Want to know if your training will count? At Académie eJardin, our online programs are recognized by eight professional associations in Quebec and across Canada. Depending on the association, your hours with us can lead to a title, count toward a longer path, or qualify as continuing education.
This page explains what each recognition gives you and how to choose the program that takes you where you want to go.
In Quebec, herbalism is not regulated by the government, and there is no professional order. Outside Quebec, the rules depend on your province. Being a herbalist does not always mean practising a regulated profession. Some provinces regulate naturopathic doctors, with education, exam and registration requirements.
The recognition of our programs comes from professional associations. The eight associations that recognize them also recognize students from other provinces. The ACNN, for example, is a Canadian academy: with at least 400 hours of training, you can apply for the naturotherapist title it grants. This is a title from an association, not a licence from a province.
What our programs give you:
Recognition comes in three forms.
1. The naturotherapist title. With the ANQ and the ACNN, 400 hours of training at Académie eJardin let you apply for the title of naturotherapist.
2. Hours that count toward a longer path. With the AQTN, your training hours can count toward the 1,000 hours of its naturotherapist or naturopath paths.
3. Continuing education. For the AMQ, the ANPQ, the RMPQ, Groupe RITMA and the Guilde des herboristes, our programs generally count as continuing education for their members.
Most of these associations are based in Quebec, so their official names are in French.
| Association | What our programs give you |
|---|---|
| ACNN, Académie des Naturopathes et Naturothérapeutes du Canada | Naturotherapist title, from 400 hours |
| ANQ, Association des Naturothérapeutes du Québec | Naturotherapist title, from 400 hours |
| AQTN, Association québécoise des thérapeutes naturels | Hours counted toward the 1,000 hours of the naturotherapist or naturopath paths |
| AMQ, Association des massothérapeutes du Québec (formerly RMQ) | Continuing education |
| ANPQ, Association des naturopathes professionnels du Québec | Continuing education |
| RMPQ, Réseau des massothérapeutes professionnels du Québec | Continuing education |
| Groupe RITMA | Continuing education |
| Guilde des herboristes | Continuing education |
To apply for the naturotherapist title with the ANQ or the ACNN, you need at least 400 hours of training. Four of our programs go beyond that on their own:
Aiming for the AQTN's 1,000 hours instead? Your hours with us can cover a good part of the way.
Many of our students train to care for their family, grow their garden, make their own soaps or simply get to know plants better. For them, recognition is a sign of quality: the content is solid enough for professional associations to take it into account. And if the idea of making it a career comes later, your hours are already there.
In Quebec, herbalism and naturotherapy are not regulated by a professional order. Recognition comes from professional associations. They grant titles, such as naturotherapist, and recognize training hours. Our programs are recognized by eight of them.
At least 400 hours to apply for the title with the ANQ or the ACNN. The AQTN offers 1,000-hour paths, and your hours with us can count toward them.
You apply directly to the association you choose. When you finish your program, Académie eJardin gives you a certificate of completion and a transcript. These are the documents to include with your application.
Yes. Becoming a member of the ANQ, the ACNN or the AQTN gives you access to professional insurance. Each association will tell you its conditions.
Yes. The associations also recognize students from other provinces. The ACNN is a Canada-wide academy.
No, you don't. Being a herbalist means knowing plants: how to grow them, harvest them, prepare them and use them to care for the people you love. That is the traditional meaning of the word, and it is what we teach.
The Guilde des herboristes created its own title, Herboriste thérapeute accrédité (HTA). The Guild is the one that recognizes it; like the other titles in the field, it is not a government credential. Programs leading to it often cost $15,000 to $20,000.
Our programs cost $647 to $2,555 at regular price, and even our most complete path, Master Herbalist (648 hours), costs about six times less. There is no need to spend that much to get started, especially if you don't know yet whether herbalism is for you. You can try our free course first, then choose the program that suits you.
Being a herbalist does not, by definition, make you a therapist. You can become one with experience: that is what we believe at Académie eJardin. Our students also have access to other recognitions, such as naturotherapist or even naturopath, through various associations depending on their file. These are worth just as much as the Guild's.
Our mission is to keep herbalism accessible to everyone, true to the traditional meaning of the craft.
They are the total study hours of each program, all online and at your own pace, with lifetime access.
Not ready to choose yet? Start with our free Introduction to Herbalism course: about 4 hours with Églantine Vignon, Master Herbalist, instant access, no credit card needed.