Occupational Therapy Month
Canadian occupational therapy professionals celebrate and promote their profession for the whole month of October.
Take part in this annual opportunity to share promotional resources and have a meaningful community impact.
A photo of OSOT’s Occupational Therapy Month
photo frame, taken on October 2025.
About Occupational Therapy Month
Occupational Therapy Month is an annual opportunity to celebrate the value of occupational therapy and help more people understand how occupational therapy supports health, participation, independence, inclusion, and quality of life.
Promote the Profession
Share what occupational therapy is, how it helps, and why occupational therapy professionals are essential across Ontario’s health, education, community, social, and workplace systems.
Celebrate Impact
Highlight meaningful stories, programs, services, and initiatives that show the difference occupational therapy makes for people, families, workplaces, and communities.
Strengthen Visibility
Use Occupational Therapy Month to build awareness across your networks, workplace, organization, community, and online platforms.
Ways to Take Part
OSOT members can use Occupational Therapy Month to promote the profession in ways that fit their setting, audience, and community.
Share Promotional Resources
- Post occupational therapy awareness content on social media.
- Share OSOT campaign resources, sample messaging, and promotional materials when available.
Highlight Your Workplace or Service
- Showcase occupational therapy programs, services, teams, or initiatives.
- Share how occupational therapy supports clients, families, organizations, and communities.
- Recognize colleagues and occupational therapy champions in your setting.
Engage Your Community
- Start conversations about occupational therapy with partners, decision-makers, and community members.
- Connect Occupational Therapy Month to local needs, issues, and opportunities.
- Help people understand when and how occupational therapy can support them.
Amplify OSOT Updates
- Share OSOT posts with your own networks.
- Use Occupational Therapy Month to support broader visibility for the profession in Ontario.
Coming Soon
Stay Tuned for 2026 Information
OSOT will share more information about Occupational Therapy Month 2026, including promotional resources, campaign updates, and ways for members to take part closer to October.