The College of Midwives of Ontario

02/05/2026

Attention Midwives: Official College tax receipts for 2025 are now available for download from the Registrant Portal. To access your receipt, please log in to the Registrant Portal and click on the "Official Tax Receipts" tab.

Official tax receipts reflect all net registration fees paid to the College of Midwives of Ontario in 2025. Other invoices and receipts are also available for viewing, paying, and printing in the Registrant Portal.

02/04/2026

Did you know? There are almost 400,000 health professionals in Ontario, with 26 colleges that oversee them. Today, we're sharing a recent video from the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario.

02/04/2026

Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease. In Ontario, occurrences of measles have been rare historically, owing to the successful elimination of measles in Canada and high immunization coverage over the past decades. However, the landscape has changed dramatically over the past year.

The Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. Midwives are able to administer the MMR vaccine as per the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation, and can ask their clients if they are up to date on their vaccine.

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Practice Advice: Measles Immunization On November 10, 2025, the Public Health Agency of Canada released a statement reminding Canadians that Canada is currently experiencing a large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles that began in October 2024 with cases in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba...

02/03/2026

This April, the College will be holding Board elections for three Professional Director positions. We are now seeking nominations for the upcoming election.

Joining the board is an opportunity to contribute to decisions made in the public interest; support strong and accountable self-regulation; and help guide the future of midwifery regulation in Ontario alongside colleagues who value midwifery care, and the clients who choose it.

Midwives can read more and learn how to put their name forward here.

2026 Professional Board Director Elections Why Join the Board? Key Dates Nomination Package Candidate Information Kit Call for Nominations! This April, the College will be holding Board elections for three Professional Director positions. We are now seeking nominations for the upcoming election. Joi...

02/02/2026

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada, an opportunity to honour and reflect on the enduring contributions of Black communities across generations. Guided by the theme “Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries,” we recognize the legacy of Black midwives whose knowledge, leadership, and care sustained communities in the face of systemic exclusion, and whose impact continues to shape midwifery and reproductive justice across the country today.

During Black History Month and beyond, the College of Midwives of Ontario honours this brilliance and the Black leaders, past and present, who have built and continue to envision a more just future. We look forward to continuing this reflection throughout the month as we consider the commitments we will carry forward to champion Black voices, leadership, and futures throughout the year.

02/02/2026

Midwifery in Ontario is at a tipping point. At the close of our last fiscal year, on March 31, 2025, there were 1,092 registered midwives in Ontario, who oversaw approximately 26,000 births. Over the past few years, we’ve identified a notably high number of midwives leaving the profession in Ontario, primarily to practise in another Canadian jurisdiction. In that time, we have not seen adequate numbers of midwives entering practice in Ontario to meet the needs of midwifery clients.

The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, charges the College with the duty to work with the Minister of Health to ensure that the people of Ontario have access to adequate numbers of qualified, skilled, and competent midwives. This is a responsibility we take seriously, and we have implemented many changes within our regulatory scope.

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Driven by Data to Improve Access to Midwifery Care At the College of Midwives of Ontario, we recognize the importance of data in enabling us to develop a responsive regulatory framework; to identify and analyze trends and areas of risk to inform our decision making; and to foster engagement and trus...

01/30/2026

Resource: Midwives Recognize and Respond to Family Violence

The Canadian Association of Midwives and the National Council of Indigenous Midwives, in partnership with McMaster University, have published educational materials to build the capacity of midwives to recognize and respond safely to family violence. We encourage midwives to click the link below to review their practical resources.

We’re sharing this resource with midwives based on a recommendation from the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee. The Committee recently reviewed 15 deaths from intimate partner violence or domestic violence with the aim of reducing the risk of harm to those who experience or who are at risk of domestic violence and intimate partner violence.

Learn how talk about family violence. Your midwife can help you and even make a plan to leave if you are ready.

01/29/2026

Our Winter 2026 edition of On Call is up on our website! Read our digital newsletter for information about expanded access to laboratory and point of care tests for midwifery clients; changes to the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation; why the College rescinded the Blood Borne Virus Standard; practice advice; the recording of our recent webinar on ableism in health care; Board highlights; and more!

On Call Winter 2026 Read our digital newsletter for information about expanded access to laboratory and point of care tests for midwifery clients; changes to the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation; why the College rescinded the Blood Borne Virus Standard; practice advice; the recording of ou...

01/28/2026

Reminder for Midwives: RSV Monoclonal Antibody Added to Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation

On Friday, October 31, 2025, the government advised the College that the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation was amended. The amendment added a single substance, RSV monoclonal antibody to the existing regulation, permitting midwives to both prescribe and administer by injection an additional immunization to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmission in newborns.

RSV Monoclonal Antibody Added to Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation On Friday, October 31, the government advised the College of Midwives of Ontario that an amendment to O. Reg 188/24, the Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation under the Midwifery Act, 1991 had come into force. The amend...

01/27/2026

Ontario midwives can prescribe and administer drugs and substances to treat conditions related to their client’s pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period, as well as for newborns. Learn more about what to expect from midwifery care in Ontario: https://cmo.on.ca/clients-and-the-public/what-to-expect-from-a-midwife/

01/26/2026

Practice Advice: Communicable Illness and Transmission Prevention

Midwives, like all health care providers, must do their part to reduce health care associated infections. These infections contribute to excess morbidity and mortality among Ontarians and are associated with longer hospitals stays and higher costs to the public health system. A large proportion of these infections are preventable.

Midwives must understand the factors that affect their risk of occupational exposure to infectious disease, and mitigate the risk of transmission of blood borne viruses during exposure-prone procedures to prevent health care associated infections.

Midwives have the knowledge, skills, and judgement to protect themselves and their clients from disease transmission through all aspects of client care. It is a midwife’s professional responsibility to maintain current knowledge of disease transmission, infection prevention and control (IPAC) best practice, and reporting requirements across all areas of infectious disease prevention.

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Practice Advice: Communicable Illness and Transmission Prevention Midwives, like all health care providers, have an important role to play in the prevention of health care associated infections. These are illnesses that arise from exposure to bacteria and viruses within any health care setting, and....

01/23/2026

Late last year, midwifery care was expanded to improve access to laboratory and point of care tests for clients. Read more about the changes to the laboratory tests midwives can order:

Updates to the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990 (LSCCLA) On December 15, 2025, the General Regulation under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, 1990 was expanded to improve access to laboratory and point of care tests (POCTs) for midwifery clie...