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The Wave | August 2025 Issue
Welcome to The Wave, CASLPO’s monthly update for registrants! The Wave replaces our semi-annual ex.press newsletter and brings together all of our other key updates into one easy-to-read format.
In This Issue:
To avoid a 20% late fee of $156, log in to the Registrant Portal and click your renewal in the 'Latest Renewal' list on the right side of the page to start the process. Early renewal also gives you time to seek advice and avoid last-minute stress.
Start your 2025-2026 renewal now.
Ensure that your PLI coverage is up-to-date and includes:
If your employer provides PLI coverage, confirm that the policy covers you as an individual or as part of a group.
If you are retiring, relocating, or changing professions, you can resign using the online renewal system or by emailing [email protected]. For details on the resignation process, refer to the Resignation page of the website.
Note: To re-register after resigning and if not registered in another regulated Canadian province, you must submit a full application and meet current entry-to-practice requirements, which may include additional coursework or exams.
If you need to change your status to return to work, please note that your status will not automatically update after you submit your renewal. Requests must be submitted by September 15, 2025, to return to work before September 30, 2025. If your request cannot be approved at the staff level, it will be reviewed by the College’s Registration Committee, which may take 3 to 4 months.
Reminder: You cannot work or hold yourself out in any way as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist in Ontario until your general certificate is reinstated.
If you have any questions about your registration renewal, we have a number of resources to help you:
Contact CASLPO’s Renewal Team by emailing [email protected]. Include your name, registration number, and a brief summary of your problem or question. We aim to address messages within 2 business days.
We want to hear from you! From time to time, CASLPO will conduct short surveys to gather your ongoing feedback on how we communicate with registrants. Your input will help us improve the timeliness, relevance, and usefulness of our communications.
This survey will be conducted periodically, with links included in our email communications. Some questions will stay the same to track trends over time, others may evolve to assess new initiatives and address emerging topics.
Please take the time to complete this short survey. Your feedback makes a difference!
CASLPO’s Conflict of Interest Standards help registrants maintain impartial judgement and protect patient care. One important example is that audiologists and speech-language pathologists must not provide clinical supervision to the person who employs them.
This rule is not about questioning your integrity or your employer’s integrity. It is about recognizing that in this situation, anyone’s professional judgement could be influenced, even unintentionally. If your boss has the power to hire, fire, or change your employment or contract, it is impossible to evaluate their performance completely objectively. That is why this arrangement is prohibited.
If you are an independent contractor to a company or your employer is a Communications Disorders Assistant (CDA) there are some considerations that need to be kept in mind. As noted in the CASLPO Position Statements of Use of Support Personnel by Speech-Language Pathologists and Use of Support Personnel by Audiologists documents, registrants must supervise support personnel. The tasks that a CDA (or other support personnel) may take on without the supervision of a registrant are also described in these documents. If a registrant is employed by a CDA and assigns a task to them, the registrant is then in a position of supervising their employer. This is contrary to the Conflict of Interest Standards.
However, supervising other staff in the workplace who are not your employer is different. For example, if you have entered into an independent contractor agreement with a CDA who owns a practice and your role involves assessing patients, creating treatment plans, and supervising other CDAs as they deliver care, this is not a conflict of interest under Standard 3. The restriction only applies when you are directly supervising the CDA business owner, not when you are supervising their other staff. The Standard is designed to address the potential strain on your professional judgment when supervising treatment delivered by a CDA who is also your employer. A conflict of interest may arise from your personal interest in maintaining your employment. This could interfere with your ability to provide your employer with appropriate feedback and guidance in their role as CDA, which would be contrary to the patient’s best interests. You can read more about this in our Conflict of Interest FAQs (#6).
By understanding and following this standard, you help safeguard patient care, maintain public trust, and protect yourself from challenging professional situations.
How providing mentorship helps new professionals build confidence, skills, and a sense of belonging in the profession.
Starting a career as a speech-language pathologist can be both exciting and overwhelming, particularly within a busy school board setting. New professionals often face steep learning curves as they navigate work loads, different practice environments, and professional expectations, all while building their skills and confidence.
That’s where mentors like Melanie Gravel, Speech-Language Pathologist Lead at the Waterloo Region District School Board, make a real difference. Melanie volunteers her time to guide and support colleagues who are just starting out in the profession.
Her motivation to mentor comes from her own early career experience. “I was incredibly fortunate to have had a knowledgeable and supportive mentor early in my career, and that experience left a lasting impact on me,” Melanie says. “Serving as a mentor is my way of giving back to the profession and paying that experience forward.”
Melanie believes mentorship plays an important role in upholding professional standards while fostering connection and confidence. She strives to offer practical support, encouragement, and perspective to her mentee, helping them navigate the challenges and rewards of their important work.
For Melanie, the most rewarding part of the role is building a genuine connection. “It reminds me why I love this profession in the first place,” she explains. “Watching someone grow in their confidence and skills, and knowing you’ve played even a small part in that journey, is something really special.”
She also points out that mentorship benefits both people. “Mentoring isn’t just about giving advice—it’s also about listening, reflecting, and growing alongside someone,” she says. “It’s been a great reminder of how important it is to stay connected to others in the profession, especially in roles where we can sometimes feel isolated.”
Thank you, Melanie, for your generosity, leadership, and dedication to supporting the next generation of professionals. Your mentorship strengthens both individual careers and the profession as a whole.
The Council for Accreditation of Canadian University Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CACUP-ASLP) is launching a comprehensive review of the Curriculum Standards for Audiology. These standards guide the preparation of future audiologists and must evolve to keep pace with advances in the field, growing population needs, and updates to the national competency profile.
To support this important initiative, CACUP-ASLP is forming a working group and Practice Area sub-groups composed of academic and clinicians. They are currently seeking participants for the Practice Area sub-groups from across Canada who are interested in contributing their knowledge, perspectives and expertise to this collaborative effort. This is a unique opportunity to play a role in shaping the education of future audiologists across Canada.
Participants will help revise curriculum standards in key areas of practice such as hearing assessment and disorders, tinnitus/sound intolerance, amplification and implantable technologies, vestibular assessment and intervention, auditory processing disorder, and more. Sub-groups will meet virtually every two weeks over a short period, with work distributed throughout the coming year.
Interested individuals are invited to submit a short expression of interest outlining their experience and area of expertise by August 31, 2025 to: [email protected].
Read the announcement for more information.
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This website is intended to provide information to the public and registrants. Should there be difference in documentation previously distributed to CASLPO registrants, it is up to the registrant to source the latest version posted on the CASLPO website. Note: the term "member" and "registrant" are used interchangeably throughout CASLPO's website and documents. Both terms are synonymous with "member" as defined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Act, 1991, and the Regulations under those Acts.
