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CHIROPRACTOR

What chiropractors do

Chiropractic is a health-care discipline that emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of prescription drugs or surgery. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine, but also the extremities) and function (as co-ordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health and healing. Chiropractors usually work in private practice.

Chiropractic is a regulated profession in Manitoba.

To work as a chiropractor in Manitoba you must:

  • have graduated from a doctor of chiropractic program accredited by the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Educational Accrediting Boards or equivalent
  • have a Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board certificate
  • be licensed by the Manitoba Chiropractors Association

You must complete the following steps:

STEP 1: Contact the Manitoba Chiropractors' Association to determine if the chiropractic program you completed is accredited or an equivalent.

Manitoba Chiropractors Association
610 - 1445 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 3P4
Phone: 204-942-3000
Fax: 204-942-3010
E-mail: info@mbchiro.org
Website: mbchiro.org

STEP 2: Contact the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board for schedules of national examinations.

Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board
Suite 238, 2116-27th Avenue Northeast
Calgary, Alberta T2E 7A6
Phone: 403-230-5997
Fax: 403-230-3321
E-mail : exams@cceb.ca
Website: cceb.ca

STEP 3: Complete the Manitoba Chiropractors Association application form.

You must submit the following:

  • original pre-chiropractic university transcripts*
  • transcripts from an accredited chiropractic educational program*
  • recent notarized photograph
  • the names and addresses of two professional references
  • application fee ($350)

* If documents are in other than English or French, notarized translations are required.

STEP 4: Complete the following national exams:

  • component A - basic and applied sciences
  • component B - clinical decision making and diagnostic imaging
  • component C - clinical skills evaluation

STEP 5: Complete the Manitoba provincial jurisprudence examination.

STEP 6: When all requirements have been met and fees paid the Manitoba Chiropractors Association registers and licenses you to practise as a chiropractor in Manitoba.

Additional information

Annual registration fee is about $3,500.

Exams: component A is offered three times a year; fee $675. Component B is offered three times a year; fee $675. Component C is offered three times a year; fee $1,350.

The exam venue is determined by the CCEB. Candidates are assigned to testing centres on a first-come, first-served basis. If space is full, candidates may be offered an alternate site based upon availability.

The jurisprudence examination fee is included in your registration fee.

Revised April 2010

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