*Revised Standard* Second Birth Attendant Standard
September 21, 2022
The College’s revised Second Birth Attendant Standard came into effect on September 1, 2022 and
September 21, 2022
The College’s revised Second Birth Attendant Standard came into effect on September 1, 2022 and
On June 1, 2021, a number of changes to College standards of practice came into effect. Learn more about these changes here.
February 26, 2021
At its December meeting, Council made a number of important decisions regarding College standards of
July 18, 2018
The College's Alternate Practice Arrangement (APA) program is no longer in place. See here for information on what has replaced our APA Type 1 and Type 2 programs.
July 18, 2018
The new Professional Standards for Midwives came into effect on June 1, 2018. Members are now required to practise according to the new standards. You can review the new Professional Standards here, and download a PDF of the Professional Standards here. You can find all current College standards of practice here on our website, as well as archived standards.
July 10, 2018
The College of Midwives of Ontario has heard that some members are concerned about revisions
June 19, 2018
In 2014, the College created the Alternate Practice Arrangement (APA) Type 1 program (Modified Primary
June 1, 2018
The new Professional Standards for Midwives come into effect today. Members are now required to
May 11, 2018
As members are aware, the College is changing from more prescriptive standards to a principles-based
April 5, 2018
As midwives know, setting and maintaining high professional standards is fundamental to public protection and public confidence in the midwifery profession. At the College, we need to ensure that our standards of practice clearly set out the high standards we expect of all midwives. This led us to develop the new Professional Standards for Midwives (Professional Standards), which were approved by Council on March 21st.