|
Year |
Description |
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1895 |
First chiropractic adjustment performed on September 18, by D.D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. |
|
1897 |
First chiropractic school, Palmer Chiropractic College, opens in Davenport, Iowa. |
|
1923 |
First Chiropractic Act in Canada enacted in Alberta in 1923. |
|
1943 |
First national chiropractic body, the Dominion Council of Canadian Chiropractors, established. In 1953, this body becomes the Canadian Chiropractic Association. |
|
1945 |
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College opens in Toronto, becoming the first centre for chiropractic training in Canada. |
|
1945 |
Manitoba’s Chiropractic Act passes. |
|
1950 |
Worker’s Compensation Board of Manitoba includes chiropractic care as a covered benefit. |
|
1968 |
Canadian government brings The Medical Care Act (1966) into effect. In Manitoba, chiropractic is established as a legislated profession and is included in the public insurance program. |
|
1969 |
Coverage for chiropractic continues with the introduction of the Manitoba Health Services Commission. |
|
1972 |
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (MPIC) includes chiropractic in its benefits package. |
|
1980 |
Chiropractic Foundation for Spinal Research founded in Manitoba (it has since grown to become a significant funding organization for chiropractic in Canada). |
|
1995 |
Canada Post issues a stamp commemorating chiropractic’s 100th anniversary. |
|
2009 |
Manitoba government passes the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA), which mandates the membership and regulatory functions for the profession. |
