Application
forms for NEW MEMBERS available below
Please
Select the appropriate form for the type of membership
that applies to you (not
sure? See category
descriptions below)
Fees include the H.S.T. effective July 1, 2010
Immigrants to Canada, including orthopaedic surgeons, should be aware that employment as an orthopaedic technician in a Canadian hospital must be acquired before you can join the CSOT. The CSOT is not set up to assess foreign credentials before you arrive in Canada. The CSOT is not a training school nor an employment agency.
To
join the CSOT, simply print off the appropriate Membership
Application Form, (Acrobat Format) and mail it to us.
Membership
Year: January 1 - December 31
if
you require the Acrobat Reader, go to www.adobe.com to
download it
Important to Note:
2011 Membership Year
Membership is due and payable on the 31st of December. After December 31st the fee increases from $175.00 to $200.00.
If we have not received your fees by February 1st, 2011 notice is sent to your Personnel Director/Fracture Clinic Manager advising that your certificate is no longer valid with the CSOT. Should you wish to be reinstated, a membership fee of $200.00 along with a reinstatement fee of $70.00 must be forwarded to the CSOT office.
On June 1st the reinstatement fee of $140.00 plus the membership fee of $200.00 will be required for a total of $340.00
On December 31st the reinstatement fee of $200.00 plus the membership fee of $200.00 is required for a total of $400.00.
On January 31st, 2012 the reinstatement fee of $400 from the previous year plus $225.00 reinstatement and the membership fee of $210.00 for the current year must be forwarded AND THE WRITTEN EXAM MUST BE REDONE! NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.
On January 31st, 2013 the reinstatement fee of $835 from 2012 plus $400.00 reinstatement and the membership fee of $220.00 for the current year must be forwarded AND THE WRITTEN EXAM MUST BE REDONE! NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.
After three years of non payment, re-application for membership is necessary as well as completion of the written, oral and practical exams. It is important to note that commencing January 31, 2012 anyone wishing to be reinstated will have to successfully complete another written exam.
What if I'm not registered (a Full Member) and don't pay my fees?
Your name will be removed from our membership rolls and it will be necessary to reapply for membership. For those who relinquish their membership after failing any portion of the exam and then decide to renew their membership hoping to get three more attempts at passing - be advised this will not happen. EXAMPLE: Joe Smith writes his exam and fails. He rewrites in February and fails again. Joe then decides to drop his membership. Two years later his place of employment suggests that it would be beneficial for him to become Registered. Joe applies for membership in the CSOT again. What Joe doesn't know is that he will only have ONE MORE opportunity to successfully complete the written exam. His two other failures are still on record. A person has three opportunities to complete the exams. However .....If you passed the written portion of your exam and then let your membership lapse the exam will become null and void and you will have to rewrite.
