Table 3
Timeline for the establishment of mutual recognition agreements for selected health occupations, Canada

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Selected health occupations Timeline
Paramedic1 1994
Occupational Therapist2 1995
Medical Radiation Technologist3 1999
Dentist4, Respiratory Therapist5 and Pharmacist6 2001
Psychologist7 and Physiotherapist8 2002

1. Paramedic Association of Canada (http://www.paramedic.ca).

2. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, response to 2006 HEAL survey.

3. Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, response to 2006 HEAL survey.

4. D. S. Kennedy and The Royal College of Dentists of Canada, "History, Misconception and Recent Developments," Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 67, 10 (2001): pp. 574-576.

5. Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, response to 2006 HEAL survey.

6. National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (http://napra.ca).

7. Canadian Psychological Association, response to 2006 HEAL survey.

8. Canadian Physiotherapy Association, response to 2006 HEAL survey.

Note: Seven or ten dental regulatory authorities had signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement as of 2001.

Sources: Table reproduced from Canadian Institute for Health Information 2007. Canada' s Health Care Providers, 2007. Ottawa.