Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams issued this memo, "Managing Health Worker Illness and Return to Work COVID-19," on March 19, 2020. Please click here to read or download the memo (PDF).

In accordance with advice from the federal Chief Public Health Officer, the provincial Chief Medical Officer of Health, and the Toronto Medical Officer of Health to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the CMLTO office at 25 Adelaide Street East is closing effective March 18, 2020, and moving to a virtual office for all College operations. The office will remain closed until April 5, 2020, with the end date subject to change.

Click here for more information about service provision and contacting the CMLTO during this time. Further updates will be posted on this website.

Healthcare professionals should refer to the Ministry of Health's page for guidance about the virus, found here. The public should refer to this Ministry page for information and resources.

In accordance with advice from the federal Chief Public Health Officer, the provincial Chief Medical Officer of Health, and the Toronto Medical Officer of Health to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the CMLTO office at 25 Adelaide Street East is closing effective March 18, 2020, and moving to a virtual office for all College operations. The office will remain closed until further notice.

To ensure the health and safety of its staff, volunteers, and system partners, and to support health protection in the greater community, the CMLTO is making every effort to provide uninterrupted service efficiently and effectively. However, CMLTO requests your patience if there is a lag in service or responses.
At this time, the CMLTO encourages you to use email to communicate with the College. Click here for staff and departmental email addresses. If you do leave voice messages, please include an email address to ensure that you receive a response in a timely manner.

All CMLTO-hosted meetings have been cancelled until May 8, 2020. The scheduling of meetings planned for after May 8^th is currently under review and will be determined as the situation evolves. College staff members will not attend external meetings during the same time period which is also subject to an extension.

The CMLTO is only able to accept mail delivered by Canada Post at this time. No in-person deliveries can be accommodated until further notice.

The CMLTO will provide updates about changes to its operations on the cmlto.com homepage and via e-blasts to members and stakeholders, as necessary. Members should ensure that they have entered correct email addresses into their profiles at https://www.cmlto-onlineservices.com/.

The College is endeavouring to maintain business as usual in order to fulfill its public protection mandate.

As COVID-19 continues to spread across Ontario and globally, the CMLTO is taking various precautionary measures and adjusting its operations to ensure the health and safety of its staff, volunteers, and system partners, in order to heed provincially- and federally-mandated public health directives which support health protection in the greater community. 

The CMLTO will continue to monitor the situation and will adapt operations accordingly and make every effort to ensure this situation does not affect the quality of service and support that the CMLTO provides to the public and members. Learn more about how the CMLTO is adapting its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic by clicking here.

Click here to read a letter from Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams. (PDF)

PLEASE NOTE
The CMLTO is unable to accommodate unscheduled or ‘drop-in’ visitors until further notice. Signage is posted on the office door with relevant phone and email contact information.

Applicants for registration should not make unscheduled or unannounced visits to the CMLTO office to drop off documents without having made prior arrangements. The CMLTO cannot guarantee that staff will be available to accept documents during office hours.

As COVID-19 continues to spread across Ontario and globally, the CMLTO is taking various precautionary measures and adjusting its operations to ensure the health and safety of its staff, volunteers, and system partners, in order to heed provincially- and federally-mandated public health directives which support health protection in the greater community.

The CMLTO will continue to monitor the situation and will adapt operations accordingly. We are making every effort to ensure this situation does not affect the quality of service and support that the CMLTO provides to the public and members.

At this time, the CMLTO office remains open but preparations are being made to operate virtually as the situation warrants. Every effort will be made to provide uninterrupted service efficiently and effectively, however, CMLTO requests your patience if there is a lag in service or responses.

Following public health directives and best practices, the CMLTO will not host in-person meetings throughout the rest of March through to May 8^th, however, this time period is subject to being extended. CMLTO-hosted meetings scheduled until May 8^th will be held via teleconference and participants will be notified of all the pertinent details to join the meetings.

The scheduling of meetings planned for after May 8^th is currently under review and will be determined as the situation evolves. College staff members will not attend external meetings during the same time period which is also subject to an extension.

The CMLTO is unable to accommodate unscheduled or ‘drop-in’ visitors until further notice. Signage is posted on the office door with relevant phone and email contact information.

The CMLTO will provide updates about changes to its operations on the cmlto.com homepage and via e-blasts to members, as necessary. The College is endeavouring to maintain business as usual in order to fulfill its public protection mandate.

Healthcare professionals should refer to the Ministry of Health's page for guidance about the virus, found here.

The public should refer to this Ministry page for information and resources.

The CMLTO Quality Assurance Program (QAP) is implementing significant improvements which will affect all Practising members. The program updates will come into effect January 1, 2021. Click on the box above for more details.

Members have been notified of the changes by postal mail sent in the first week of March 2020, and in the FOCUS 2020, Issue 1. View a PDF of the letter mailed to members: English, French.

The CMLTO exists for the protection of the public’s right to safe, high-quality health care through self-regulation and leadership of the medical laboratory technology profession. The Council establishes CMLTO’s strategic direction and the outcomes that will lead self-regulation forward in the interest of public safety. 
The CMLTO invites members to be part of this process. Bring your knowledge, skill, and ability to Council and help shape the future. Click on the above image to read or download the poster (PDF).

To achieve an effective mix of skills and abilities, the Council has established selection criteria for Council Member nominations and appointments.These criteria are designed to increase understanding of the qualifications and expectations of Council Members and serve as a guide for candidates and for those who are nominating, and being nominated, for Council positions. Please click here for more information.

The CMLTO has updated its online information regarding point-of-care testing (POCT) in Ontario. Please click here to review the revised page.

The Ministry of Health has published a PDF, "Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Community Laboratories and Specimen Collection Centres."

Healthcare professionals should refer to the Ministry of Health's page for guidance about the virus, found here.

The public should refer to this Ministry page for information and resources.