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To apply for NHPC membership, you will need to submit all of the following with your online application:

Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Search

Police Information Checks must be completed within 90 days of when you submit your application.

Any police department or RCMP location in your area should be able to provide this service (they may require proof of residency). Some locations also offer this service online.

Proof of Education or Enrollment

Regular or Associate Membership

To join the NHPC as a regular or associate member, you must provide proof of graduation from an NHPC-recognized program. 

Internationally trained massage therapists must meet additional requirements.

Student Membership

To join the NHPC as a student member, you must provide a letter of enrollment that states your program name and anticipated graduation date from an NHPC-recognized program.

Proof of English Language Proficiency (ELP)

Language proficiency requirements protect the public by ensuring practitioners can communicate effectively with:

  • clients
  • allied health professionals
  • health benefits providers
  • law enforcement
  • professional associations
  • regulatory bodies

All members must be able to fully understand NHPC materials, including:

  • Code of Ethics
  • Bylaws
  • Standards of Practice
  • Continued Competency Program
  • policies and guidelines
  • communications about membership (e.g., renewal notices)

As an applicant for membership, you must prove that you meet our language proficiency requirement. When you fill out the application form, you will have to submit ONE of the following documents as proof of your proficiency in English:

  • Canadian high school diploma
  • transcript that shows completion of English 30 or Grade 12 English equivalent
  • proof of completion of General Educational Development (GED) test
  • results from a recognized English Language Proficiency test that meet the required score:

Provincial Contacts for Copies of Your High School Diploma or Transcripts

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan  

Yukon

Nunavut