This document is written to complement the Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada ACOTRO, ACOTUP & CAOT, 2021), Domain C: Culture, Equity, and Justice. It serves to outline specific expectations for how occupational therapists can provide services that are culturally safer while upholding the human rights of all clients and the people that occupational therapists work with. These expectations are not restricted to registrants in clinical roles; they apply to all occupational therapists, regardless of practice area, setting, or job title. Those in macro-level roles, such as leading and teaching, will be especially influential in actioning this work.

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