Benefits of Membership

The MTAA is the only association in Alberta that represents massage therapists exclusively. The MTAA focuses primarily on the issues and concerns facing the massage therapy industry in the province of Alberta.

MTAA members are represented to federal agencies, such as Health Canada, by way of national affiliation with the Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance (CMTA).

Benefits to MTAA members are:

• Provision of above standard Professional Liability Insurance (sometimes referred to as Malpractice Insurance) and General Liability Insurance written on an Occurrence-based policy for the ultimate in protection.
• Health and Dental benefit plans available at special group rates.
• Toll-free access to the MTAA across Canada and the United States.
• Listing of your name for access by potential clients in the “Find A Therapist” section of the MTAA website.
• Access to the Supported Education Opportunities program, which offers exclusive discounts to all MTAA members.
• Discounted registration for the annual MTAA Convention of Professional Touch courses and tradeshow attendance.
• Secured access to members areas of the website, which contains course information and association news items as well as our expanding section for classified advertisements.
• Eligibility for membership in the Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association.

Benefits to clients of MTAA members are:

• Recognition by every insurance company across Canada for reimbursement from a client’s health benefits programs without question.
• Assurance that their therapist is required to remain current in practice through required continuing education.
• Comfort that their therapist is bound by Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics requirements.
• Accessibility to their therapist, by name or region, in the “Find A Therapist” section of the MTAA website.