Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals

What Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals does

The Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals (OACP) is a non-profit professional association incorporated in Ontario, Canada, that represents approximately 17 collaborative practice groups and roughly 620 collaborative professionals across the province. Its core products are organizational rather than technological: a Membership and Community Portal offering networking, training, mentorship, a discussion forum, and member benefits; a public-facing Find a Professional directory connecting individuals to collaborative lawyers, financial professionals, and family professionals; a Resources Library of educational articles and videos; recurring Events and Training programs (including a 40-hour Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training); and the Advanced Collaborative Professional Designation credential. The underlying technology stack is minimal — primarily a WordPress-based informational and directory website with no public APIs, proprietary models, or developer-facing integrations.

The OACP's business model is subscription-based membership dues from individual collaborative professionals, supplemented by training program and event registration fees. Members are recruited through community-led channels: public education, professional training, annual conferences, and local practice group networking. The association operates as the provincial affiliate of the broader international collaborative practice movement, which originated in Minnesota in 1990 and now spans over 5,000 professionals in 24 countries. Its primary customer segments are separating and divorcing couples seeking alternatives to adversarial litigation, and the legal, financial, and family professionals who serve them through interdisciplinary collaborative teams. The OACP's strategic intent is to grow awareness of collaborative divorce, train new practitioners, and maintain professional standards aligned with the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).

Name

Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals

Legal name

Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals

Website

https://oacp.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals (OACP) is a non-profit professional association representing 17 collaborative practice groups and approximately 620 collaborative lawyers, financial professionals, and family professionals across Ontario, Canada. It trains members, sets professional standards, and connects the public to collaborative divorce services through its directory and educational resources.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and community fees: The OACP generates revenue through membership fees from collaborative professionals who join through local practice groups. Members receive access to networking, training, conferences, mentorship programs, and member benefits including health and dental plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OACP is a not-for-profit professional association that supports collaborative practice groups across Ontario, Canada. It provides annual membership services to lawyers, financial professionals, and family/mental health professionals practicing collaborative divorce and separation, and operates a public "Find a Professional" directory that connects separating couples with qualified collaborative practitioners. The association also delivers training programs, continuing education, and practice resources to its roughly 620 members organized in approximately 17–20 practice groups.

Product overview

The Ontario Association of Collaborative Professionals (OACP) operates as a professional association offering a unified membership platform rather than a modular software product. The core offerings consist of: (1) a Membership and Community Portal providing networking, training, mentorship, and member resources such as a discussion forum and precedents; (2) a Find a Professional Directory connecting the public with collaborative professionals across Ontario's 17 practice groups; (3) a Resources Library of educational materials; (4) Events and Training programs including 40-hour interdisciplinary training; and (5) an Advanced Collaborative Professional Designation credential. These offerings work together to support and promote collaborative divorce practice throughout Ontario.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Professional Membership Annual paid membership for Ontario-based collaborative lawyers, financial professionals, and family/mental health professionals. Provides access to training, directory listing, practice group affiliation, and the association's professional community of approximately 620 members.
• Find a Professional Public Directory
• Training and Continuing Education Programs
• Practice Group Resources and Support

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Ontario Bar Association (Family Law Section): Provincial bar association with a dedicated Family Law Section serving Ontario lawyers. Comparable as a competing membership body for the same Ontario family law professionals, though it is broader than collaborative-specific practice.
• Collaborative Practice California (Collaborative Practice California): US-based regional collaborative practice network operating the same interdisciplinary team model for divorce. Comparable as a regional peer but operates in California rather than Ontario.
• Mediate BC: BC-focused family and civil mediation society providing training and member accreditation. Comparable as a regional dispute resolution membership body, though focused on mediation rather than the collaborative team model.

Broad incumbents

• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC): International interdisciplinary association of family law professionals, judges, and mediators focused on family dispute resolution. Comparable as a broader membership body serving overlapping family law professional audiences.
• Canadian Bar Association: National professional association for Canadian lawyers with a Family Law Section. While far broader in scope, it overlaps in serving family lawyers and offers competing continuing education and networking for the same professional audience.
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP): The global umbrella organization for collaborative practice with 5,000+ professionals in 24 countries. OACP is essentially a regional affiliate; IACP sets international standards, ethics, and training that OACP aligns to.

Direct peers

• Family Mediation Canada: National organization representing family mediators across Canada. Competes for the same target clients (separating couples) and similar member base (family law professionals) but via mediation rather than collaborative practice.
• Collaborative Divorce Alberta: Alberta-based collaborative divorce practice group providing interdisciplinary collaborative services for separating couples. Directly comparable as a regional peer operating the same collaborative practice model.
• Collaborative Divorce British Columbia: Provincial collaborative practice association for BC lawyers, financial, and family professionals. Directly comparable as a sister provincial affiliate offering similar training, directory, and member services in a different Canadian province.

Emerging players

• Resolution (UK): UK membership organization for family lawyers committed to non-confrontational divorce resolution. Operates a similar model of training, codes of practice, and member accreditation, comparable to OACP's mandate but in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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