Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians Inc.

What Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians Inc. does

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians Inc. (CAPT), founded in 1983 and headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, is a federally incorporated non-profit professional association serving pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and pharmacy technician students across all Canadian provinces and territories. CAPT operates as a member-governed organization with a 10-person volunteer Board of Directors elected nationally and a Provincial Working Group providing representation from every province, delivering advocacy, professional recognition, continuing education, and member services to individual practitioners rather than enterprise customers.

The association generates revenue through four primary streams: annual individual memberships at $100 per year; the in-person Professional Development Conference (with member registration at $400–$450, rotating annually through western, eastern, and central Canada); the Fall Virtual Conference ($40–$60 per registrant); and a professional liability insurance partnership with McCaslin Horne Insurance Brokers Inc. providing $2M per-occurrence / $4M aggregate coverage at $75 per year to members. Additional revenue is generated through job board postings on the capt.ca employer portal. Total paid headcount is 1–10 employees, with all board positions unfunded.

CAPT exerts outsized influence relative to its operating size by holding formal representative seats on the principal bodies governing pharmacy technician practice, education, and accreditation in Canada, including the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC), the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP), the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP), the Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association (CPTEA), the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), and the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA). CAPT was instrumental in the 2010 regulation of pharmacy technicians in Ontario, and has placed the first technician presidents of both PEBC (2015) and CCCEP (2022).

Name

Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians Inc.

Legal name

Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians Inc.

Website

https://capt.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians Inc. is a volunteer-run, federally incorporated non-profit national association founded in 1983, serving individual pharmacy technicians, assistants, and students across Canada through $100/year memberships, annual and virtual conferences, professional liability insurance, and advocacy on regulatory bodies including PEBC, CCCEP, and NAPRA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues of $100 per year provide the primary recurring revenue stream. Membership fees are used to promote the profession as all board positions are volunteer roles.
2. Conference and Event Fees: Revenue generated from annual Professional Development Conferences (PDC) and Fall Virtual Conferences. In-person conference registration ranges from $400-$450 for members, $425-$475 for non-members, and $325 for students. Virtual conferences are $50 for members and $60 for non-members.
3. Professional Liability Insurance Partnership: Partnership with McCaslin Horne Insurance Brokers Inc. to offer professional liability insurance to members. Annual premium of $75 per year for members provides occurrence-form coverage with $2,000,000 per occurrence / $4,000,000 aggregate policy limits.
4. Job Board Postings: Job posting application system for pharmacy-related positions. Employers submit job postings through CAPT's platform to reach pharmacy technician members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAPT is a Canada-wide not-for-profit professional association founded in 1983 and headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario that supports pharmacy technicians through individual membership, an annual National Conference, a Fall Virtual Conference, an online Job Board, and a Professional Liability Insurance partnership. Its core service is member representation, professional development, and career support for pharmacy technicians across Canada.

Product overview

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians (CAPT) is a national membership-based professional association, not a software product company. CAPT offers a portfolio of member services including annual national and virtual conferences, a job board portal, membership benefits program, professional liability insurance partnership, educational pathway resources, provincial advocacy networking, a newsletter, and an annual Pharmacy Technician Day campaign. The core offering is the CAPT Membership ($100/year) which provides access to professional development, networking, advocacy representation, and discounts on partner services including liability insurance and conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Membership Annual individual membership in CAPT priced at $100/year, providing pharmacy technicians with association representation, professional development, networking, and access to member benefits such as the Job Board and Professional Liability Insurance partnership.
• Annual National Conference Annual in-person national conference delivering continuing education, professional development sessions, and networking opportunities for pharmacy technicians across Canada.
• Fall Virtual Conference Annual fall virtual conference providing online continuing education and professional development for pharmacy technicians who cannot attend the in-person National Conference.
• Online Job Board CAPT-operated online Job Board enabling employers to post pharmacy technician roles and allowing member job seekers to find employment opportunities.
• Professional Liability Insurance Partnership Partnership between CAPT and a professional liability insurance provider that gives individual pharmacy technician members access to liability insurance coverage as a member benefit.

