Occupational therapist jobs in Canada

Find occupational therapist jobs across Canada. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Counted Sep 20, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 708
Employers: 164

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / hour: $49.61Across 98 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $78,640Across 17 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 2%12 listings
Hybrid: 11%77 listings
On-site: 87%618 listings

Not specified: <1% (1 listing)

Employers hiring include Alberta Health Services (56), Lifemark Health Group (55), Vancouver Coastal Health (32).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Occupational therapist jobs in Canada

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Occupational Therapist
SE Health
Brampton, ON
Part-time
Make an Impact on People’s Lives; Join SE Health as an Occupational Therapist
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Occupational Therapist Degree
HealthCareersInSask.ca
Nipawin, SK
Full-time
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree $38.247 to $46.770
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Occupational Therapist - Access and Discharge Coordinator
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, BC
$45.15 to $56.17 CAD / hour
Other
Come work as a Access and Discharge Coordinator (Occupational Therapist) for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) with the Goldcorp Tertiary Mental Health team!
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Occupational Therapist Degree
HealthCareersInSask.ca
Melfort, SK
Part-time
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree $38.247 to $46.770
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Occupational Therapist (OT) - (Ongoing Contract)
Side by Side Therapy - (Now Hiring)
Oshawa, ON
$85 to $105 CAD / hour
Contract
Job Type: On-Going Part-time, Occupational Therapist (OT).
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Occupational Therapist (OT) - (Ongoing Contract)
Side by Side Therapy - (Now Hiring)
Toronto, ON
$85 to $105 CAD / hour
Contract
Job Type: On-Going Part-time, Occupational Therapist (OT).
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Occupational Therapist (OT) - (Ongoing Contract)
Side by Side Therapy - (Now Hiring)
Markham, ON
$85 to $105 CAD / hour
Contract
Job Type: On-Going Part-time, Occupational Therapist (OT)
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Occupational Therapist (OT) - (Ongoing Contract)
Side by Side Therapy - (Now Hiring)
Toronto, ON · North York, ON
$85 to $105 CAD / hour
Contract
Job Type: On-Going Part-time, Occupational Therapist (OT)
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Occupational Therapist
Quesnel School District #28
Quesnel, BC
Full-time
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Occupational Therapist - Chatham Kent
Extendicare
ON · ParaMed Admin Office - ESC (Eugenie St.)
Part-time
In this role of Occupational Therapist, you will provide community visits to assess abilities and needs of individuals while working with multidisciplinary teams and equipment vendors to…
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Occupational Therapist
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, BC
$45.15 to $56.17 CAD / hour
Temporary
Come work as an Occupational Therapist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) on the MHSU Outpatient Services team at Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre in Vancouver, BC. Apply now to…
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Occupational Therapist | Acute
Interior Health Authority
Kamloops, BC
Full-time
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Occupational Therapist I
Alberta Health Services
Calgary, AB · Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Part-time
…supportive workplace. As a member of the Allied Health team, the Occupational Therapist I will be adaptable and open to the continuous changes…
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Occupational Therapist Degree Senior
HealthCareersInSask.ca
Regina, SK
Full-time
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree Senior $41.307 to $50.511
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Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapy
Shared Health-Soins Communs
Winnipeg, MB
Full-time
Department / Unit: Occupational Therapy - Rehab
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Occupational Therapist
Park Place Seniors Living, Inc.
Nelson, BC
Contract
Reporting to the Site Leader, the Occupational Therapist is responsible for implementing individual goal-based programs to assist Residents to regain and/or maintain an optimal level of…
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Occupational Therapist
SE Health
Mississauga, ON
Full-time
Make an Impact on People’s Lives; Join SE Health as an Occupational Therapist
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Occupational Therapist - Rehab
Lifemark Health Group
Saint John, NB
Full-time
Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of Canadians? At Lifemark, your work makes a real difference - expanding access to care and…
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Occupational Therapist - Richmond
Vancouver Coastal Health
Richmond, BC
$45.15 to $56.17 CAD / hour
Other
Come work as an Occupational Therapist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) on the Occupational Therapy team at Richmond Hospital in Richmond, BC. Apply now to join our team!
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Occupational Therapist
Extendicare
London, ON · ParaMed - London (Fullarton St.)
Part-time
In this role of Pediatric Occupational Therapist, you will provide community visits to assess abilities and needs of children while working with multidisciplinary teams and equipment…
Added 9 days ago
Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation Services - Provincial
Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
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Occupational Therapist - Toronto
CBI Home Health
Toronto, ON
Part-time
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Occupational Therapist - Newmarket / Bradford
CBI Home Health
Aurora, ON · Newmarket, ON · Holland Landing, ON
Part-time
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Occupational Therapist - Peterborough
CBI Home Health
Peterborough, ON · Havelock, NB · Faraday, ON
Part-time
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Occupational Therapist - Durham / Oshawa
CBI Home Health
Oshawa, ON · Whitby, ON
Part-time

VAST_BC

Occupational Therapist

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Job type: Temporary
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 4, 2026

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Original job description

October 13, 2023

In 1986, a small group of human rights activists and mental health workers gathered in Vancouver to support the flood of refugees arriving from the armed conflicts in South and Central America. They founded the Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST), and this dedicated group of volunteers built what would become BC’s largest center for refugee mental health. Today, VAST works with refugees from over 100 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Our programs and services are offered in over a dozen languages, including Arabic, Farsi, French, Mandarin, and Spanish. We support the mental health of refugees who arrive in British Columbia with psychological trauma as a result of torture, political violence, and other forms of persecution on the basis of race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

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We facilitate the healing process for 1,000 survivors of torture each year, and their families, by providing accessible and culturally appropriate individual and group counselling and therapeutic services. We also provide psycho-legal documentation and support refugee claimants through the asylum process, and are called in to work with Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada when their particular situation requires our support. Canada is a signatory to the UN’s Convention Against Torture (1985), and the Refugee Convention (1951), both of which oblige us to protect the rights of survivors of forced displacement, including the Right to Rehabilitation, and to provide safe haven to those who at risk of persecution. VAST is an active member of the International Rehabilitation Council for Victims of Torture (IRCT), the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), and the Canadian Network for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (CNSTT).

