A Word from the President
Welcome to the website of OPPQ (Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec).
Physiotherapy plays a vital role in Québec’s healthcare system. Every day, the expertise, professionalism, and commitment of physiotherapists and physiotherapy technologists help improve the quality of life of thousands of people.
As a professional order, our main mission is to protect the public. This means ensuring that care is delivered with competence, rigour, and integrity. If you have any concerns whatsoever about a service or the conduct of a physiotherapy professional, the order is here to support you.
We also have a responsibility to foster the development of our two professions, which includes promoting the advancement of knowledge, our understanding of the evolving realities of the healthcare system, and the recognition of skills specific to our areas of expertise.
The Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec is committed to playing a proactive role in initiatives to expand professional practice and modernize the province’s professional system. In the public interest and by working closely with the government and stakeholders, we are helping to improve access to care and showcase the invaluable expertise of physiotherapists and physiotherapy technologists.
As president, I am wholeheartedly committed to pursuing these goals. I am confident that our members will continue to provide high-quality care and skilfully adapt to change in the years to come.
Clients of physiotherapy professionals, rest assured of our unwavering commitment to providing care that is both safe and exemplary.
Members of the order, thank you for your dedication, commitment, and ongoing efforts to advance the field of physiotherapy.
Together, let’s keep working to build a healthcare system that is more accessible, efficient, and forward-thinking.
Welcome to our website!
Luc J. Hébert, Fellow PT, Ph.D., CD
President, Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec
Researcher, Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (Cirris)
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors (BoD) consists of 16 members: 12 elected members and 4 members appointed by Office des professions du Québec. In addition to the chair, 7 are physiotherapists and 4 are physiotherapy technologists. The chair and board members are elected or appointed for renewable three-year terms. OPPQ members elect the chair by popular vote.
The BoD oversees the overall administration of OPPQ and ensures compliance with the Professional Code and Regulations that govern OPPQ and its members. In particular, it oversees entry into and practice of the profession.
The Executive Committee handles OPPQ’s day-to-day business and exercises the powers conferred upon it by the BoD.
Président
- Luc J. Hébert, Fellow pht, Ph. D., CD | Président du comité exécutif de l’OPPQ (juin 2028)
Administratrices et administrateurs physiothérapeutes élus
- Chantal Besner, Fellow pht | Administratrice physiothérapeute Laval, Lanaudière, Laurentides | Vice-présidente du comité exécutif de l’OPPQ (juin 2028)
- François Desmeules, Fellow pht | Administrateur physiothérapeute Montréal (juin 2028)
- Sylvie Marchand | Administratrice physiothérapeute Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord et Nord-du-Québec | Administratrice du comité exécutif de l’OPPQ (juin 2027)
- Nicolas Poliquin | Administrateur physiothérapeute Bas-Saint-Laurent, Estrie, Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Chaudière-Appalaches et Centre-du-Québec (juin 2027)
- Axel Sessler | Administrateur physiothérapeute Capitale-Nationale et Mauricie (juin 2026)
- Pier-Thomas Tremblay | Administrateur physiothérapeute Montérégie (juin 2026)
- Tatiana Vukobrat | Administratrice physiothérapeute Montréal (juin 2028)
Administratrices et administrateurs technologues en physiothérapie élus
- Geneviève Beaudoin | Administratrice T. phys. Estrie, Montérégie et Centre-du-Québec | Administratrice du comité exécutif de l’OPPQ (juin 2026)
- Mélanie Benoit | Administratrice T. phys. Montréal et Laval (juin 2027)
- Richard Brault | Administrateur T. phys. Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale, Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine | Vice-président du comité exécutif de l’OPPQ (juin 2027)
- Camille Gaudreau-Pollender | Administratrice T. phys. Mauricie, Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec, Lanaudière et Laurentides (juin 2028)
Administratrices et administrateurs nommés
- Édith Bélanger | Administratrice nommée du comité exécutif (juin 2026)
- Carole Cloutier (juin 2027)
- François Cyr (juin 2027)
- Lise Dupont (juin 2028)
Committees
OPPQ coordinates a number of committees that member physiotherapists and PRTs sit on. These committees, which handle various OPPQ activities, are a way for members to get involved and actively help OPPQ and its professions advance.
Admission Committee
The Admission Committee assesses applications to join OPPQ. It also handles requests from applicants trained outside Quebec and makes recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding degrees and training OPPQ should recognize as equivalent.
Review Committee (Admission)
If applicants are not satisfied with a decision concerning their request to have a degree or training recognized as equivalent, they can request a review. The Review Committee’s job is to review the Executive Committee’s decisions.
Training Committee
The Advisory Committee examines issues related to the quality of the initial training physiotherapists and PRTs receive, in keeping with professional practice.
Governance Committee
Governance includes all rules and processes related to managing and leading OPPQ. The Governance Committee drafts the rules and procedures that enable the Board of Directors (BoD) to carry out its duties. It also organizes and coordinates the identification, recruitment, appointment, and representation of directors, apart from the chair.
