Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons

What Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons does

The Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (CAPS) is a nonprofit professional medical association founded in 1967 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario (555 University Ave., with the Secretary-Treasurer based at The Hospital for Sick Children). Its mission is to advance paediatric surgical care in Canada through education, research, global health initiatives, and professional convening of the country's paediatric surgical community.

CAPS does not sell technology products. Its core technology footprint is a member-facing website (caps.ca) hosted on Google Workspace that handles membership applications, news distribution, scholarship management, and educational-resource downloads. The organization operates an annual scientific meeting (the 57th Annual Meeting is scheduled for September 24-26, 2026 in St. John's, Newfoundland) and WinterCAPS (most recently held February 10-11, 2025 in Montreal with AI-focused presentations), both functioning as continuing-medical-education forums. It administers a peer-reviewed Research Grant making up to $25,000 in annual funding available, and a bi-annual Global Scholarship of up to $7,500 CDN supporting paediatric surgeons from resource-poor countries to attend the Annual Meeting (9 Global Scholars trained from 2013-2024).

The business model is a membership-fee-and-conference-revenue model with donation supplementation. Members fall into four categories — Active (certified paediatric surgeons in active Canadian practice), International (non-resident surgeons with substantial Canadian training), Life (retired Active members, exempt from dues and meeting fees), and Candidate (trainees in Canadian paediatric surgical training programs, free of charge). Active and International members pay annual dues; Life members are exempt; Candidate members are free. Additional revenue is generated through Annual Meeting and WinterCAPS registration fees, and through donations to four designated funds: CAPS General Fund, Education Fund, Research Fund, and Global Partnership Fund. Members are recruited primarily through academic hospital networks, the website, and international paediatric surgery associations; the organization does not have commercial enterprise customers.

Name

Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Legal name

Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Website

https://caps.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons is a nonprofit professional medical association, founded 1967 and headquartered in Toronto, that advances paediatric surgical care in Canada through education, research, annual scientific meetings, and grants for certified paediatric surgeons and trainees.

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Professional Medical Association

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Business Associations (813910)

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Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYBPAGAKAL

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

Keywords

• Professional medical association
• Paediatric surgery education
• Medical research grants
• Scientific meetings
• Global health initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

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: The organization generates revenue through annual membership dues from Active, Life, and International members. Candidate membership (trainees in Canadian pediatric surgical training programs) is provided free of charge.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue generated from annual meeting registration fees, including the CAPS Annual Meeting and WinterCAPS. Conference registration at the Resident/Trainee rate is referenced in scholarship awards.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations to multiple designated funds including CAPS General Fund, CAPS Education Fund, CAPS Research Fund, and CAPS Global Partnership Fund to support paediatric surgery research, education, and global partnership activities.

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Core offering

CAPS is a nonprofit professional medical association that provides tiered membership services, annual scientific meetings (CAPS Annual Meeting and WinterCAPS), a peer-reviewed research grant program (up to $25,000 CAD annually), a biannual Global Scholarship program (up to $7,500 CDN) for paediatric surgeons from resource-poor countries, educational resources, and professional networking for paediatric surgeons practicing in or trained in Canada.

Product overview

The Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (CAPS) is a professional medical association for pediatric surgeons in Canada, not a technology product company. CAPS provides professional association services including annual scientific meetings (CAPS Annual Meeting, WinterCAPS), global scholarship programs for surgeons from resource-poor countries, research grants (up to $25,000 CAD), membership services with categories for Active, International, Life, and Candidate members, job postings and career resources, educational resources including evidence-based practice materials and fellowship opportunities, and news/publications for the pediatric surgery community. The association connects Canadian pediatric surgeons for collaboration on education, research, and global health initiatives.

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Products and services

• CAPS Annual Scientific Meeting The flagship annual scientific meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, providing continuing medical education, scientific presentations, the JPS/Fred Macleod Lecture, and networking for paediatric surgeons practicing in Canada. The 57th edition is scheduled for September 24-26, 2026 at the Sheraton Newfoundland Hotel in St. John's, NL.
• WinterCAPS Annual Winter Meeting An annual winter scientific meeting providing specialized educational sessions for CAPS members and the paediatric surgery community. WinterCAPS 2025 was held February 10-11, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec with AI-focused presentations.
• CAPS Global Scholarship Program A biannual scholarship award of up to $7,500 CDN that reimburses standard economy travel, accommodation, and conference costs for practising paediatric surgeons from resource-poor countries to attend the CAPS Annual Meeting. The program promotes international cooperation in paediatric surgery.
• CAPS Research Grant An annual peer-reviewed research grant of up to $25,000 CAD awarded to support paediatric surgery research conducted by CAPS members. The grant is administered by the CAPS Research Committee.
• Active Membership Annual paid membership category for paediatric surgeons in active practice in Canada who hold a Certificate of Special Competence in Pediatric Surgery from the Royal College, Board Certification from the American Board of Surgery, or international training with a faculty appointment at a Canadian Pediatric Surgical Centre. Members pay annual dues and gain access to meetings, research grants, scholarships, and educational resources.
• International Membership Annual paid membership category for non-resident paediatric surgeons who received substantial training in Canada. International Members maintain ties to the Canadian paediatric surgery community and gain access to international collaboration opportunities.
• Life Membership Membership category for retired Active members residing in Canada, exempt from annual dues and from meeting registration fees. Life Members retain access to CAPS community resources.
• Candidate Membership Free-of-charge membership category for trainees in Canadian Paediatric Surgical training programs, providing website access upon approval during the training period. Designed to support mentorship, fellowship placement, and early-career networking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to $25,000 in annual research funding available to members through peer-reviewed CAPS Research Grant
• +2 more outcomes

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• American Pediatric Surgical Association: The US national professional society for paediatric surgeons; closest direct peer to CAPS in mission, offering annual meetings, research grants, and member services for certified paediatric surgeons.
• British Association of Paediatric Surgeons: The UK and Ireland national paediatric surgery association, directly comparable in scope — annual scientific congress, trainee engagement, and clinical guidelines — to CAPS's Canadian remit.

Emerging players

• International Pediatric Endosurgery Group: A subspecialty-focused international society promoting minimally invasive and endoscopic paediatric surgery; narrower technology focus that intersects with CAPS's scope as an emerging peer in paediatric surgical subspecialties.
• Global Initiative for Children's Surgery: A global NGO focused on building paediatric surgical capacity in low- and middle-income countries; overlaps with CAPS's Global Partnership programme but operates more as an advocacy and capacity-building body.

Regional players

• European Paediatric Surgeons' Association: The European professional association for paediatric surgeons, offering annual congresses and research support; operates the same membership-association model as CAPS but serves the European region.
• Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons: A pan-Pacific regional paediatric surgery society offering annual meetings and networking across Asia-Pacific; comparable professional-association model but geographically distinct from CAPS.

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: The national specialty-certifying body that grants the Certificate of Special Competence in Paediatric Surgery required for CAPS Active membership; an upstream institutional peer rather than a competing association.
• Canadian Paediatric Society: The Canadian national paediatricians' society; broader Canadian paediatric organisation that overlaps in member base and paediatric advocacy, but is focused on general paediatrics rather than surgery specifically.
• American Academy of Pediatrics — Section on Surgery: The surgical section of the broader US paediatricians' organisation; comparable forum for paediatric surgery within a much larger general-paediatrics umbrella, providing education and policy advocacy.
• World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons: An umbrella federation of national paediatric surgery associations including CAPS's peers; broader, global-scope incumbent that national societies like CAPS feed into.

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