Editing Physical therapy (section)

===Canada===
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The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators |url=https://alliancept.org/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=alliancept.org |language=en-CA}}</ref> offers eligible program graduates to apply for the national Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE). Passing the PCE is one of the requirements in most provinces and territories to work as a licensed physiotherapist in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://physiotherapy.ca/About-Physiotherapy/Careers-in-Physiotherapy|title=Career Centre – Canadian Physiotherapy Association|access-date=18 May 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093014/http://physiotherapy.ca/About-Physiotherapy/Careers-in-Physiotherapy|url-status=dead}}</ref> CAPR has members which are physiotherapy regulatory organizations recognized in their respective provinces and territories:
* Government of Yukon, Consumer Services<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Check if a physiotherapist is licensed |url=https://yukon.ca/en/check-if-physiotherapist-licensed |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=yukon.ca}}</ref>
* College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia<ref>{{Cite web |title=CPTBC – College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia – Inspiring Public Confidence |url=https://cptbc.org/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* College of Physiotherapists of Alberta<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.cpta.ab.ca/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=College of Physiotherapists of Alberta |language=en}}</ref>
* Saskatchewan College of Physical Therapists<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scpt.org/|title=Home - SCPT &#124; Saskatchewan College of Physical Therapists}}</ref>
* College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba |url=https://manitobaphysio.com/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=manitobaphysio.com |language=en-CA}}</ref>
* College of Physiotherapists of Ontario<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Physiotherapists of Ontario {{!}} Physiotherapy Ontario |url=https://www.collegept.org/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=College of Physiotherapists of Ontario |language=en}}</ref>
* Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://oppq.qc.ca/en/home/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=OPPQ |language=en}}</ref>
* College of Physiotherapists of New Brunswick/Collège des physiothérapeutes du Nouveau-Brunswick<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Physiotherapists of New Brunswick – Responsive Medical Health WordPress Theme |url=https://cptnb.ca/language/en/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
* Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists - Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists |url=https://nsphysio.com/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=nsphysio.com}}</ref>
* Prince Edward Island College of Physiotherapists<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://www.peicpt.com/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=PEI College of Physiotherapy |language=en}}</ref>
* Newfoundland & Labrador College of Physiotherapists<ref>{{cite web |title=about_us.php |url=https://physiotherapy.ca/newfoundlandlabrador-physiotherapy-association/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000728/https://physiotherapy.ca/newfoundlandlabrador-physiotherapy-association/ |archive-date=21 September 2017}}</ref>

Physiotherapy programs are offered at fifteen universities, often through the university's respective college of medicine. Each of Canada's physical therapy schools has transitioned from three-year Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (BScPT) programs that required two years of prerequisite university courses (five-year bachelor's degree) to two-year Master's of Physical Therapy (MPT) programs that require prerequisite bachelor's degrees. The last Canadian university to follow suit was the [[University of Manitoba]], which transitioned to the MPT program in 2012, making the MPT credential the new entry to practice standard across Canada. Existing practitioners with BScPT credentials are not required to upgrade their qualifications.

In the province of Quebec, prospective physiotherapists are required to have completed a [[Diploma of Collegial Studies|college diploma]] in either health sciences, which lasts on average two years, or physical rehabilitation technology, which lasts at least three years, to apply to a physiotherapy program or program in university. Following admission, physical therapy students work on a bachelor of science with a major in physical therapy and rehabilitation. The B.Sc. usually requires three years to complete. Students must then enter graduate school to complete a master's degree in physical therapy, which normally requires one and a half to two years of study. Graduates who obtain their M.Sc. must successfully pass the membership examination to become members of the Ordre Professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (PPQ). Physiotherapists can pursue their education in such fields as rehabilitation sciences, sports medicine, kinesiology, and physiology.

In the province of Quebec, physical rehabilitation therapists are health care professionals who are required to complete a four-year college diploma program in physical rehabilitation therapy and be members of the ''Ordre Professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec'' (OPPQ)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oppq.qc.ca/|title=Accueil|website=OPPQ}}</ref> to practice legally in the country according to specialist De Van Gerard.

Most physical rehabilitation therapists complete their [[Diploma of Collegial Studies|college diploma]] at [[Collège Montmorency]], [[Dawson College]], or [[Cégep Marie-Victorin]], all situated in and around the [[Montreal]] area.

After completing their technical college diploma, graduates have the opportunity to pursue their studies at the university level to perhaps obtain a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[physiotherapy]], [[kinesiology]], [[Exercise Science|exercise science]], or [[occupational therapy]]. The [[Université de Montréal]], the [[Université Laval]] and the [[Université de Sherbrooke]] are among the Québécois universities that admit physical rehabilitation therapists in their programs of study related to health sciences and rehabilitation to credit courses that were completed in [[College education in Quebec|college]].

To date, there are no bridging programs available to facilitate upgrading from the BScPT to the MPT credential. However, research Master's of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs are available at every university. Aside from academic research, practitioners can upgrade their skills and qualifications through continuing education courses and curriculums. Continuing education is a requirement of the provincial regulatory bodies.

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association offers a curriculum of continuing education courses in orthopedics and manual therapy. The program consists of 5 levels (7 courses) of training with ongoing mentorship and evaluation at each level. The orthopedic curriculum and examinations take a minimum of 4 years to complete. However, upon completion of level 2, physiotherapists can apply to a unique 1-year course-based Master's program in advanced orthopedics and manipulation at the University of Western Ontario to complete their training. This program accepts only 16 physiotherapists annually since 2007. Successful completion of either of these education streams and their respective examinations allows physiotherapists the opportunity to apply to the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy (CAMPT) for fellowship. Fellows of the Canadian Academy of manipulative Physiotherapists (FCAMPT) are considered leaders in the field, having extensive post-graduate education in orthopedics and manual therapy. FCAMPT is an internationally recognized credential, as CAMPT is a member of the International Federation of Manipulative Physiotherapists (IFOMPT), a branch of World Physiotherapy (formerly World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT)) and the World Health Organization (WHO).