3.4.2 OT CATCHMENT GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
McMaster Clinical Education Catchment Area:
The assigned placements, other than those in the NSS can include:
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- Hamilton
- Burlington
- Brantford
- Milton
- Orangeville
- Fergus
- Paris
- Oakville
- Barrie
- St. Mary`s
- Guelph
- Georgetown
- Some shared sites in Kitchener/Waterloo
- Some shared sites in Cambridge
- Some shared sites in Mississauga
- Some shared sites in Brampton
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Some university-shared facilities are available as ‘incatchment’ in:
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- Niagara Falls
- Welland
- St. Catharines
- Kitchener
- Waterloo
- Cambridge
Through Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM):
NW-ON Northwestern Ontario (Northern Studies Stream Program) sites are included as incatchment sites in and
around:
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- Atikokan
- Dryden
- Ear Falls
- Emo
- Fort Francis
- Geraldton
- Hornepayne
- Ignace
- Kenora
- Longlac
- Manitouwadge
- Marathon
- Nipigon and Red Rock
- Pickle Lake
- Rainy River
- Red Lake
- Schreiber
- Sioux Lookout
- Sioux Lookout Zone
- Terrace Bay
- Thunder Bay
- Wawa
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NE-ON Northeastern Ontario (Rehabilitation Sciences Program)sites are included as incatchment sites in and around:
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- Blind River
- Bracebridge
- Cochrane
- Elliot Lake
- Englehart
- Espanola
- Gore Bay
- Gravenhurst
- Hailebury
- Hearst
- Huntsville
- Iroquois Falls
- Kapuskasing
- Kirkland Lake
- Little Current
- Mattawa
- Moose Factory
- New Liskeard
- North Bay
- Parry Sound
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Smooth Rock Falls
- Sturgeon Falls
- Sudbury
- Timmins
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Ontario is divided into catchment areas among the 5 University OT Programs:
- University of Ottawa, Queen’s University (Kingston), University of Toronto, McMaster University (Hamilton) and University of Western Ontario (London)
Greater Toronto Area (University of Toronto catchment):
- Includes “Oakville to Whitby and Newmarket to Lake Ontario” as per NFPS
- Includes Halton, Peel, York, Durham Regions and the City of Toronto
- Does not include Oshawa or east of Oshawa (Queen’s University catchment)
- A request for GTA goes via McMaster Director of Clinical Education through National Fieldwork Placement Service (NFPS)
- Students may ask for specific areas within GTA, however there is no guarantee a placement will be obtained in a precise area. NFPS will do the best job possible in securing a placement that meets students’ practice learning requirements for the University professional program.
- Students who list all three placement locations in the Greater GTA restrict chances of obtaining a placement, due to high volume demand for these areas from across Canada.
British Columbia (University of British Columbia catchment):
- Includes entire province, as well as Yukon Territories
- A request for BC or Yukon goes via Director of Clinical Education through National Fieldwork Placement Service (NFPS)
- Students may ask for specific areas of the province, however there is no guarantee a placement will be obtained in a precise area. NFPS will do the best job possible in securing a placement that meets students’ practice learning requirements for the University professional program.
- Students who list all three placement locations in BC restricts chances of obtaining a placement, due to demand volume in these areas from across Canada
Province of Quebec:
- Students can apply for placement in Quebec if they are fluently French / English bilingual
- A request for Quebec goes via McMaster Director of Clinical Education through National Fieldwork Placement Service (NFPS)
- Students may ask for specific areas within Quebec, however there is no guarantee a placement will be obtained in a precise area. NFPS will do the best job possible in securing a placement that meets students’ practice learning requirements for the University professional program.
Atlantic Provinces:
- A request for Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island goes via McMaster Director of Clinical Education through National Fieldwork Placement Service (NFPS)
- The New Brunswick stream works directly with the Director of Clinical Education at each university
- Students may ask for specific areas of a province, however there is no guarantee a placement will be obtained in a precise area. NFPS will do the best job possible in securing a placement that meets students’ practice learning requirements for the University professional program.
Prairie Provinces:
- A request for Alberta, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Inuvik and Saskatchewan goes via McMaster Director of Clinical Education through National Fieldwork Placement Service (NFPS)
- Students may ask for specific areas of a province, however there is no guarantee a placement will be obtained in a precise area. NFPS will do the best job possible in securing a placement that meets students’ practice learning requirements for the University professional program.
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