In Canada, chiropractors must complete a minimum seven years of specific post-secondary education from an accredited chiropractic college. When chiropractors graduate, they complete a 4,500 hour classroom and clinical program (this usually takes 4 - 5 years).
To be a chiropractor in Alberta...
Chiropractors must successfully pass national board exams and continue building on professional competency by taking certain seminars and courses throughout the year.
Did you know?
Only health care providers, like chiropractors, who are regulated under Alberta's Health Professions Act are legally permitted to call themselves doctors.
For more information about what kind of courses and training chiropractors take, click here.
