Non-profit Quebec-based multidisciplinary association :
Association québécoise des thérapeutes naturels
To meet the requirement, students must complete 1000 hours of training. This typically consists of a Level II of 600 hours, with a specialization such as kinesitherapy, orthotherapy or sports massage. The association continues to accepts new graduates from a recognized school, even before having reached 1000 hours. If you studied massage therapy and were issued a permit in one of the five regulated provinces, the exam and equivalency are not required, as the training is verifiable by the regulating body!
We do not evaluate applications over the phone or by email, you must submit your application with the required documents.
- Swedish massage technique – 150 to 190 hours
- Anatomy and physiology
- Basic human pathology (contra-indications)
- Supervised Stage
- Sexuality, professional practice, ethics
- Human relations and communication
- Interviews and book-keeping
There may be some variation,
find out more through the list of schools.
For a broader overview of the training and techniques being
taught in Quebec, you can consult the list of techniques.
AQTN mentioned in out of province publications:
- Massage Therapy Canada – Fall 2019 (p. 9)
- Massage Therapy Canada – August 2015
- Massage Therapy Canada – winter 2015
- Massage association of Australia – spring 2014
- Massage Magazine – December 2013
AQTN is an active association member of the CSMO:
- What is kinesitherapy? – Sunlife’s Lumino Health – September 2020
- Standards of practice for massage therapy in Quebec – August 2018
- Best practices for massage therapy in hospital setting – Translation – end of 2017
- First Quebec norm (NORME) for Swedish massage Dec. 2016
- AQTN on the news with CTV on television – 2016
- Standardizing massage therapy in Quebec
- 2015 annual report – The best Quebec massage schools
- 2014 Survey on massage therapy in Quebec
- Market study on massage schools, 2013
