Trauma Association of Canada

Name

Trauma Association of Canada

Legal name

Trauma Association of Canada

Website

https://traumacanada.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association - Trauma Care

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training (EDAOAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trauma Centers & Level I–IV Trauma Hospitals (HLAFAAAK)

Keywords

• Trauma care professional association
• Trauma education and certification
• Medical specialty membership
• Injury prevention advocacy
• Trauma data standards

Headquarters

HQ city

Caledon

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees collected from physicians, researchers, non-physicians, trainees, data specialists, and students. Tiers range from $50 to $250 annually based on professional category.
2. Annual Scientific Meeting & Conference: Revenue generated from conference registration fees for the annual scientific meeting and conference.
3. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Subscription: TAC members receive reduced subscription rates to the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, offering savings of $1368 compared to non-member pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Trauma Association of Canada is a non-profit professional membership organization that delivers tiered annual memberships ($50–$250), trauma education and certification courses (ATLS, TRIK, DSTC, ATOM, TOPIC, RTTDC, S.T.A.R.T.T.), an annual scientific meeting and conference, and resources including clinical practice guidelines, injury prevention tools, AIS coding materials, and Canadian Trauma Data Standards. Its members are multi-disciplinary trauma professionals across Canada, supported through the Member365 portal and Stripe-based payment processing.

Product overview

The Trauma Association of Canada operates as a professional membership organization rather than a technology product company. The core offering consists of the TAC Annual Scientific Meeting & Conference combined with multiple trauma education and certification courses (ATLS, TRIK, DSTC, ATOM, TOPIC, RTTDC, S.T.A.R.T.T.), supported by clinical resources including Practice Guidelines, Injury Prevention tools, and Canadian Trauma Data Standards. The organization manages two key subgroups: ITNC (Interdisciplinary Trauma Network of Canada) for non-physician professionals and TRISC (Trauma Registry Information Specialists of Canada) for data specialists. TAC also administers the Dr. Charles Burns Award and maintains an archive of Named Lectures. The Member365 portal serves as the membership management system integrated with Stripe for payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TAC Membership Program
• TAC Annual Scientific Meeting & Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• Members save $1368 on Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery subscription (member price vs standard price of $1578 CDN)

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Parachute CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParachute Canada is a key partner organization in injury prevention. TAC works with Parachute on National Injury Prevention Day initiatives and the Hospital Challenge program.
• Canadian Collaborating Centres for Injury Prevention (CCCIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 1999, CCCIP represents injury prevention centres across Canada. TAC participates as a member of this community of practice.
• American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on TraumacoreTechnology or IntegrationACS Committee on Trauma developed the ATLS program which TAC coordinates in Canada. TAC also endorses the Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient (Grey Book) and supports the ACS Verification, Review, and Consultation (VRC) Program.
• INESSS (Institute National d'Excellence en Santé et en Services Sociaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTAC endorses the INESSS program in Quebec as an alternative pathway for trauma centre quality improvement, alongside the ACS-COT VRC Program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Parachute Canada: Canadian injury prevention non-profit and TAC partner. Adjacent mission (injury prevention, public education) rather than trauma clinical standards, but key collaboration channel via National Injury Prevention Day and the Hospital Challenge.
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: National credentialing body whose Maintenance of Certification (MOC) framework TAC's accredited courses (e.g., TRIK) feed into; structural enabler for TAC's continuing-education value proposition.

Direct peers

• Society of Trauma Nurses: U.S.-based professional society for trauma nursing professionals; develops TOPIC (one of TAC's offered courses). Same interdisciplinary trauma-care mission and education-driven model.
• Western Trauma Association: U.S. trauma professional association holding annual scientific meetings for clinicians; very comparable member-meeting, journal, and research-dissemination model.
• American College of Surgeons - Committee on Trauma: The U.S. equivalent TAC partners with on ATLS and the Grey Book. Same mission profile (trauma standards, education, advocacy) but at much larger U.S. scale and ACS institutional umbrella.
• American Trauma Society: U.S. trauma professional and advocacy organization that also serves a national interdisciplinary trauma community, with stronger patient-facing injury prevention focus.
• Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: U.S. trauma surgery professional society driving trauma research, education, and practice guidelines — directly analogous to TAC's surgeon-led foundation but with a research-heavy bent.

Regional players

• Australasian Trauma Society: Australian/New Zealand trauma professional society with similar interdisciplinary model, member dues, annual meeting, and standards focus, but serving a different geography.
• Trauma Care UK: U.K. multidisciplinary trauma charity advancing trauma care education, research, and standards — directly comparable mission but operating in the U.K. market.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians: Large U.S. EMS professional membership organization (PHTLS, AMLS, etc.) with member dues, courses, and advocacy; comparable subscription/education model but broader EMS scope rather than trauma-specialized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TACTraumaCanada

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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