Please note that the Renewal Notice for the period from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025 has been emailed on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
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Please note that the Renewal Notice for the period from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024 has been emailed on Friday, March 24, 2023.
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You will find hereunder the main clauses of our Code of Ethics and By-laws that members of the Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada agree to abide by when they publicly express their opinions:
2.4. When publicly expressing opinions or values, members shall specify that they do so in their own name and that their opinions are their own and not those of their colleagues or of the Academy;
2.5 Members expressing their opinions shall do so with honesty, objectivity, accuracy and discernment, and undertake to personally verify in advance the veracity and nature on the information conveyed;
The members of the OPDQ can no longer practice naturopathy
Subsequent to an instruction from the “Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec (OPDQ)”, La Capitale informed us, on August 29, 2018, of its decision to no longer reimburse the expenses incurred with any member of the Academy or any other association that would also be a member of the OPDQ. (to consult the letter, click here)
La Capitale now refuses foot care provided by naturopaths regardless of the association
Subsequent to discussions between La Capitale, the Ordre des podiatres du Québec and the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec, La Capitale informed us on August 29, 2018, that it no longer reimburses the costs incurred by any member of the Academy or any other association for treatments in foot care. (to consult the letter, click here)
The May 1, 2019 Renewal Notice sent by email
Please note that the Renewal Notice for the period from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021 was emailed on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
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Provinces where the practice of naturopathy is regulated
If you are practicing in a province in which the practice of Naturopathy (ND) is regulated (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario or Nova Scotia), you must be a member of the regulatory body relevant to this province in order to be recognized naturopath. Since 2011, some insurers like Cooperators, Empire Life, Canada Life, Greenshields, Manulife, Medavie Blue Cross, RWAM and Sun Life decided to reimburse only if you are recognized naturopath by the provincial body. In Ontario, for example, you have to be a member of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO) to be reimbursed. The other insurers however, still reimburse the costs of naturopathy even in regulated provinces.
Psychotherapists now regulated by Bill 21 in Quebec
In force in Quebec since June 21st, 2012, Bill 21 provides that the title of psychotherapist and practice of psychotherapy are now reserved exclusively for members of the “Ordre des psychologues du Québec”. For more details, please visit the following link: www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/en/public