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Founded on the conviction that ‘healing is an act of resistance’, for 35 years VAST has employed a province-leading model of trauma-informed mental health service provision. Our work has created and sustained a resilient, inclusive community amongst newcomers, and over More than half of our team identify as survivors themselves, and their voices are represented at all levels of our organization. We do not believe in working alone, and our mission supports a range of advocacy and capacity building activities to strengthen BC’s mental health sector for newcomers, and encourage understanding of our work amongst government institutions. In so doing, we relieve demand on the BC healthcare sector, especially in dense urban and more isolated rural areas of BC. VAST is more than a healthcare provider and is known throughout BC as a convener of voices with lived experience of torture and trauma, and an influential advisor to multiple levels of policy makers and practitioners.

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The occupational therapist (OT) will support individuals from a refugee or forced displacement background, irrespective of Visa status, who reside in British Columbia. Support will include individual sessions, VAST general groups and programs, and through the new VAST Belonging through Doing program. The OT will be responsible for pre-program planning, delivery, and evaluation of the completed program. The program's primary goal is to explore previously identified activities that hold meaning to the individual and facilitate engagement in those activities or support identifying new activities to establish a sense of identity in Canada. The goal of individual sessions is to support trauma recovery processes, and rehabilitation for survivors of torture and war.

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Belonging through Doing Program
Support in the creation of the pre-program booklet and be part of the ongoing recruitment campaign.
Liaise with relevant VAST staff to identify potential clients for the program.
Plan, develop and facilitate the 3-month Belonging through Doing OT program [see detailed description of program].
Develop and maintain productive partnerships between VAST and other relevant services in the area.
Gain thorough knowledge of the local community and services therein. Identify gaps in services relevant to individuals from a refugee background through an OT lens.
Training
Provide input to development of training materials relevant to the needs of services working with individuals from a refugee background, focusing on areas in line with the Belonging through Doing program.
Administration
Complete client based documentation in CTS as required
Maintain written and electronic client records in CTS electronic database.
Reporting
Prepare progress reports
Provide statistical and narrative information on the OT program for funding applications and reports, and research.
Prepare other reports as required.
Prepare a final evaluation report at the completion of the program.
Personnel
Participate in VAST Performance Management program and in the development of an annual Work Plan.
Participate in VAST staff meetings and other relevant meetings.
Be an active participant in team meetings to maximize contribution to the work of the team and VAST.
Participate in identifying quality improvement initiatives/strategies.
Attend and participate in all training opportunities identified for the role.
Liaise with and seek senior advice as required.
As a VAST employee you are expected to:
Have a commitment to Human Rights.
Carry out the role and responsibilities in line with VAST Code of Conduct.
Maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion in relation to VAST matters.
Actively seek to improve skills and knowledge that will benefit the organization.
Project a professional image at all times in all situations.
Undertake any other duties that may be required within the area of work.

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Qualifications - Essential

Masters of Occupational Therapy and professional membership with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC) or another equivalent provincial accreditation body.
Minimum of several years of experience as a registered occupational therapist in a cross-cultural setting, preferably with displaced peoples or refugees.
Thorough knowledge of theoretical, evidence-based, and culturally appropriate principles, approaches and practices of occupational therapy
Familiarity with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) evaluation tool
Demonstrated experience in group facilitation
Demonstrated ability to intervene in crises using professional judgment and ethical practice
Understanding of the Canadian migration pathways and refugee protection mechanisms

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Understanding of the United Nations Convention Against Torture
Knowledge and understanding of the social and psychological dimensions of forced migration and resettlement and the refugee claimant experience

Qualifications - Highly Desirable

Demonstrated experience working with interpreters in a group setting
Ability to speak multiple languages is an asset
For any of the above that the candidate still needs to possess as skills and experience, they are expected to pursue pathways to inform and update.

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Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will design, deliver, and evaluate the 'Belonging through Doing' program to help refugees establish identity and engage in meaningful activities in Canada. They will also provide individual sessions to support trauma recovery and rehabilitation for survivors of torture and war.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Occupational Therapy and professional membership with COTBC, with several years of experience in cross-cultural settings. Knowledge of refugee protection mechanisms, the UN Convention Against Torture, and experience with group facilitation are essential.

Skills

Occupational Therapy
Group Facilitation
Trauma-Informed Care
Crisis Intervention
Cross-Cultural Communication
Program Planning
Client Documentation
Case Management
Evaluation Reporting
Interpreting Coordination

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Occupational Therapy
Trauma-Informed Care
Refugee Mental Health
COTBC
Satisfaction with Life Scale
Forced Displacement
Rehabilitation
Psychological Trauma
Cross-Cultural Practice
Human Rights
Crisis Intervention
Group Therapy
Case Documentation
UN Convention Against Torture
Refugee Protection Mechanisms

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