Take on an important supporting role in occupational therapy and physiotherapy in this client-centered career.
Program Highlights
Interprofessional course delivery with occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) faculty teaching collaboratively in selected core courses.
What you'll learn
Knowledge, skills and professional behaviour required to deliver treatment to clients/ patients with limitations in movement and daily function.
Gain initiative, creativity, respect for self and others, and a strong work ethic.
Program Length
2 academic years
Program Accreditation
The Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant program at Mohawk College has been accredited by the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program (OTA & PTA EAP) in collaboration with Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC) and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT). The status of Accreditation was awarded to the program on April 30, 2020 for the period until April 30, 2026.
For more information, contact:
Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program
Suite 26, 509 Commissioners Road West
London, Ontario, N6J 1Y5
Phone: 226-636-0632
Learn more about Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program
Note: The accreditation status of the Tansley Woods delivery of the OTA/PTA program is currently in process of application.
Your future career options
Occupational Therapist Assistants (OTA)
Physiotherapist Assistants (PTA)
Combined OTA/PTA
Where you could work includes:
Hospitals, Clinics
Mental Health Facilities
Long Term Care Facilities
Rehabilitation Centres
Children's Treatment Centres
Private Practice
Opportunities for grads
Become a member of Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and/or Canadian Physiotherapy Association
Educational Pathways
Pathways to Mohawk
If you've successfully taken a course at another post-secondary institution, you may be able to earn course exemptions toward your credential here at Mohawk.
Pathways within Mohawk
If you have successfully completed one of the following programs at Mohawk, you may be eligible to receive transfer credit in this program.
Canadian Health Care for Foreign Trained Professionals (International Only)
Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas
Health, Wellness and Fitness
We offer a diverse range of programs to further your studies within Mohawk following completion of this program.
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Recreation Therapy
Autism and Behavioural Science
Pathways beyond Mohawk
Earn a degree:
Athabasca University - Bachelor of Science
Davenport University - BSc Health Administration
Thompson Rivers University - Bachelor of Health Sciences
*El precio que se muestra es una referencia, por favor verificar con la institución
4 Septiembre 2024
Institute for Applied Health Sciences at McMaster (IH)
1400 Main Street West,
HAMILTON,
Ontario (ON),
L8S 1C7, Canada
OSSD or equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading, GED) including:
Grade 12 English, C or U or equivalent
Grade 11 or 12 Biology, C or UGrade 11 or 12 Physics or Chemistry, C or U
English Language Requirements
See below for accepted equivalents for Grade 12 English:
Successful completion of the GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478 or 278) program
TOEFL minimum score of 550 (80 Internet based) or IELTS Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall with no band less than 5.5.
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