Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College is a private, not-for-profit chiropractic college in Toronto, Ontario, offering a Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation located at 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario. It receives no direct government funding and relies on tuition, donations and special events for support. CMCC describes itself as the sole chiropractic educational institution in English speaking Canada, and the majority of Canadian chiropractors are CMCC graduates.
CMCC opened its doors on September 18, 1945, welcoming a large class of veterans returning from World War II. It was founded as a Canadian institution that could serve as a focal point for chiropractic in Canada. The college's memorial name honours Daniel David Palmer, the Canadian who founded chiropractic in 1895. CMCC moved from Bloor Street in downtown Toronto to 1900 Bayview Avenue (1968-2004), and then to its current location at 6100 Leslie Street. In March 2019, CMCC became a signatory to the International Chiropractic Education Collaboration Clinical and Professional Chiropractic Education Position Statement, joining 12 institutions around the world.
CMCC's largest program is a second-entry, four-year Doctor of Chiropractic degree based on an evidence-based model of care. The college also offers Graduate Studies. Its stated mission is to lead and advance world class chiropractic and related healthcare education, research and patient care, and its vision is to develop experts in musculoskeletal care who are integral and collaborative partners in healthcare. CMCC is recognized as one of the most innovative chiropractic institutions in North America, with research focused on basic and applied neuromusculoskeletal interactions.
CMCC clinics offer Year IV students 1,000 clinic hours of mentored patient care treatment time. Listed facilities include the CMCC Health Sciences Library, library study and group rooms, a Supply Centre and Bookstore, a campus walk-in clinic, recreational facilities (cardio and weight training rooms, gymnasium, student lounge), walking, jogging and biking trails, and an archives database.
Admission routes include General Entry to the second-entry Doctor of Chiropractic program, and college-to-university transfer and CEGEP applicants. The Doctor of Chiropractic program is offered under the written consent of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security until May 2030. Programmatic accreditation is held from the Council on Chiropractic Education Canada (CCEC) of the Federation of Canadian Chiropractic, valid until 2030. CMCC was also granted an eight-year accreditation by the Council on Chiropractic Education in the US, with a new cycle running through 2033.