Please read the information on our Join webpage. After reading that page and reviewing the membership applications by clicking here, please email the CACFT office if you have questions. 

You may be able to be able to use the Equivalency Application into CACFT in an equivalent member category. You can find an application on this link under the "Membership" tab. 

• I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the United States. How do I join CACFT?   

As an LMFT you are welcome to join CACFT in the Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT) member category. You can find an application on this link under the "Membership" tab. 

• How might a C/MFT who is a citizen of a different country move to Canada?

Questions regarding immigrating to Canada are best handled by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), which is the government agency regarding such matters. Please click here for information.

• Who can use the RMFT designation? 

Only CACFT members in the Registered Marriage and Family Therapist member category are able to use the RMFT designation.

• I am a Couple/Marriage and Family Therapist (C/MFT) in another country and I am considering moving to Canada. What do I need to know? 

Regulation of C/MFT practice is a provincial responsibility and varies widely from province to province. You can find information about regulation in different provinces here. 

CACFT is not a regulatory body; our focus is on supporting our members in their training and in their practice. Our RMFT designation sets a high standard, but is not actually required for practice. 

• If a therapist in the United States has a client that is temporarily or permanently moving to Canada, may the therapist provide therapy to them using a safe virtual platform?

You must find out what the rules are in the state you practice in. You must also find out what the rules are in the province your client is going to be in. If C/MFTs are regulated in the province your client is in you must contact the regulatory college. 

• Where in Canada are C/MFTs regulated? 

Regulation varies widely across Canada. You can find information about the provinces here.  

If you are working in a province that is regulated you must join the regulatory body unless you already belong to a regulatory body. eg RSW, nurses.