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Podiatry Act, 1973

The Minister of Labour is responsible for administering this Act.

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Canada — Quebec
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22 provisions
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Year 1973
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Enacted 1973 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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Enacted 1973 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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The Minister of Labour is responsible for administering this Act.

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Section 11

Podiatrists may use needed medications, administer and prescribe medications to patients, and issue attestations about supplying medications.

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Section 16

A person generally may not perform the acts listed in sections 7 and 8 unless they are a podiatrist.

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Schedule

This schedule repeals chapter 55 of the statutes of 1973, except sections 19 to 22 and 23, when chapter P-12 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

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Source record from www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · Enacted 1973 · Source version 10 Jun 2026

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Provision 14Repeal 7Offence
§ —DocumentProvision

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The Minister of Labour is responsible for administering this Act.

The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419.
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§ 1Section 1Repeal

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This section defines key terms used in the Act and related regulations.

1. In this Act and the regulations made thereunder, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following terms mean: (a) “Order”: the Ordre des podiatres du Québec constituted by this Act; (b) “board of directors”: the board of directors of the Order; (c) “podiatrist” or “member of the Order”: any person entered on the roll; (d) (paragraph repealed); (e) “roll”: the list of the members in good standing of the Order prepared in accordance with the Professional Code (chapter C-26) and this Act. 1973, c. 55, s. 1; 1974, c. 65, s. 92; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1994, c. 40, s. 437; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.
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§ 2Section 2Provision

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Persons qualified to practise podiatry in Québec make up a professional order called the Ordre professionnel des podiatres du Québec, or the Ordre des podiatres du Québec.

2. All the persons qualified to practise podiatry in Québec constitute a professional order called the “Ordre professionnel des podiatres du Québec” or the “Ordre des podiatres du Québec”. 1973, c. 55, s. 2; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1994, c. 40, s. 438.
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§ 3Section 3Provision

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The Order and its members are governed by the Professional Code, subject to this Act.

3. Subject to this Act, the Order and its members shall be governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 55, s. 3.
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§ 4Section 4Provision

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The Order must be administered by a board of directors formed under the Professional Code.

4. The Order shall be administered by a board of directors constituted in accordance with the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 55, s. 4; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.
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§ 5Section 5Repeal

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Section 5 is repealed.

5. (Repealed). 1973, c. 55, s. 5; 1994, c. 40, s. 439.
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§ 6Section 6Repeal

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The board of directors must make regulations about certain acts and prescription standards, and it must consult specified professional bodies before making the regulation under subparagraph b.

6. In addition to the duties provided in sections 87 to 93 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), the board of directors must by regulation: (a) (subparagraph repealed); (b) determine from among the acts contemplated by section 7 those which, under certain prescribed conditions, may be performed by classes of persons other than podiatrists; (c) establish standards applicable to the form and content of verbal or written prescriptions made by podiatrists. The board of directors shall, before making a regulation under subparagraph b of the first paragraph, consult the Office des professions du Québec and the professional orders to which the persons contemplated by such regulation belong or, if there are no such orders, the representative bodies of such classes of persons. Sections 95.2 and 95.3 of the Professional Code apply to a regulation adopted pursuant to subparagraph c of the first paragraph. 1973, c. 55, s. 6; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1989, c. 30, s. 1; 1994, c. 40, s. 440; 2000, c. 13, s. 92; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.
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§ 7Section 7Provision

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7. Every act which has as its object the treatment of local disorders of the foot which are not systemic diseases constitutes the practice of podiatry. 1973, c. 55, s. 7.

7. Every act which has as its object the treatment of local disorders of the foot which are not systemic diseases constitutes the practice of podiatry. 1973, c. 55, s. 7.
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§ 8Section 8Provision

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A podiatrist may determine indicated podiatric treatment through clinical and radiological examination of the feet, but may not make radiological examinations without a radiology permit.

8. A podiatrist may determine the podiatric treatment indicated, by clinical and radiological examination of the feet. However, a podiatrist shall not make radiological examinations unless he holds a radiology permit issued in accordance with section 187 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 55, s. 8.
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§ 9Section 9Repeal

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Section 9 is repealed.

9. (Repealed). 1973, c. 55, s. 9; 1994, c. 40, s. 441.
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§ 10Section 10Repeal

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Section 10 is repealed.

10. (Repealed). 1973, c. 55, s. 10; 1994, c. 40, s. 441.
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§ 11Section 11Provision

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Podiatrists may use needed medications, administer and prescribe medications to patients, and issue attestations about supplying medications.

