Ontario is reversing course on a plan to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, saying it will instead require that the regulatory college for the profession offer licensing exams in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Ontario plans to dismantle the college that regulates Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists, saying new legislation will allow more people to work in the field. But many practitioners oppose the bill, saying they weren't consulted.
Ontario is moving to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture because the current system prevents people who only speak Cantonese or Mandarin from writing licensing exams, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.
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