Chiropodists are regulated health professionals who assess, diagnose, and treat a broad range of medical conditions of the foot. Chiropodists practice in a variety of health care settings that include private offices, hospitals, nursing homes, multi-healthcare discipline clinics and private home visits.

Only individuals who have successfully passed the College of Chiropodists of Ontario registration examination, registered with the College as a Registrant and maintain membership as a Registrant in good standing, can:
Use the protected title, Chiropodist, depending on the Registrant’s Certificate of Registration; and
Perform the following authorized acts, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations imposed on his or her Certificate of Registration:

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Cutting into subcutaneous tissues of the foot.
Administering, by injection into feet, a substance designated in the regulations.
Prescribing drugs designated in the regulations.
Administering, by inhalation, a substance designated in the regulations.