Osteopathic medicine in Canada is similar to conventional medicine in Canada, with the addition of osteopathic manipulation to diagnose and treat patients.
The Canadian Osteopathic Association (COA) represents osteopathic physicians registered for medical practice across Canada, and the Canadian Osteopathic Medical Student Association (COMSA) is the affiliated student organization.
[citation needed] In Canada, the titles "osteopath" and "osteopathic physician" are protected in some provinces by the medical regulatory college for physicians and surgeons.
[4] As of 2014, no training programs have been established for osteopathic physicians in Canada.
DO programs are accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association.