Foreign Massage Diploma Equivalency

If you have studied massage therapy abroad and you wish to get your diplomas recognized by RMPQ or AMQ or RMQ so that you may work as a registered massage therapist in Quebec, we can help you.

Illustration of Earth with a diploma, highlighting massage therapists with foreign diplomas.

  • Location:
    2075 rue de l'Église or 847 Décarie
    Both in Montreal in the Saint-Laurent neighborhood.

    Metro:
    Walking distance from du College station on the orange line

    Languages:
    French or English

    Schedule:
    By appointment

    Group Size:
    Private sessions

  • If you have a massage diploma from a school outside of Quebec, RMQ, AMQ will require that you come for an Equivalency Test. It is a 2-hour private session where we will analyse your diplomas, you will give a massage so we can assess your theoretical and practical skills in massage  and issue a recommendation report to the RMQ or AMQ. If your diplomas add up to 400 hours, and your theoretical and practical skills are satisfactory, we will recommend your immediate membership.
    If it is not the case, we will take you to Steps 2 or 3 that you can read below.

    Cost of Equivalency Test:
    $200 (Non taxable)
    Includes Diploma Analysis, Theoretical and Practical Evaluations, and Recommendation Report to RMQ or AMQ

  • If you have a massage diploma with a good foundation and meet the required massage hours but are missing some of the required courses or missing some concepts or notions, you must register for a Massage Training Upgrade.

    The upgrade, if done with our school, may include some required theoretical courses that you can complete from home, and/or some private training sessions that you will do in person with our trainers.

    The number of required Private Courses will depend on our assessment during Step 1.

    Upon successful completion of your training upgrade, we will recommend your adhesion to the RMQ or AMQ. We will not issue a diploma for you, we will rather inform the RMQ that you meet the 400h theoretical and practical standards, making you eligible to work in Quebec as a massage therapist.

  • If your Equivalency Test indicates that you are nowhere near having the skills required to meet the standards established in Quebec for a massage therapy practitioner, or if you wish to receive a actual 400h massage training diploma, you will need to take the complete 400-hour course in massage therapy  with our school or with any other recognized school of your choice. After which, you will have an 400-hour massage diploma and will be able to work in Quebec as a registered massage therapist. 

  • Email us at academie@vibrationsom.com with your full name, your phone number and attach a copy of your diplomas. Upon a quick review we will contact you to let you know what are your next steps.