Connected to field

• Updates on OPC activities, upcoming events, advocacy work, news about the profession
• Subscription to Alignment magazine

Professional recognition

• Included in the public directory
• Employability / job opportunities

Financial

• Discounts on OPC conferences, tech symposiums, & other events
• Place of employment may offer an increase in pay with registration
• Place of employment may offer to pay application/examination fees

Continued learning

• The applicant must be fluent in English or French.
• The applicant must be a Canadian citizen or legal landed immigrant.
• Must have attended an officially recognized clinical prosthetic and orthotic school.
• Foreign trained applicants must have their qualifications deemed equivalent to the current standards of the corporation.

*Foreign trained applicants: Please refer to the document Foreign Trained Assessment of Qualifications to determine the course of action if you are looking to perform your residency in Canada but did not complete your schooling at an OPC accredited school*

48 hours

Detailed information is provided in the Residency Program Handbook available here.

Typhon is the Residency tracking program which keeps track of hours and logbooks during the Residency process. Upon acceptance to the Residency Program, you will receive an email from OPC National Office inviting you to register for the Typhon Program.

Hours MUST be tracked using the Typhon online reporting system

• Sign up and pay to use Typhon
• Watch tutorial - OPC specific

Completing clinical information, case logs, clinical exposure is not required but can be beneficial

• Provides proof of clinical experience
• May highlight areas of deficiency/lack of experience prior to exam.

All Residency information and documents can be found on this page or on the Residency Pathway page of the OPC website.

The Residency must be approved by OPC with a full payment prior to start date at the place of employment. Otherwise the hours will not count towards the Residency. Ensure that all supporting documents outlined in Residency Application (pdf) are completed in full. You can submit a Residency Application Form, which includes file upload fields. If any documents are missing, they must be sent by email, which may prolong the process.

• The application can be completed as soon as you know the terms of your employment
• Information includes name, address, employment information, previous education, information for primary and secondary supervisors, signatures.

If the application is submitted with a properly filled out form and payment, most are processed within 10 business days. Regardless of the processing time, as long as the application and payment is received, hours can be logged during this time. The date stamp on the application and payment is tracked internally, so if there is a delay, it will not affect the ability to begin the program.

This opportunity is available to Residents to gain exposure to other areas of expertise not seen at their current place of employment. The Resident must complete the Off-site Residency Application Form prior to attending the facility in order for the experience to be counted toward their hours.