Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Facilitating the Workforce Success of Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists:

Strategies and Initiatives

Liz Taylor, PhD, OT(C) FCAOTJune, 2010

Objective:

Describe initiatives to recognize barriers and implement initiatives to assist internationally educated occupational therapists (IEOTs) with working in Canada

Projects funded by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program

Process for coming

Project partners

• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

• Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs

• Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Organizations

With thanks to

Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program

www.gocanadaot.com

Questions?

cvonzweck@caot.ca

Liz.taylor@ualberta.ca