Terms and Conditions of Membership

Full Member

This class of membership applies to active prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic technicians, and orthotic technicians who hold certification and/or registration recognized by the CBCPO and are residents of Ontario at the time of application to OAPO.
All full members are eligible to be elected or appointed to a position of director, are entitled to all benefits provided by the association to members, and have voting rights.

This class of membership applies to active orthotic and prosthetic technicians who are registered (but choose not to participate in full memberships), non-registered technicians, residents and interns, and affiliated professions, and are residents of Ontario at the time of application to OAPO.
This class of membership does not have the right to vote.
Associate members are not eligible to be elected to a position of director.
Associate members are eligible for discounts on education events and other OAPO sanctioned benefits.
- Resident Member includes post-graduate students currently enrolled in the OPC Residency Program and employed in a prosthetic and/or orthotic facility as residents.
- Intern Member includes those persons currently enrolled in the OPC Internship Program and employed in a prosthetic and/or orthotic facility as interns.

This class of membership includes those studying in a recognized prosthetics and orthotics program to become either certified prosthetists and/or orthotists, or studying to become registered technicians in prosthetics and/or orthotics.
This class of membership does not have the right to vote.
Student members are not eligible to be elected to a position of director.
On successful graduation, student members may maintain student member status until April 1st of the year following graduation unless they terminate their membership or register as an Associate Member prior to the foregoing date.

This class of membership applies to facilities that are privately owned and located within the province of Ontario that employ CBCPO certified orthotists or prosthetists, or facilities in Manitoba that provide services to Ontario residents through the Assistive Devices Program (ADP) - Ontario Ministry of Health.
This class of membership has the right to vote and is entitled to 1 vote at a meeting of members.
A facility member will determine which individual will represent it at any such meeting of the members of the association. Such individuals will be fully entitled to participate at any such meeting.

This class of membership applies to facilities that are publicly owned and located within the province of Ontario that employ CBCPO certified orthotists or prosthetists.
This class of membership has the right to vote and is entitled to 1 vote at a meeting of members.
A facility member will determine which individual will represent it at any such meeting of the members of the association. Such individuals will be fully entitled to participate at any such meeting.

This class of membership applies to retired prosthetists, orthotists, and technicians who have held certification and/or registration recognized by the CBCPO and are residents of Ontario at the time of application to OAPO.
This class of membership does not have the right to vote.