Occupational Therapy
Each year, students applying to occupational-therapy programs across Canada seek out our services to prepare for their interview and/or CASPer® Test.
Here’s why…
- Proven strategies to help you prepare and ace your interview
- Tips on interview-related verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Hundreds of questions in a variety of categories
- Practice sessions for the CASPer® Test and Snapshot
- Tips on what interviewers are looking for
- Advice on interview etiquette
- Common errors made in Interviews
- Questions for you to ask at your interview, if permitted
- Strategies on coping with stress and nervousness
- Very high success rate in all disciplines
- Close to 45 years work experience, mostly in healthcare
- Well versed and experienced with the MMI, panel and traditional interview processes
- Low hourly rates
- Flexible meeting times, days, evenings, and weekends
- Our goal is your goal, to succeed at your interview
- A referral program where you are rewarded for referring a friend or family member to us
Not all occupational-therapy programs in Canada require an interview for those selected for admission. Some programs only require the completion of a CASPer® Test. Please refer to the chart below to determine whether the completion of a CASPer® Test and/or interview is required. Please click on the program’s website link for more details.
Preparing ahead for the CASPer® Test and/or interview are important to having a successful outcome. Preparation sessions for both the school’s interview and CASPer® Test are provided through Blue Dolphin Training and Coaching. Contact us early for more information.
| English Occupational Schools in Canada | Name of Program | CASPer® Test required (part of application process) | Approximate interview dates | Interview format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie University (Dal) Halifax, NS https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/occupational-therapy.html | Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) | No | N/A | N/A |
| McGill University (McGill) Montreal, QC https://www.mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/program/occupational-therapy | Master of Science (Applied) in Occupational Therapy (MScA OT) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Western University (Western) London, ON https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/ot/index.html | Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MScOT) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| McMaster University (Mac) Hamilton, ON https://srs-ot.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/ | Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSc(OT)) | No | Late Feb/early March | MMI |
| Queens University (Queens) Kingston, ON https://rehab.queensu.ca/academic-programs/mscot | Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) | No | N/A | N/A |
| University of Toronto (U of T) Toronto, ON https://ot.utoronto.ca/ | Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) | No | N/A | N/A |
| University of Ottawa* (U of O) Ottawa, ON https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/en/graduate/master-health-sciences-occupational-therapy/ | Masters of Health Science in Occupational Therapy | Yes* | N/A | N/A |
| University of Manitoba (U of M) Winnipeg, MN https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/occupational-therapy-mot | Masters of Health Science in Occupational Therapy | Yes | Late April | Panel |
| University of Alberta (U of A) Edmonton, AB https://www.ualberta.ca/occupational-therapy/mscot/index.html | Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) | Yes | No | No |
| University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver, BC https://osot.ubc.ca/prospective-students/master-of-occupational-therapy/ | Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) | Yes | Early March | MMI |
*While the Master of Health Science in Occupational Therapy program is administered in French at the University of Ottawa, practice sessions for the CASPer® Test through Blue Dolphin Training and Coaching will be provided in English. The CASPer® Test can be completed in French or English.
What our clients say
My first time applying to OT, I had no idea what to expect from their interview and I was therefore caught off guard when I first completed it. The questions were tricky, and I didn’t know how to fill the time with my answers. The second time around, I decided that I needed to strengthen my skills for my interview, so a friend suggested I contacted Gordon; she had used Blue Dolphin Training and Coaching for both her CASPer® Test and interview and highly recommended Gordon. I was so happy that I did reach out to Gordon as he was a fantastic coach. He helped me learn how to structure answers which I felt was what I was missing in my first interview. He also taught me how to share my answers with confidence, another key feature as I didn’t feel confident in my first interview. The questions we practiced were tailored to the specific schools I would be interviewing at (in addition to OT, I also interviewed for PT during my second application cycle). Additionally, Gordon was friendly and never made me feel embarrassed or incompetent when sharing what I needed to work on improving to be successful. I am so thankful to have had his help; I received three out of four school acceptances. I would highly, without a doubt, recommend him to anybody who has an interview coming up!
Laura