Midwife

Working in Ontario

Midwives in Ontario are primary caregivers. As such, they hold full legal responsibility for their clients and are not supervised by a physician or obstetrician. Midwives in Ontario are regulated by the College of Midwives of Ontario and must be registered with the College to practice in Ontario. To find out how to register as a midwife in Ontario, you can contact the College directly, or view the career map in the ‘Tools and Information’ section of this page.

Tools and Information

The Ontario Government has partnered with the College of Midwives of Ontario to create a Career Map for internationally trained midwives. The Career Map explains in detail every step of the registration process and includes language requirements, industry trends, labour market conditions, the credential assessment process, licensing fees and other important information.

Getting Help

If you are qualified in your profession but new to Ontario, you may benefit from a bridging program. Bridging programs help qualified immigrants move more quickly into their professions without duplicating what they have already learned.

Ryerson University
The Distance International Midwifery Pre-Registration Program (DIMPP)

This project provides distance delivery capability for all components of the International Midwifery Pre-Registration Program (IMPP) curriculum. This includes:

• A prior learning assessment for internationally trained midwives
• Profession-specific language testing and education
• Course offerings addressing enhancement needs in clinical knowledge, skills and orientation to practice in Ontario.

Contact: Alison Gaul, Program Administrator, IMPP
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Phone: 416 979-5000 ext. 7681
Email: agaul@ryerson.ca
Website: www.ryerson.ca/ce/midwife

George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
Pre-Health Science Program for Internationally Trained Individuals

This program is adapting an existing high-demand George Brown Pre-Health Science program to better meet the particular needs of internationally trained individuals.

The changes include occupation-specific language training and core curriculum tailored to address the barriers and gaps that internationally trained individuals face when looking for work in the health care sector.

Participants gain workplace experience through an unpaid work placement and will have access to one-on-one career counselling throughout the program.

Contact: Paul Zanettos, Media Relations Consultant
Phone: (416) 415-5000 Ext. 3428
E-mail: pzanetto@georgebrown.ca
Website: www.georgebrown.ca

Mohawk College
Health Sector Pre-Bridging Language Acquisition Project

This project helps participants prepare to enter health sector bridging projects by improving their language from CLB 5 to CLB 7. Four online modules of fifty hours each will help participants develop language skills and improve interpersonal communications by presenting material in a Canadian health care context.

Contact:
Muzeria Nuredini
Phone: 905-575-2024
Email: muzeria.nuredini@mohawkcollege.ca

University of Toronto - Standardized Patient Program
Improving Medical Literacy: An Assessment and Training Program

Participants in this project will have their listening, speaking, writing and reading skills assessed.

The project includes a 40-hour language training program with online and in-class work.

This project builds on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s Communication and Cultural Competence project.

Contact: Lynn Russell, Project Manager
Phone: (416) 967-5547
E-mail: l.russell@utoronto.ca
Website: www.utoronto.ca

Regulatory Body

College of Midwives of Ontario
55 St. Clair Avenue W, Suite 812
Box 27 Toronto, ON M4V 2Y7
Phone: 416-327-0874
Fax:416-327-8219
Email: admin@cmo.on.ca
Website: www.cmo.on.ca

Learning More

To learn about occupations in Canada, visit the Working in Canada website. This site will help you identify the name of your occupation in Canada. It will also give you important information about your profession in many regions of Canada, including job duties, skill requirements and wage rates. To learn about your occupation, visit the website and click the ‘Start’ button on the main page.

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