Canadian Federation of Osteopaths:
Founded in 2003, the CFO is the official national association for Osteopaths*. Its membership base consists of established provincial associations.
In turn the CFO is a member of the Osteopathic International Allliance (OIA) a world wide alliance of national governing bodies and associations that have come together with the common goal of osteopathic unity and high quality osteopathic healthcare.
"The OIA advances the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine and osteopathy worldwide" (www.oiaalliance.org) 
Goals:
- To provide support to the provincial associations
- To promote osteopathy as a form of complementary healthcare.
- To support the profession of Osteopathy
- To represent Osteopaths in Canada
- To uphold membership standards which meet or exceed benchmarks of education as detailed by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 Document of Osteopathy.
- To establish and maintain positive relationships with other associations in countries where osteopathy is practiced.
- To be a reliable source for information regarding the practice of manual osteopathy in Canada.
- To maintain positive efforts towards national and international unity of the two streams of osteopathy.
*Osteopath: Internationally, the term Osteopath is applied to manual osteopathy, while the medical stream uses Osteopathic Physician.
In Canada, the term Osteopath is reserved for use by the medical stream in some provinces, thus titles vary accordingly.