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Strategic Plan 2027-2030

Protecting the Public through Modern, Trusted and Evidence-Informed Regulation

See CRPO's strategic planning insights, including regulatory objectives and mission alignment. Learn about the commitment to public protection, transparency, and fostering excellence in psychotherapeutic practice.


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Strategic Plan 2027-2030

Protecting the Public through Modern, Trusted and Evidence-Informed Regulation

CRPO's Strategic Plan 2027-2030 outlines the College’s priorities for protecting the public and strengthening confidence in the profession. It focuses on regulatory excellence, modern governance, and transparent engagement, with equity, accessibility, and cultural safety embedded across all areas of work. See the detailed Strategic Plan document for comprehensive information.

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Strategic Plan 2027-2030

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  • Strategic Plan 2027-2030

    CRPO’s Strategic Plan 2027-2030 outlines the College’s priorities for protecting the public and strengthening confidence in the profession. It focuses on regulatory excellence, modern governance, and transparent engagement, with equity, accessibility, and cultural safety embedded across all areas of work. See the detailed Strategic Plan document for comprehensive information.

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Additional Resources

The Strategic Plan is supported by a Strategic Implementation and Governance Pathway, which translates Council's strategic direction into phased implementation activities over the next 12 months, 18 to 24 months and the longer-term future. Together, these documents provide a clear line of sight from Council's strategic direction to implementation, organizational planning and continuous improvement.

  • Strategic Plan 2027-2030

    Protecting the Public Through Modern, Trusted and Evidence-Informed Regulation

    The Strategic Plan establishes the long-term outcomes the College intends to achieve over the next three years. A separate Strategic Implementation and Governance Pathway translates these outcomes into phased implementation activities, annual priorities and performance measures.

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  • Strategic Plan 2027-2030

    CRPO Strategic Implementation and Governance Pathway

    This Strategic Implementation and Governance Pathway translates outcomes into a coordinated program of implementation. It provides Executive, Council and staff with a structured approach to sequencing governance modernization activities, establishing organizational priorities and monitoring progress.

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  • DEI Framework

    CRPO DEI Framework

    The DEI Framework outlines a comprehensive, organization-wide strategy for embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural safety, and anti-oppression principles across the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario governance, policies, quality assurance, data practices, stakeholder engagement, and learning initiatives.

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  • Strategic Plan 2023-2026

    Strategic Plan 2023-2026

    On December 12, 2024, the Council re-affirmed the CRPO’s strategic priorities.

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The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) has adopted a new Strategic Plan to guide its work over the next three years. Building on the progress achieved through previous strategic plans, the new plan positions CRPO to respond to an evolving regulatory environment while remaining firmly focused on its public protection mandate. The principles of diversity, equity and inclusion will no longer be advanced through stand-alone initiatives. Instead, they will be embedded throughout the College’s governance, regulatory and operational work through an integrated focus on equity, accessibility and cultural safety. This focus will ensure the principles become part of how decisions are made, policies are developed, and the public interest is served.

 

The Strategic Plan is centred on three Strategic Outcomes.

Strategic Plan 2027-2030

Three Strategic Outcomes

Regulatory Excellence

Regulatory Excellence focuses on ensuring that Registered Psychotherapists continue to practise safely, ethically and competently through fair, transparent and evidence-informed regulation. Over the life of the plan, CRPO will continue to strengthen registration, quality assurance and professional conduct processes while ensuring that regulatory requirements remain rigorous, proportionate and responsive to emerging practice issues.

Modern Governance

Modern Governance reflects the College’s commitment to strengthening governance structures, accountability and leadership capacity. Building on work already underway, CRPO will continue to modernize its governance model through clearer governance roles, competency-based appointments, stronger succession planning and stronger use of evidence to support strategic decision-making. Governance modernization will occur in deliberate phases while maintaining a clear focus on public protection.

Public Trust

Public Trust recognizes that confidence in the profession and its regulator is earned through fair, transparent and accountable regulation. The College will continue to strengthen communication, engagement and collaboration with registrants, applicants, government, system partners and the public while demonstrating accountability through meaningful reporting and ongoing evaluation.

The Strategic Plan is guided by three Foundational Commitments that shape every aspect of the College’s work. These commitments are not separate priorities. Rather, they describe how CRPO will achieve its Strategic Outcomes.

 

  • Evidence-Informed Decision-Making ensures that decisions are guided by data, research, evaluation and a right-touch, risk-based approach to regulation.
  • Equity, Accessibility and Cultural Safety are integrated throughout governance, policy development and regulatory decision-making to support fair, inclusive and responsive regulation.
  • Engagement, Communication and Continuous Improvement reinforce the College’s commitment to listening, learning, collaboration and transparency.

 

The Strategic Plan is supported by a Strategic Implementation and Governance Pathway, which translates Council’s strategic direction into phased implementation activities over the next 12 months, 18 to 24 months and the longer-term future. Together, these documents provide a clear line of sight from Council’s strategic direction to implementation, organizational planning and continuous improvement.

 

Throughout the implementation of this Strategic Plan, CRPO will remain focused on its core purpose: protecting the public by ensuring that Registered Psychotherapists practise safely, ethically and competently while maintaining public confidence in the profession and its regulator.

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