Quantifiable outcome

• First technician elected as president of Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) in 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT has a representative on the PEBC board. In 2015, CAPT's representative to PEBC was elected as president of the organization - the first technician to hold that position. PEBC administers the Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination for certification.
• Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT has a representative on CCCEP. In 2022, CAPT's representative was elected as president of CCCEP - the first technician to hold that position. CCCEP is the national continuing pharmacy education accreditation agency.
• Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT has a representative (Angela Martin-Dallon) on CCAPP, which accredits pharmacy technician programs across Canada. CAPT Board members represent CAPT at CCAPP activities and working groups.
• Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association (CPTEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT has a representative (Lois Battcock) on CPTEA. CPTEA represents pharmacy technician educators and collaborates with CAPT on professional development standards.
• National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT engages regularly with NAPRA. NAPRA develops national standards for pharmacy practice including the Model Standards of Practice for Pharmacy Technicians. CAPT represents pharmacy technicians at NAPRA discussions on scope of practice.
• Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT engages regularly with CPhA on matters affecting the pharmacy profession. CPhA represents pharmacists across Canada and CAPT works collaboratively on shared professional interests.
• Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada (IPPC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT engages with IPPC on issues affecting Indigenous pharmacy professionals. IPPC offers Indigenous Pharmacy Scholarship for First Nations, Métis or Inuit students in pharmacy technician programs.
• Neighborhood Pharmacy AssociationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT engages regularly with the Neighborhood Pharmacy Association on advocacy matters affecting community pharmacy practice.
• McCaslin Horne Insurance Brokers Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership to deliver professional liability insurance to regulated pharmacy technicians across Canada. The policy is written on the Occurrence form with $2,000,000 per Occurrence / $4,000,000 Aggregate policy limits, built-in $50,000 legal expense for disciplinary hearings, no deductibles, at $75 per year for CAPT members.
• Health CanadasecondaryOthersCAPT promotes Health Canada Promotion Days as a resource for members, helping disseminate health promotion information to pharmacy technicians across Canada.
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT provides links to ISMP Canada Safety Bulletins as a resource for pharmacy technicians to stay informed about medication safety issues and best practices.
• Immunize CanadasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPT provides links to Immunize Canada resources, supporting public health immunization awareness and education for pharmacy technicians.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA): US-based professional association serving pharmacy technicians with membership, CE, certification prep, and advocacy. Operates as a regional peer offering similar services to pharmacy technicians across North America.
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): Largest US professional association of pharmacists. Comparable as a national pharmacy professional membership body, though serving pharmacists in a different geography and at meaningfully larger scale than CAPT.
• American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT): US national professional membership association for pharmacy technicians. Closest functional analogue to CAPT, but operating in a different geography (United States) with US-focused advocacy, CE accreditation, and conferences.
• Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA): Provincial pharmacist advocacy and membership association in Ontario. Functions as a regional peer in pharmacy advocacy space, with overlapping member demographics and partnership signals with CAPT.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP): National professional association for hospital pharmacists in Canada. Comparable as a healthcare professional membership organization with advocacy and education mandates, though focused on pharmacists rather than technicians.
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA): Canada's national professional association for nurses. Functionally analogous as a national allied-health professional membership body with advocacy, certification, and CE mandates, though operating at far larger scale.
• Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA): National professional association representing dental hygienists in Canada. Comparable operating model: volunteer-driven national membership body providing advocacy, CE, and member benefits for a regulated allied-health profession.
• Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA): Canada's national voice for pharmacists and the broader pharmacy profession. CAPT already partners with CPhA, but CPhA is the larger incumbent serving a related but distinct (pharmacist) member base with overlapping advocacy scope.

Others

• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB): US credentialing body for pharmacy technicians. Comparable in that both engage the technician professional identity, but PTCB is a certification/testing authority rather than a membership association, making it adjacent rather than directly competitive.
• Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC): National certification body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Canada. CAPT's representative was elected PEBC president in 2015; comparable as a stakeholder in technician credentialing, though PEBC is a regulator rather than a membership association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/capt4u
• Facebookfacebook.com/capt.ca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-association-of-pharmacy-technicians---capt
• Instagraminstagram.com/capt4u

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Profiles1 record

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