SAC Ontario

SAC Ontario

SAC’s advocacy work in Ontario is supported by a Government and Community Relations Officer and guided by a Regional Advisory Group made up of Ontario members. Together, they identify and advance advocacy priorities that affect communication health in the province. Through collaboration with SAC’s national advocacy team, this work helps strengthen the voice of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and communication health assistants and improve access to communication health services across Ontario.

Advocacy Priorities

As the national association representing communication health professionals, Speech-Language & Audiology Canada is committed to highlighting the professions and to raising the profile of communications health in Canada.

Communication Health in Education

Communication Health in Education

SAC advocates for communication support across Ontario’s education sector. This includes collaboration with the Ministry of Education to support student communication and advancing system-level policies that improve access to communication health services and assistive devices in schools.
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Human Health Resources

Human Health Resources

SAC will continue to address provincial and federal developments in human health resources and advocate for the integration of speech-language pathologists and audiologists across health and education sectors, to maximize workforce capacity, streamline patient services, and meet the growing demands across the health care system.
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Scope of Practice & Regulatory Updates

Scope of Practice & Regulatory Updates

SAC, in collaboration with Ontario members and communication health partners, will continue to advocate for expanding the scope of practice for our professions to meet evolving health care needs, optimize professional competencies, and improve patient outcomes.
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Public Funding, Insurance, and Medical Devices

Public Funding, Insurance, and Medical Devices

SAC advocates for streamlined, equitable, and transparent funding models that improve access to speech-language pathology and audiology services as well as essential medical devices across Ontario. This includes engaging with provincial programs and insurers to reduce barriers, enhance affordability, and ensure timely access to care.
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Resources for Ontario Members

2025 Ontario Election Toolkit

2025 Ontario Advocacy Workshop

This webcast aims to foster grassroots advocacy capacity among SAC-Ontario members and empower them to initiate and lead advocacy efforts in their respective settings, drawing on their specialized knowledge of these areas. The collective voices of passionate and driven members can create meaningful change on a larger scale.

Upcoming Events

Ayah Stretch, Manager, Government Relations and Policy, is a member of and supported by the SAC-Ontario Advisory Group (OAG).

The OAG provides strategic insight and provincial expertise to inform SAC’s advocacy initiatives in Ontario.

Emilie Lalonde
Lori DiMatteo Marcella
Stefanie Richards
Kim Smith
Ashley Waito
Jaspal Brar
Heidi Ludwig
Patty Matsuo
Tanjot Singh
Teresa Valenzano-Hacker

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