College of Midwives of Ontario
On December 3, the College was pleased to partner with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario to host a webinar on Addressing Ableism in Health Care, presented by Dr. Hilary Brown (University of Toronto). Held on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the session offered an important opportunity to reflect on how health systems – including midwifery care – can more effectively identify, interrupt, and prevent ableism.
The College of Midwives of Ontario recently had the opportunity to express our support for several proposed expansions to professional scope: for chiropractors, chiropodists, dental hygienists, denturists, optometrists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists. These expansions were largely to medications these professionals can prescribe and administer, and access to diagnostic imaging. Read the messages we shared with the Ministry of Health through their public consultation in November, 2025.
The College of Midwives of Ontario, in collaboration with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists, invites you to an upcoming webinar on Addressing Ableism in Health Care with speaker Hilary Brown – Associate Professor, Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto.
The College will introduce competency-based assessment in 2026 as a tool to help our Registration Committee develop customized requalification plans for applicants.
On Friday, October 31, the government advised the College of Midwives of Ontario that an amendment to O. Reg 188/24,…
Read our digital newsletter for information about our Annual Report, how we observed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an unauthorized practice alert, the results of our registrant survey, Board highlights from a special meeting, and more!
The College surveyed registrants in May and June of this year, and 363 midwives participated. Overall, the key findings from the survey were positive, including an overall high satisfaction with the College and our work; with 91% of midwives finding a great deal of personal value in midwifery being a regulated profession and 75% of midwives believing that regulation helps a great deal to protect the public. Midwives also identified areas for improvement from the College, including presenting standards and policies in clearer, more accessible language; and a need for more support for midwives when we implement regulatory change.
In advance of the College’s Board Meeting, the Registrar-CEO prepares her report to assure the Board that the College operates effectively and achieves its strategic goals, and that the Registrar performs per the expected duties outlined in the Board’s Governance Policies.
The College of Midwives of Ontario will be holding a Board Meeting on Wednesday, November 5. Board meetings are always…
The College of Midwives of Ontario Board held a special meeting on September 23, 2025. At this meeting, the Board voted unanimously to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Health to add the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody to the list of drugs and substances that midwives can prescribe and administer.