HOW TO BECOME A REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST

How to Become a Registered Massage Therapist

Courses to learn to become a Registered Massage Therapist in Ontario are offered in two environments, Community Colleges and Private Career Colleges.  Community Colleges tend to offer the coures over 6 semesters or three years while courses in Private Career Colleges may be as short as 18 months or as long as three years depending on the school and course configuration.

All courses must meet the competency standards for the profession established by the College of Massage Therapist of Ontario.  All graduates from RMT programs must pass the registration examinations offered by the College in order to practice as a Registered Massage Therapist.

The following is a list of current programs offering training to become a Registered Massage Therapist:

Community Colleges

Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Nepean, Ontario
K2G 1V8
T/ 613-727-4723 ext 5305

Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
P.O Box 631, Station A
Scarborough, ON
M1K 5E9
T/ 416-289-5000 ext 8057

Collège Boréal
21 Boulevard Lasalle
Sudbury, ON 
P3A 6B1
T/ 705-560-6673 ext 4501
Toll/ 1-800-361-6673

Georgian College
1 Georgian Drive
Barrie, ON 
L4M 3X9
T/ 705-728-1968 ext 1461

Humber College
205 Humber College Blvd.,
Toronto, Ontario
M9W 5L7
T/ 416-675-5012

Lambton College
1457 London Road
Sarnia, ON 
N7S 6K4
T/ 519-542-7751

Sir Sanford Fleming College
599 Brealy Drive
Peterborough, ON 
K9J 7B1
T/705-749-5530

Private Career Colleges

Bryan College of Applied Health & Business Technology
North York Campus
1200 Lawrence Ave. West
North York, ON
M6A 1E3
T/ 416-630-6300

Canadian College of Health, Science and Technology
Windsor Campus
1737 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8W 3P2
T/ 519-977-1222

Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy

Cambridge Campus
405 Maple Grove Road, Units 3
Cambridge, ON 
N3E 1B6
T/ 519-650-5533

Toronto Campus
250 Davisville Ave, Suite 225
Toronto, ON
M4S 2L9
T/ 416-322-1873
Toll/ 1-877-748-7800 ext. 238

Canadian Therapeutic College
1- 760 Brant Street
Burlington, ON 
L7R 4B7
T/ 905-632-3200

D'Arcy Lane Institute
627 Maitland Street
London, ON 
N5Y 2V7
T/ 519-673-4420

Elegance School of Esthetics
123 Cornwall Centre Road
Cornwall, ON 
K6K 1K6
T/ 613-933-3223

Everest College (formerly CDI)

Barrie Campus
320 Bayfield Street
Bayfield Mall- Lower Level
Barrie, ON 
L4M 3C1

Hamilton Mountain Campus
1039 Upper James Street
Hamilton, ON 
L9C 3A7
T/ 905-387-5214

Mississauga Campus
1300 Central Parkway West
Unit 400
Mississauga, Ontario
L5C 4G8

Newmarket Campus
465 Davis Drive, Tannery Mall
Suite 144
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y 7T9
T/ 905-853-8585

Ottawa East Campus
1200 St. Laurent Blvd.
Unit 19, PO Box 239
Ottawa, ON 
K1K 3B8

Sudbury Campus
66 Elm Street
Sudbury, Ontario
P3C 1R8
T/ 705-688-1188

Thunder Bay Campus
28 North Cumberland Street
Ste 400
Thunder Bay, ON 
P7A 4K9

Toronto Central
117 Eglington Ave. East, 3rd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4P 1H4

Toronto South Campus
424 Yonge Street
Suite 200
Toronto, ON 
M5B 2H4

Windsor Campus
875 Oulette Ave
4th Floor
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 4J6
T/ 519-945-7300

Institute of Complimentary and Alternative Therapies
385 The West Mall, Suite 501
Toronto, ON 
M9C 1E7
T/ 416-695-4600
F/ 416-465-4700

International Academy of Massage Inc.
380 Forest Street
Ottawa, ON 
K2B 8E6
T/613-820-9934

Kikkawa  College
The Crossways Mall
2340 Dundas St. West
Unit G-04
Toronto, ON 
M6P 4A9
T/ 416-762-4857 ext 235
Toll/ 1-888-890-5888 ext 235

Medix School

Kitchener Campus
248 Stirling Avenue South
Unit #14
Kitchener, Ontario,
N2G 4L1
T/ 519-895-0013

London Campus
Oxbury Mall London
1299 Oxford Street E
London, ON  N5Y 4W5
T/ 519-659-4822
Toll/ 1-800-695-2414

Scarborough Campus
2130 Lawrence Ave. E. Ste. 205
Scarborough Ontario,
M1R 3A6
T/ 416-701-1201

Toronto Campus
Lawrence Square
700 Lawrence Ave. W. Ste. 300
Toronto, Ontario,
M6A 3B4
T/416-630-8021

Ontario College of Health and Technology
1040 South Service Rd,
Stoney Creek, ON  
L8E 6G3
T/ 905-643-8778 

Protégé School Advanced Estethics and Massage Therapy
3390 Midland Avenue, Unit 10
Scarborough, ON  
M1V 5K3
T/ 416-754-9866
F/ 416-754-4439

Royal Canadian College of Massage Therapy
16 Cold Water Road
Toronto, Ontario
M3B 1Y7
T/ 416-477-7687

Royal Institute of Science and Management

1450 Midland Avenue
Unit 301
Scarborough, Ontario
M1P 4Z8
T/ 416-755-3888
F/ 416-755-7033

Mississauga Campus
1325 Eglington Ave. East
Unit 217
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 5L9
T/ 905-290-9979

Sutherland-Chan School
330 Dupont Street
Suite # 400
Toronto, ON  M5V 1V9
T/416-924-1107

Trillium College

Kingston Campus
1300 Bath Road
Kingston, ON
K7M 4X4
T/613-531-5138

Oshawa Campus
419 King Street West, Unit 900
Oshawa, ON 
L1J 2K5
T/905-723-1163

Peterborough Campus
1135 Lansdowne Street West
Peterborough, ON 
K9J 7M2
T/705-742-5565

Wellsprings College of Massage Therapy and Esthetics
10670 Yonge Street
Richmond Hill, ON  L4C 3C9
T/905-884-9141

Westervelt College
1060 Wellington Rd.
London, Ontario
N6E 3W5
T/519-668-2000

Last Updated: November 19, 2009