The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario is the regulator for the profession of physiotherapy in the province, ensuring the ongoing improvement of the practice of physiotherapists, also known as physical therapists, to protect and serve the public interest. The College is not a school or educational facility. It exists to protect the patients and the public. This means protecting patients’ rights to safe, competent and ethical care by supporting physiotherapists to maintain the standards of practice of the profession and by holding them accountable for their conduct and practice.