Dietetic technician Jobs in Etobicoke, ON

Full-Time, Permanent

Compensation : starting salary range : $90,000 – 110,000, commensurate with experience, plus full benefits

Hybrid workplace

Company Profile

The College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO) is the provincial regulatory body responsible for ensuring safe, competent, ethical practice by over 4,500 dietitians in Ontario in the public interest.

CDO operates on a remote-first / hybrid model, with required in-person office days for collaboration in our downtown Toronto office.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Professional Practice, the Practice Advisor & Policy Analyst (PAPA) plays a key role in advancing CDO’s professional practice and policy initiatives. The professional practice program furthers CDO’s public interest mandate by developing professional practice standards, monitoring compliance, and providing guidance to support high-quality dietetic care.

This position combines strong communication, strategic thinking, analytical skills, and policy development expertise to guide regulatory decision-making and enhance professional practice across the province. Filling an existing vacancy, the role supports the effective and timely delivery of CDO’s professional practice and policy functions, ensuring operational continuity while contributing to longer-term regulatory and practice priorities.

The PAPA develops and delivers professional practice advisory services to CDO registrants, students, the public, and system partners, and provides evidence-informed analysis and recommendations on emerging policy and practice issues.

Key Responsibilities

Practice Advisory Service

• Respond to inquiries from RDs, students, and system partners regarding professional and regulatory obligations through CDO’s Practice Advisory Service (PAS)
• Provide guidance and educational resources on legislation, ethics, standards, guidelines, and policies affecting dietetic practice
• Maintain accurate PAS documentation and report usage statistics quarterly and annually Evaluate services to support ongoing quality improvement
• Research, plan, review and write articles or other media content on professional practice issues to promote compliance with the legislation, standards, guidelines and policies
• Develop and deliver workshops, webinar educational sessions with RDs and other system partners

Policy Development

o Designing and implementing evidence informed and collaborative policy development processes such as information gathering, and appropriate consultation processes to support issue identification and the development of regulatory standards and policies

o  Conducting environmental scans of existing policies, practice standards and guideline materials created by other health regulatory Colleges

o  Gathering research evidence and information through consultations with RDs, external agencies and other system partners to support standards and policy development

o  Drafting policy reports and decision-support documents for CDO committees and Board of Director approval

o  Incorporating appropriate revisions and Board decisions to documents for implementation into CDO resources

o  Consulting with the public, including the Citizens Advisory Group (CAG), as needed

Internal & External Relations

Committee Support

Administration

Qualifications

Education & Registration

Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

Attributes

Compensation

How to Apply

Qualified applicants are asked to send a cover letter and résumé to hr@collegeofdietitians.org by end of day Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Please include Practice Advisor & Policy Analyst in the subject line.

As an employer committed to the principles of employment equity, we encourage applications from all persons including Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code (2015) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

If contacted for an interview, please inform our recruitment associate if you require accommodation. Requests for accommodation will be addressed in confidence. We ask that resumés include contact information but do not include personal data including, but not limited to age, health, marital and family status.

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.