Notice of Registration and Professional Corporation Fees Change

Posted On: January 15, 2025

Each year, the College applies changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to the annual registration fees paid by registrants of the College. This increase is mandated in section 18.04 of the College by-laws. These changes are based on the year over year index for All Items – Ontario for the month of November. This notice of the fee change is required in the by-laws.

As published on December 17, 2024, the CPI for All Items – Ontario in November 2024 indicated that consumer prices had increased by 1.8% when compared to the same index in November 2023.As a result, registration fees will also increase by 1.8%.

This fee increase is effective for the forthcoming registration renewal period for the 2025-26 registration year, which will open on February 14, 2025, and close on March 31, 2025. The fees affected and the new rates (excluding HST) are as follows:

• Annual Registration Fee – General Class – $1885.
• Annual Registration Fee – Inactive Class – $946.
• Annual Registration Fee- Emergency Class (class not open) – $102.
• Late Renewal Fee – All Classes – $333.
• Reinstatement Fee – All Classes – $290.

Please note that to renew your registration, you must pay the annual registration fee and
complete the Information Return form by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 31, 2025. All renewal
functions, including access to the information return form, will be available through the
College user portal as of 9:00 a.m. ET on February 14, 2025.

Delaying the submission of your Information Return form to the end of the renewal period
may result in your inability to pay the fees by the deadline which will result in a late fee being added to your account.

2025 Professional Corporation Fees

The Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA), 1991 and the Health Professions
Procedural Code, which is Schedule 2 of the RHPA, along with Ontario Regulation 39/02
made under the RHPA allow members of a regulated health profession to become incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act (BCA).

As such, naturopathic doctors are permitted to incorporate for the purpose of practising a
health profession, provided they obtain a certificate of authorization from the College.
These Professional Corporation certificates are subject to application fees, issuance fees,
and a renewal fee.

In accordance with Schedule 3 of the College by-laws, Professional Corporation fees are similarly adjusted on an annual basis against the CPI and will also be increased by 1.8%. The fees affected and the new rates (excluding HST) are as follows:

• Professional Corporation Application fee – $510.
• Professional Corporation Issuance fee- $321.
• Professional Corporation Annual Renewal fee – $263.

Fee changes apply to all applications, issuances, and renewals of Certificate of Authorizations on or after January 15, 2025.

Questions regarding revisions to the fee schedule for 2025 should be directed to general@collegeofnaturopaths.on.ca.

For answers to commonly posed questions, please see our Registration and Professional Corporation Fees Changes Fact Sheet.

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