Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Monday, November 24, 2025 9:56:00 AM

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Registered Massage Therapists' Association of Ontario will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 9:00am at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre, Toronto, located at 801 Dixon Rd. Toronto, ON

At the Annual General Meeting, members and stakeholders will receive important information about the activities of the RMTAO over the past year.

The following matters constitute the agenda:

  1. Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions
  2. Approval of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on February 1, 2025 Download the 2025 AGM Draft Minutes
  3. Board Chair's Report on behalf of the Board of Directors
  4. Executive Director's Report on Operations
  5. Auditor's Report & Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2025
  6. Appointment of the Auditor
  7. Report on the Election of Directors
  8. Presentation of RMTAO Awards
  9. Such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

By order of the Board of Directors dated at Toronto, Ontario, the 24th day of November 2025.  

Important Notes

Vote by Proxy

If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting in person at the date and time stated above, please complete the Proxy Form that is available for download below and return it to the RMTAO by mail, fax or other electronic version prior to 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2026. In order for the AGM to proceed, 1% of the members must be present in person/virtually or by proxy, which means a large number of proxies will be required.

Download the AGM Proxy Form

Live Stream the Event 

The RMTAO will be live-streaming the Annual General Meeting for those unable to attend in person. Please note that those streaming the meeting will not be able to vote but are welcome to submit a proxy form. The link to stream the meeting will be provided prior to the meeting, and you must register in advance.

Awards Presentation

During the AGM, we will also be presenting the annual RMTAO awards to RMTs who have made outstanding contributions to the massage therapy profession and to the Association. This is a great opportunity to honour and thank your peers for their contributions.


Guest Speaker Presentation: Consent Comes First: Cultivating a Culture of Care in Massage Therapy by Farrah Khan

From the #MeToo movement to healthcare settings, there's an unprecedented conversation about sexual harassment happening across North America. For massage therapists, this conversation is long overdue: 73% of Ontario RMTs have been subjected to sexual harassment by patients, according to a new study by the RMTAO. 

Drawing from two decades of experience as a social worker, educator and policy advisor, Farrah Khan delivers a trauma-informed, interactive keynote that addresses sexual harassment by patients. This keynote is grounded in three critical truths: it's never your fault when someone harms you, you are not alone, and we believe you. Together, we will explore practical strategies to enhance safety through policy, procedures, and best practices. Using real scenarios, the ABCs of Intervention model, and the CARE framework, participants will learn harm reduction strategies, exit planning techniques, how to support colleagues, and their rights under OHSA.

You will leave with concrete tools to help build the profession we all deserve, one where safety, support, and well-being are non-negotiable.

Read more about Farrah Khan

Farrah Khan is a global leader in preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment. With over two decades of experience as a trauma counsellor, educator, and policy advisor, she works with organizations to build trauma-informed systems that protect workers and centre survivors. As CEO of Possibility Seeds, Farrah led Courage to Act, the first national collaborative project addressing gender-based violence in Canadian post-secondary institutions, engaging 3,500 stakeholders and producing 82 accessible resources.

She established Consent Comes First, one of Canada's first stand-alone campus sexual violence support offices at Toronto Metropolitan University. Farrah has shaped policy at all levels of government, including serving on the inaugural Gender Equality Advisory Council for the 2018 G7 Summit and co-chairing Ontario's first permanent provincial roundtable on Violence Against Women. Her work has earned national recognition, including the Governor General's Award for Excellence in the Arts (2022) and the YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction Award (2025). Farrah is the creator of the BRAVE Model© and CARE Model©, trauma-informed disclosure frameworks. The BRAVE Model is globally recognized and has trained over 100,000 people to support survivors with care, clarity, and accountability. Farrah's work bridges lived experience with bold, practical solutions to help organizations build more compassionate and equitable futures.


You must register in advance to attend the event in person or stream the event online.