Finance and Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committee reviews the policies and processes tied to OPPQ’s financial management and expenditures to ensure they are effective. Following the financial audit, the committee reviews the financial statements and ensures that the recommendations made are implemented. The committee also reviews OPPQ’s budget and ensures it is in line with OPPQ’s mission and objectives so it can make recommendations to the BoD.
Human Resources Committee
The Human Resources Committee assists the Board of Directors with certain tasks, such as hiring, evaluation, remuneration, and succession planning for members of OPPQ’s management team and other employees.
OPPQ Clinical Research Fund Steering Committee
This committee advises OPPQ’s governing bodies on decisions regarding OPPQ’s clinical research fund, such as what the fund’s major scientific and budgetary strategies should be.
OPPQ Clinical Research Grants and Awards Evaluation Committee
This committee establishes and maintains a transparent and thorough evaluation procedure for scholarship and grant applications, reviews applications, and makes appropriate recommendations to OPPQ’s governing bodies regarding the annual awarding of grants and scholarships from the Physiotherapy Clinical Research Fund.
Advisory Committee on Spinal and Joint Manipulation
This committee processes spinal and joint manipulation waiver requests.
Review Committee on Spinal and Joint Manipulation
This committee manages requests to review spinal and joint manipulation certifications.
Our Team
President
Luc J. Hébert, Fellow PT, Ph. D., CD
OPPQ President
ljhebert@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 227
Karine Ethier
Assistant to the President
kethier@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 232
Office of the Secretary and General Manager
Marie-France Salvas
Lawyer
OPPQ Secretary and General Manager
Information Access Officer
msalvas@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 246
Caroline Forant
Assistant to the Secretary and General Manager
cforant@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 226
Sophie Dumont
Project Manager and Assistant to the General Secretary
sdumont@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 254
Legal Services and Admissions Department
Daphné Thériault de Carufel
Lawyer
Director of the Legal Services, Admissions and Assistant Secretary
dtheriault@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 250
Audrey Benoit
Lawyer
Legal Services Advisor
abenoit@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 239
France Allain
Legal Services Assistant
fallain@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 258
Isabelle Dufort, PT
Admission Advisor
idufort@oppq.qc.ca — ext 245
Katharina Ciobanete, PT
Entry-to-practice consultant
kciobanete@oppq.qc.ca — ext 427
Carol Ann Bélanger
Admission Assistant
cbelanger@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 243
Communications Department
Sandra Chabannel
Director of Communications
schabannel@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 223
Jean-Benoit Bédard
Communications Advisor
mclermont@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 504
Marie-Claude Clermont
Communications Advisor
mclermont@oppq.qc.ca
Julie Desrosiers
Communications and Customer Service Assistant
jdesrosiers@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 221
Office of the Syndic
Judith Brillant, Phys. T., B.Sc., LL. M.
Syndic
Information Access Officer
jbrillant@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 249
Diane Breton, PT
Assistant Syndic
dbreton@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 222
Maude Laliberté, PT
Assistant Syndic
mlaliberte@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 261
Catherine Liu-Castanet, PT
Assistant Syndic
clcastanet@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 228
Régis Paillé, Phys. T.
Assistant Syndic
rpaille@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 263
Lise Tremblay
Assistant to the Office of the Syndic
ltremblay@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 251
Department of Professional Development
Patrick Doiron-Cadrin, PT
Director of Professional Development
pdoiron-cadrin@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 266
Stéphanie Grégoire, PT
Project Manager and Illegal practice research Officer
sgregoire@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 244
Pierre-Yves Lauzon, Phys. T.
Project Manager
pylauzon@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 230
Catherine Provost, Phys. T.
Project Manager and Illegal practice research Officer
cprovost@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 241
Priscilla Bindi
Assistant, Department of Professional Development
pbindi@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 235
Julie Dubuc
Assistant, Department of Professional Development
jdubuc@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 238
Inspection
Justine Couturier-Des Rochers, Phys. T.
Director of Inspection
Professional Inspection Committee Secretary
jcouturier@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 265
Véronique Boucher, PT
Inspector
vboucher@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 242
Vincent Chênevert, PT
Inspector
vchenevert@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 234
Sylvie Coulombe, PT
Inspector
scoulombe@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 229
Marie-Josée Gagnon, PT
Inspector
mjgagnon@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 421
Isabelle Lapierre, PT
Inspector
ilapierre@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 264
Melina Scalcione, Phys. T.
Inspector
mscalcione@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 236
Jihad Essaidi
Assistant, Department of inspection
jessaidi@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 247
Mélanie Dalpé
Assistant, Department of inspection
mdalpe@oppq.qc.ca — poste 225
Administrative Services Department
Dominique Serre, BAA
Director of Administrative Services
dserre@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 224
Jérôme Calvez
Assistant, Administrative Services
jcalvez@oppq.qc.ca — ext. 231