As part of its mandate to protect the public interest, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers maintains an Online Register of registered social workers (RSWs) and registered social service workers (RSSWs) in Ontario.
The Online Register is accessible to the public and contains information required under the Social Work and Social Service Work Act and the College’s bylaws.
An easy-to-use tool, the Online Register includes the following information about social workers and social service workers in Ontario:
- Name
- Registration number
- Previous name(s) (if known to the College)
- Name of current business or employer
- Business address
- Business phone number
- Class of certificate of registration (general, inactive, retired)
- Terms, conditions and limitations
- Notations (e.g. suspension, cancellation or revocation of a member’s certificate of registration)
- Other information in accordance with the College bylaws.
The Online Register also includes information about professional corporations.
The Online Register does not include information related to a member’s academic credentials, nor can we confirm academic credentials without a member’s written consent.
Please refer to the College’s Glossary of Terms for definitions of terms commonly used in the Online Register. For more information on the College’s public protection mandate, please contact communications@ocswssw.org.