June is Pride Month in Canada. We celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ communities and affirm that discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression will not be tolerated. Show solidarity by updating your social media profile picture to the Pride flag. Check out the Gov’t of Canada Toolkit . As a member organization, [...]
June is Seniors Month in Ontario. This year’s theme is “Stay safe, active and connected.” Equitable and timely access to rehabilitation is critical to the health of seniors so they can stay safe, active and connected in their communities. We celebrate physiotherapists, physiotherapist assistants and students who do so much every day to contribute [...]
We are beyond saddened by the horrific hate crime and Islamophobia that has taken a colleague physiotherapist Syed Salman Afzaal and family members in London, Ontario. OPA stands with the Muslim community in this difficult time and condemns hate crimes, racism and Islamophobia – they have no place in our communities or anywhere and [...]
June is National Indigenous History Month and we honour and celebrate the history, culture and diversity of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. The remains of 215 children were recently discovered at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. This tragedy shows us that we have a long way to [...]
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