and qualifications of internationally-educated applicants to determine whether or not they are substantially different from those of Canadian-educated physiotherapists. For both Canadian- and internationally-educated physiotherapists, we administer the Written Component of the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE) to determine a candidate’s readiness for safe, effective and independent physiotherapy practice.
In addition, CAPR supports its member organizations through the provision of knowledge brokering and policy services for the advancement of regulatory standards of physiotherapy practice. CAPR develops regulatory policy positions on issues of importance to Members that are best addressed at a pan-Canadian level, as well as serves as a collective regulatory voice with governments and other external stakeholders. On behalf of the Members, CAPR collaborates with other organizations on projects with national and international scope related to the regulation of physiotherapy. We do this work in support of the public interest.
Our Role
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Achievements
- A single, evidence-based pan-Canadian standard for entry to practise
- A single Canadian Physiotherapy Competency Exam
- Essential competency profiles for physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants
- A single pan-Canadian standard for the Supervision of Entry to Practise physiotherapists by regulators
- Pan-Canadian guidelines on tele-rehabilitation for physiotherapists and patients; on good character and reputation decision-making; on cross border physiotherapy and more
- Commissioned studies on international accreditation practices in physiotherapy training
- Commissioned study on best practices for governance and funding in regulatory organizations
Mission
To support the physiotherapy community in protecting the public
Vision
Every physiotherapist is a competent and ethical physiotherapist
Values
Serving the public interest
Excellence
Integrity
Collaboration
Transparency
Good governance