Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy

10/13/2026

CAOT is your career partner for life! 🤝

We keep your career growing and evolving with you through access to job listings, mentorship programs, leadership pathways, and publishing opportunities.

Whether you’re looking to build clinical experience or expand your network, it’s worth exploring your membership benefits for resources designed specifically for OTs, OTAs, and students.

✨ Explore all 100 membership benefits! https://buff.ly/oyfGP9L

10/12/2026

Happy OTA Day! 💙

On October 12th, we celebrate OTAs! We are pleased to announce the new CAOT Occupational Therapist Assistant of Distinction Award.

Recognize your OTA colleagues who have demonstrated exceptional skills, knowledge, or leadership within the profession, as well as their contributions to occupational therapy in Canada.

🏆 Nominate someone today - https://buff.ly/0J9haII

10/11/2026

🏆 Celebrate occupational therapy leaders: Nominate a colleague for a CAOT Award!

Deadline: December 1

CAOT Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the outstanding contributions of OTs, OTAs, students, and organizations across Canada.

Nominate a colleague to help us recognize outstanding contributions, celebrate excellence in the profession, and highlight the achievements of our occupational therapy community.

Know a colleague who deserves to be recognized?

👉 Submit your nomination: https://buff.ly/UTl80fA

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🏆 Célébrez les leaders en ergothérapie : proposez la candidature d’une ou d’un collègue pour un prix de l’ACE!

Date limite : 1er décembre

Les prix de l’ACE sont l’occasion de célébrer et de reconnaître les contributions exceptionnelles des ergothérapeutes, des assistantes et assistants de l’ergothérapeute, des membres de la communauté étudiante et des organisations partout au Canada.

Proposez la candidature d’une ou d’un collègue afin de nous aider à reconnaître les contributions exceptionnelles, à célébrer l’excellence dans la profession et à mettre en valeur les réalisations de notre communauté de l’ergothérapie.

Connaissez-vous une ou un collègue qui mérite d’être reconnu?

👉 Soumettez une candidature : https://buff.ly/w4Q5APV

10/11/2026

OT Now magazine’s special issue on proactive and preventative occupational therapy is seeking contributions that explore these practices and/or offer evidence-informed guidance for colleagues.

You can write on many topics, including proactive occupational therapy interventions, early intervention, prevention-focused practices, health promotion, universal design, and preventative interventions across the lifespan and practice settings.

👉 Submissions are due October 20th, 2026

Contact Liz at [email protected] with questions or to discuss your paper idea.

10/10/2026

📚 Calling for Topic Editors for Occupational Therapy Now magazine!

Occupational Therapy Now is looking for topic editors to lead the following OT Now Topics:
• Knowledge Translation and Occupational Therapy
• Enhancing Practice: Adults
• Virtual Care and Technological Innovations

Topic editors play an important role in the publication process by:
• Evaluating article submissions for suitability and relevance
• Providing constructive feedback to authors
• Assisting with the solicitation of article submissions

Interested? Learn more:
🔗 Topic Editor volunteer positions – https://buff.ly/TYFAQHm
🔗 OT Now Topics – https://buff.ly/0hevD6c

📩 Apply by sending your curriculum vitae and a letter outlining your interest and experience to: [email protected]

📅 Apply by November 4, 2026.

10/10/2026

Register for this upcoming workshop presented by Aliza Ladak and Nathania Lukman to gain the skills needed to delivery exposure therapy with people living with anxiety- https://buff.ly/ArL1kBr

➡️ Day 1 will provide you with an overview of clinical anxiety disorders, a discussion of cognitive-behavioural conceptualizations and transdiagnostic maintenance factors, and an overview of exposure therapy and how it works (habituation, learning models, values-based models).

➡️ Day 2 will focus on assessing willingness and readiness to engage in therapy, practical coaching strategies for the therapist, and applying the learning from Day 1 through experiential practice.

Exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: A beginner’s guide for occupational therapists
📆 November 5 and 6, 2026
🕛️ 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Presented by occupational therapists Aliza Ladak and Nathania Lukman

10/09/2026

Free Advocacy Webinar! Leaders are at the tables: Advancing occupational therapy professional advocacy across Canada

How do occupational therapy leaders advocate for the profession — and what can we learn from their experiences?

Join recent McMaster University graduates Julia Bowen and Kathleen McLeod as they share findings from their qualitative study exploring how Canadian occupational therapy leaders conceptualize, enact, and develop systems-level advocacy skills.

In this one-hour webinar, you will:
• Gain insight into the current state of professional advocacy in occupational therapy in Canada
• Learn about evidence-informed themes that reframe advocacy as a dynamic, values-driven, and career-spanning process
• Reflect on your own advocacy journey and identify practical strategies to strengthen your impact

Whether you are a frontline clinician, emerging leader, or seasoned advocate, this webinar offers meaningful insights to help you find your voice and take your seat at the table.

📅 October 28, 2026
🕛 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
💻 Via Zoom

Register now: https://buff.ly/T5091ZI

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

Start the workshop "Adapting dialectical behaviour therapy skills training (DBT-ST) for adult ADHD" with presenters Adam Ly and Dr. Maryna Mammoliti today- https://buff.ly/vQuO4G4

Be equipped with the knowledge and skills to offer dialectical behaviour therapy skills training (DBT-ST) using a neurodivergence-informed approach to promote the occupational participation of adults with ADHD.

In the 3.75-hour pre-recorded lectures, you will learn:
✅ Overview of the DBT skills and adaptation to adult ADHD
✅ Behaviour change analysis
✅ Interpersonal effectiveness considerations
✅ Reality acceptance skills
✅ Resources

Then in the 2-day live workshop, you will explore in depth:
✅ Mindfulness skills training
✅ Emotional regulation skills
✅ Distress tolerance skills
✅ Interpersonal effectiveness

Adapting dialectical behaviour therapy skills training (DBT-ST) for adult ADHD
📆 October 2 to 15, 2026 (approximately 3.75 hours, on your own)
📆 Fridays, October 16 & 23, 2026
🕒 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Presented by occupational therapist Adam Ly & psychiatrist Dr. Maryna Mammoliti

10/07/2026

We are thrilled to hear this announcement by Healthy Canadians. This decision will strengthen healthcare teams and improve access to occupational therapy services across the country. We look forward to seeing the impact of this initiative!

Read the full news release today-
https://buff.ly/2hesymA