Public Consultations

The Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists (NSCP) is seeking feedback on the following proposed Practice Standards.  These Standards have been reviewed and adapted as needed from the Core Standards of Practice for Canadian Physiotherapists (2023), which was updated from the previous iteration in 2016.  These Standards were developed to reflect current and future practice trends and have been adopted nationally.

Your input is invaluable in shaping the standards that guide physiotherapy practice in Nova Scotia.

Please review the proposed NSCP Practice Standards below and respond to this survey by April 30, 2025.

NSCP keeps all feedback provided confidential.  Individuals names are not connected with specific feedback.  

 Proposed NSCP Practice Standards

• Advertising and Marketing
• Assessment Diagnosis and Treatment
• Boundary Violations
• Communication
• Concurrent Collaborative Care
• Conflict of Interest
• Continuing Competence
• Documentation
• Dual Practice
• Duty of Care
• Evidence Informed Practice
• Funding Fees and Billing
• Infection Control
• Informed Consent
• Privacy and Record Retention
• Risk Management and Safety
• Titles Credentials and Specialty Designations
• Virtual Care