11. Every podiatrist is authorized to use the medications which he may need in the practice of his profession, and to administer and prescribe medications to his patients. He may also issue attestations relating to the supplying of medications. Despite the first paragraph, a podiatrist who obtained a permit to practise before 1 May 2020 must, to administer or prescribe medications, have completed the training of at least 12 hours recognized by the Ordre des podiatres du Québec on good practices in the administration and prescription of medications. 1973, c. 55, s. 11; 2026, c. 8, s. 69.
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§ 12Section 12Provision

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Section 12 is marked as replaced.

12. (Replaced). 1973, c. 55, s. 12; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1977, c. 5, s. 14, s. 229; 1989, c. 30, s. 2; 2002, c. 27, s. 41; 2010, c. 15, s. 74; 2026, c. 8, s. 69.
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§ 13Section 13Provision

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A podiatrist must not sell orthopaedic shoes or prostheses, or hold a direct or indirect interest in an undertaking that manufactures or sells them. If such an interest comes by succession or otherwise, it must be disposed of immediately. Podiatrists may, however, manufacture, transform, alter, or sell podiatric ortheses.

13. No podiatrist may sell orthopaedic shoes or prostheses. Nor may a podiatrist have a direct or indirect interest in an undertaking for the manufacture or sale of orthopaedic shoes or prostheses. If an interest in such an undertaking devolves to him by succession or otherwise, he shall dispose of it immediately. However, a podiatrist is authorized to manufacture, transform, alter or sell podiatric ortheses even if the podiatrist does not hold a permit issued under the Act respecting medical laboratories and organ and tissue conservation (chapter L-0.2). 1973, c. 55, s. 13; 2000, c. 13, s. 93; 2001, c. 60, s. 166; 2009, c. 30, s. 58; 2016, c. 1, s. 145.
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§ 14Section 14Provision

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A person must not practise podiatry under any name other than their own; podiatrists may practise under the name of one or more partners.

14. No person may practise podiatry under a name other than his own. Nevertheless, podiatrists may practise their profession under the name of one or two or more of the partners. 1973, c. 55, s. 14.
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§ 15Section 15Provision

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A podiatrist must not present himself as anything other than a podiatrist, and must not call himself a specialist or suggest special training.

15. A podiatrist shall not, with respect to the practice of his profession, designate himself as other than a podiatrist. He shall not be authorized to call himself a specialist, or to indicate a specialty or particular training. 1973, c. 55, s. 15; 2000, c. 13, s. 94.
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§ 16Section 16Provision

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A person generally may not perform the acts listed in sections 7 and 8 unless they are a podiatrist.

16. Subject to the rights and privileges expressly granted by law to other professionals, no person may perform any of the acts described in sections 7 and 8, unless he is a podiatrist. The first paragraph does not apply to acts performed by a person belonging to a class of persons contemplated in a regulation adopted pursuant to subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 6, provided he performs them under the conditions prescribed in the regulation. In addition, the first paragraph does not apply to acts performed by a person in accordance with the provisions of a regulation adopted pursuant to paragraph h of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 55, s. 16; 1994, c. 40, s. 442.
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§ 17Section 17Offence

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A person who contravenes section 16 is liable to the penalties set out in section 188 of the Professional Code.

17. Every person who contravenes section 16 is liable, for each offence, to the penalties provided in section 188 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1973, c. 55, s. 17.
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§ 18Section 18Provision

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A manufacturer or vendor of orthopaedic shoes or other orthopaedic appliances may adjust those shoes or appliances when they are being manufactured or sold.

18. Nothing in this Act shall prevent a manufacturer or vendor of orthopaedic shoes or other orthopaedic appliances from adjusting such shoes or appliances at the time of their manufacture or sale. 1973, c. 55, s. 18.
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§ 19Section 19Repeal

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Section 19 is repealed.

19. (Repealed). 1975, c. 80, s. 43; 1994, c. 40, s. 443.
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§ 20Section 20Provision

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Section 20 ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987.

20. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.
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§ —ScheduleRepeal

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This schedule repeals chapter 55 of the statutes of 1973, except sections 19 to 22 and 23, when chapter P-12 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 55 of the statutes of 1973, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed, except sections 19 to 22 and 23, effective from the coming into force of chapter P-12 of the Revised Statutes.
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  • Order prepared in accordance with the Professional Code

    Section 1

  • Professional Code

    Sections 6, 8, 16, 17

  • Revised Statutes comes into force. In accordance with section 17 of the Act

    Section Schedule

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