> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-of-ontario/ - Published: 2026-08-04T16:12:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-04T16:16:40.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, Canada, Regulatory, Healthcare, COVID-19, Ontario The **College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)** is the governing body for the profession of medicine in the Province of Ontario, Canada.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## History On March 24, 2020, the CPSO Executive Council met to discuss the potential impact of the declared COVID-19 pandemic on Council business. The Council declared an emergency under CPSO’s Declared Emergency ByLaw and directed to extend the Council Elections for Districts 5 and 10, which were originally scheduled to be held on June 9, 2020.[\[2\]](#fn2) By May 2020, the CPSO noted they were anticipating a high volume of complaints against senior public health officials, and many related to public health measures and delays in [cancer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cancer) surgeries, mammograms and the like. ### Censorship and Discipline of Doctors On April 30, 2021, the CPSO released a statement on “Public Health Misinformation” accusing Ontario doctors of “using social media to spread blatant misinformation and undermine public health measures”.[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4) In response, a “broad and diverse group of Canadian physicians from across Canada” released a declaration named the “Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth”. They described the CPSO's statement as “unethical, anti-science and deeply disturbing.”[\[5\]](#fn5) As of January 12, 2022, there were 718 signatory physicians and 20,171 on behalf of concerned citizens. ### Misleading the Public The CPSO published a “COVID-19 FAQs for Patients” webpage wherein they urge patients to “access information from centralized authorities such as [Public Health Ontario](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Ontario), the [Ministry of Health](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Ontario-Ministry-of-Health-and-Long-term-Care), and [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada).” The group “strongly encourages all eligible Ontarians \[aged 12 and over\] to receive a [COVID-19 vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine),” declaring that “immunization is widely recognized as one of the most effective interventions for reducing the impact of infectious diseases.”[\[6\]](#fn6) In October 2022, the CPSO's website was updated to recommend doctors address “vaccine hesitant” patients with psychiatric medication and therapy.[\[7\]](#fn7) ## Organization CPSO is a member of the [Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Federation-of-Medical-Regulatory-Authorities-of-Canada) (FMRAC) and the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA). It is affiliated with the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=college%5Fof%5Fphysicians%5Fand%5Fsurgeons%5Fof%5Fontario) --- 1. Ministry of Economic Development. (2011, January 26). *College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.* Ontario’s Regulatory Registry. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. Whitmore, N. (2020, May 14). *Meeting of Council.* India Document; College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *CPSO - Statement on Public Health Misinformation.* (2021, April 30). College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario \[@cpso\_ca\]. (2021, April 30). *CPSO Statement on Public Health Misinformation.* \[Tweet\]. Twitter. [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth.* Retrieved January 12, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). (2021, November 15). *COVID-19 FAQs for Patients.* Retrieved November 30, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. Dzsurdzsa, C. (2022, October 11). *Treat vaccine hesitancy with drugs and psychotherapy: Ontario College of Physicians.* True North. [↩︎](#fnref7)