Current Status of Massage Therapy Regulation
At this time, the government of Nova Scotia is not yet prepared to move forward with regulation of massage therapy.
Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA)
The Regulated Health Professions Act (PDF) passed in 2023 will serve as the common regulatory foundation under which all health regulators will be established. The Nova Scotia government is prioritizing the migration of existing regulated health professions under this new legislation before considering regulating massage therapy.
2022 Activity
The NHPC, the Massage Therapists Association of Nova Scotia (MTANS), and the Canadian Massage and Manual Osteopathy Therapists Association (CMMOTA) have been working together and with the government on regulation. The government would like to see all other associations in Nova Scotia come together to complete regulation before moving forward.
Act to Protect the Titles of Massage Therapists
In late 2019, Nova Scotia announced the Act to Protect the Titles of Massage Therapists. The Act limits the use of "Massage Therapist," "Registered Massage Therapist," and similar titles to only people qualified to work as massage therapists under the rules set by the government.
This legislation is separate from regulation and adds an extra layer of protection to massage therapists who use the above titles.
The NHPC worked collaboratively with the government on title protection for registered massage therapists. Effective January 1, 2020, associations are required to publish a public list of members who practise massage therapy in Nova Scotia.
NHPC Members Who Practise Massage Therapy in Nova Scotia
The following are NHPC members who practise massage therapy in Nova Scotia:
Members in Good Standing
Ahmed Abdalla (Halifax)
Susan Allaby (Timberlea)
Jennifer Arnold (Hammonds Plains)
Chris Arsenault (Halifax)
Claire Barton (Hilden)
Laura Bombala (Kentville)
Shelby Boyd (Lakeview)
Nicole Burke (Mount Denson)
Amy Caines (Stillwater Lake)
Ana Caselatto (Halifax)
Catherine Chamberlain (Halifax)
Cindy Clarke (Trenton)
Nicole Closson (Port Hawkesbury)
Susan Colbourne (Dartmouth)
Susan Conrad (East Lawrencetown)
Erica Cotter (Melville, River John)
Jim Culliton (Port Williams)
Devon Delorme (Greenwood)
Amy Deveau (Bridgetown)
Erin Deveau (Yarmouth)
Alexus Downey (Halifax)
Mattea Duhart (Halifax)
Sandra Eis (Stellarton)
Courtney Ells (Woodside)
David Fillis (Salmon River)
Marc Gauthier (Yarmouth)
Steven Greeley (Truro)
Cristy Harper (Kingston)
Kim Harris (Blandford)
Amanda Hemeon (Yarmouth)
Amanda Hodgins (Halifax)
Marley Isenor (Stewiacke)
Morgan Ivey (Halifax)
Trenaya Jefferies (Halifax)
Julie Kells (Halifax)
Molly Leadlay (Glenkeen)
Maria Emilia Leiva (Halifax)
Daniel Leslie (Dartmouth)
Mia Lockhart (Canaan)
Hannah Lysak (Dartmouth)
Melissa Macaulay (Wentworth)
Chris MacAvoy (Halifax)
Jennifer Macdonald (Sherbrooke)
Stephanie MacDonald (Halifax)
Kayley MacEachern (Lakeview)
Ashley MacNeil (Lower Sackville)
Kelsey MacPherson (Boylston)
Cavell Mckinley (Upper Burlington)
Madison McNamara-Elias (Eastern passage)
Arianne Milot Ledoux (Dartmouth)
Laura Mosher (Torbrook West)
Klee Moyer (Chester)
Stephanie Napier (Ketch Harbour)
Hannaleen Natividad-Keizer (Halifax)
Wendy Nearing (Charleston)
Maria North (Halifax)
Veronica Oquendo-Araujo (Annapolis Royal)
Ashley Pimentel (Dartmouth)
Ryann Pinkerton (Halifax)
Rebecca Rankin (Pleasant Hill)
Meredith Rogers (Lower sackville)
Beth Ross (Kentville)
Karen Sampson (West Bay)
Julia Sanders (New Ross)
Shirma Sandy (Mulgrave)
Donald Scott (Timberlea)
Zoe Seglins (Halifax)
Ally Simmons (Halifax)
Dev Sinanan (Dartmouth)
Hannah Spidle (Halifax)
Hannah Steele (Pictou)
Robyn Strangward (Dartmouth)
Kathleen Swiderski (Lunenburg)
Sarah Swinamer (Chester Basin)
Christa Wentzell (Walton)
Hayley Westerman (Halifax)
Kyla Will (Dartmouth)
Dustin Williams (Elmsdale)
Rachel Williams (Halifax)
Former/Cancelled Members
CRP Summary: Shawn Harris (PDF)
