Program Highlights

• Interprofessional course delivery with occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) faculty teaching collaboratively in selected core courses.

What you'll learn

• Knowledge, skills and professional behaviour are required to deliver treatment to clients/ patients with limitations in movement and daily function.
• Gain initiative, creativity, respect for self and others, and a strong work ethic.

Program Accreditation

• The Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant program at Mohawk College has been accredited by the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program (OTA & PTA EAP) in collaboration with Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC) and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT).

The status of Accreditation was awarded to the program on April 30, 2020, for the period until April 30, 2026.

• Note: The accreditation status of the Tansley Woods delivery of the OTA/PTA program is currently in process of application.

• A copy of Passport - Picture and Address Pages
• All Academic Transcripts - High school and higher
  • High School Transcripts/Mark Sheets and Completion Certificates
  • Degree/Diploma Transcripts/Mark Sheets and Completion Certificates
  • Notarized and translated into English
• English Proficiency Score Cards or equivalent (if applicable)
• Notarized Custodian Declaration (for those under the age of 18 by the start of the class)

• OSSD or equivalent, including:
  • Grade 12 English, C or U or equivalent
  • Grade 11 or 12 Biology, C or U
  • Grade 11 or 12 Physics or Chemistry, C or U

HOAE – Health Occupation Aptitude Examination

• Effective for the Fall 2021 entry and moving forward, the HOAE will no longer be required for admissions purposes.

Other Information

• Exposure to the professions of occupational therapy and physiotherapy through volunteering will increase my knowledge of the professions.
• Accepted applicants under the age of 18 may not be permitted to participate in some courses due to legal restrictions such as the Mental Health Act.

Options are available for mature applicants.

• Mature applicants aged 19 and over
• Applicants who are not currently in secondary school

Mohawk recognizes that life changes people’s directions. That’s why Mature Students don't need to have completed a secondary school diploma to enter a Mohawk College program.

Mohawk welcomes students from many backgrounds:

• Many Mohawk students arrive after being away from school and/or in the labour force for one year or more
• Almost 1/3 of Mohawk students are aged 23 or over, and there are students from every generation.
• Mohawk considers a mature applicant to be anyone 19 years of age or older who is planning to attend a full or part-time program at Mohawk College.
• Adult learners are an important part of our Mohawk community.
• With various work and life experiences, adult learners contribute their valuable perspectives to classroom and training programs while simultaneously obtaining new knowledge and skills.