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English is the official language of Yukon and it is important that health professionals know it well. Language fluency is evaluated by Citizenship and Immigration Canada when you apply for immigration. Please visit their website at www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language- testing.asp for more information. In order to become a Canadian Chiropractor you must have completed a course of study leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree at an accredited chiropractic institution or program. A list of accredited DC programs can be found on the website of the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board (CCEB) at www.cceb.ca. Please visit the website and confirm that your education took place at one of the accredited DC programs. The Government of Yukon’s Professional Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Branch in the Department of Community Services is the regulatory authority for Chiropractors in Yukon (“the Yukon regulator”). Once you have passed the national entry-to-practice exam please contact their office for further information. If you do not qualify for licensure as a Chiropractor in Canada you may want to enroll in one of the two accredited chiropractic programs in Canada. For more information please visit the website of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Educational Accrediting Boards at www.chirofed.ca/english/becoming.html. For other career options please contact one of the career counsellors in Whitehorse. A contact list is available at www.yukoniehp.ca. Before you can work as a Chiropractor in Yukon, you need to get a licence from the Government of Yukon. The following steps explain the path to licensure. For more information about working and living in Yukon, funding supports and other helpful resources, please visit the Yukon web portal for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHP) at www.yukoniehp.ca. If your educational credentials are being assessed as not being equivalent to Canadian standards, you may be referred to an accredited upgrading program. There are two accredited chiropractic programs in Canada: • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College; and • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières For more information on either of these programs, please visit their websites. Every applicant needs to pass the national entry- to-practice exam administered by the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board (CCEB). Please visit the website www.cceb.ca for more information including study guides. STEP 1: LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STEP 2: QUALIFICATION RECOGNITION NATIONAL ENTRY-TO-PRACTICE EXAM STEP 4: LICENSURE STEP 5: RELATED CAREERS STEP 6: FOLLOWING THE STEPS STEP 3: BRIDGING PROGRAMS Information for Internationally Educated Health Professionals on Chiropractors CONTACT INFORMATION Office of the Registrar of Chiropractors Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Branch Department of Community Services Government of Yukon P.O. Box 2703, C-5 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 Canada Phone: 867-667-5111 Fax: 867-667-3609 Email: [email protected] Website: www.community.gov.yk.ca/chiropractors The development of this pamphlet has been made possible by funding from Health Canada.
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English is the official language of Yukon and it is important that health professionals know it well.
Language fluency is evaluated by Citizenship and Immigration Canada when you apply for immigration.
Please visit their website at www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp for more information.
In order to become a Canadian Chiropractor you must have completed a course of study leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree at an accredited chiropractic institution or program. A list of accredited DC programs can be found on the website of the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board (CCEB) at www.cceb.ca.
Please visit the website and confirm that your education took place at one of the accredited DC programs.
The Government of Yukon’s Professional Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Branch in the Department of Community Services is the regulatory authority for Chiropractors in Yukon (“the Yukon regulator”). Once you have passed the national entry-to-practice exam please contact their office for further information.
If you do not qualify for licensure as a Chiropractor in Canada you may want to enroll in one of the two accredited chiropractic programs in Canada. For more information please visit the website of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Educational Accrediting Boards at www.chirofed.ca/english/becoming.html.
For other career options please contact one of the career counsellors in Whitehorse. A contact list is available at www.yukoniehp.ca.
Before you can work as a Chiropractor in Yukon, you need to get a licence from the Government of Yukon.
The following steps explain the path to licensure.
For more information about working and living in Yukon, funding supports and other helpful resources, please visit the Yukon web portal for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHP) at www.yukoniehp.ca.
If your educational credentials are being assessed as not being equivalent to Canadian standards, you may be referred to an accredited upgrading program. There are two accredited chiropractic programs in Canada:
• Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College; and • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
For more information on either of these programs, please visit their websites.
Every applicant needs to pass the national entry-to-practice exam administered by the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board (CCEB).
Please visit the website www.cceb.ca for more information including study guides.
STEP 1: LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
STEP 2: QUALIFICATION RECOGNITION
NATIONAL ENTRY-TO-PRACTICE EXAMSTEP 4:
LICENSURESTEP 5:
RELATED CAREERSSTEP 6:FOLLOWING THE STEPS STEP 3: BRIDGING PROGRAMSInformation forInternationally Educated
Health Professionals on
Chiropractors
CONTACT INFORMATIONOffice of the Registrar of Chiropractors Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Branch Department of Community Services Government of Yukon P.O. Box 2703, C-5 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 Canada Phone: 867-667-5111Fax: 867-667-3609Email: [email protected] Website: www.community.gov.yk.ca/chiropractors
The development of this pamphlet has been made possible by funding from Health Canada.
