OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (OEMAC)

Name

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (OEMAC)

Legal name

Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada

Website

https://oemac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Markham

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from physician members ($390 CAD), associate members ($240 CAD), and non-resident physician members ($240 CAD). Emeritus membership available for retired members. Prorated fees available for mid-year joiners. Membership provides access to member portal, email group, newsletter, webinars, and reduced conference rates.
2. Annual Scientific Conference Registration: Conference registration fees ranging from $325-$1,425 depending on membership status, attendee type (physician, associate, student), and registration period (early bird vs regular). Full conference registration includes dinner and awards banquet. Single-day registrations also available.
3. Career Posting Services: Job posting services for employers and organizations advertising career openings in Occupational Medicine. Posting durations of 1 month ($200), 2 months ($350), or 3 months ($450), with member pricing discounts. Includes placement on website and weekly Occ Doc Talk newsletter distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OEMAC is a federally incorporated Canadian non-profit professional association founded in 1985 that represents physicians specializing in occupational and environmental medicine. The association delivers its core value through paid membership subscriptions, an annual scientific conference, career posting services for the occupational medicine community, and a public directory of occupational medicine physicians. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, OEMAC also publishes guidance documents and educational resources to support the practice of occupational and environmental medicine across Canada.

Product overview

OEMAC operates as a professional medical association rather than a software product company. The organization offers a membership-based platform providing annual scientific conferences, professional development, career services, physician directories, education and training resources, clinical guidance documents, pandemic planning resources, and awards programs for occupational and environmental medicine practitioners in Canada. The core offering is the annual conference combined with membership benefits including newsletters, webinars, and access to conference presentations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 physicians have completed one or more levels of the University of Alberta's Foundations in Occupational Medicine course, with many proceeding to CBOM certification.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RocheminorOthersRoche provided funding support for the development of the OEMAC Occupational Health Physician Pandemic Planning Resource Kit. The development was made possible by significant contributions of an advisory board including Dr. John Quinn, Dr. Don Low, Dr. Alan West, Dr. Alain Sotto, June Hylands (OEMAC), Gayle Mitcham (Marsh), Dr. Jack Richman, Dr. Robert Bourgault, Dr. Thomas Keogh, Dr. David Satok, Dr. John Millman, Dr. Matthew Burnstein, Dr. Doug Morrison, Dr. Marnie Fothergill, Dr. Kenneth Armstrong, Dr. Neil Sutton, and Dr. Allan Holmes.
• Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE)coreOthersCoRE@Work initiative led by expert advisors who are OEMAC members, funded by the Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE) through an investigator-initiated grant process. Guidance documents on workplace mental health developed through this initiative are endorsed by the OEMAC Board. Documents include Recognizing Impairment at Work, Clinical Guidance for Monitoring and Accountability in Safety-Sensitive Workers, Work as a Conduit to Recovery, and The Recovery Friendly Workplace.
• Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine (CBOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBOM was established in 1980 with funds from OEMAC's predecessor CCOM to certify occupational medicine practitioners through formal examination. The CBOM President is an ex-officio Director on the OEMAC Board. Both organizations hold joint annual conferences (OEMAC-CBOM Annual Conference) and share the same secretariat services. CBOM offers three levels of certification: Associate, Certificant, and Fellow.
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOEMAC and CBOM lobbied the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and succeeded in having occupational medicine recognized as a specialty with the first examinations held in 1988. Occupational Medicine is a sub-specialty of Internal Medicine with training done through internal medicine programs with application to Occupational Medical training programs. Graduates become Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC).
• University of Alberta - Division of Preventive MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Foundation Course in Occupational Medicine - a distance learning course designed to provide knowledge and skills in occupational medicine encountered in family medicine and other community-based clinical practice. The course has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and Alberta Chapter for up to 111 Mainpro-M1 credits. Over 800 physicians have completed one or more levels, with many proceeding to CBOM certification. OEMAC has partnered with this course to offer students a complimentary year of OEMAC membership.
• University of Toronto - Dalla Lana School of Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDivision of Occupational & Environmental Health at Dalla Lana School of Public Health offers MScCH, MPH, and PhD programs. OEMAC provides educational resources and links to this program. Dr. Vincent Spilchuk serves as Program Director for the Occupational Medicine residency program at the University of Toronto/Gage St. Michael's Hospital.
• College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFPC's Occupational Medicine section of Communities of Practice in Family Medicine (CPFM) provides training pathways for family physicians interested in occupational medicine. The Foundation Course in Occupational Medicine has been accredited by CFPC and Alberta Chapter for up to 111 Mainpro-M1 credits. OEMAC conferences are certified by CFPC for Mainpro+ credits.
• University of AlbertaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal College Fellowship Training Program in Occupational Medicine (Sub-specialty of Internal Medicine). Dr. Harold Hoffman serves as Program Director. Located at 5-30 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB. Also offers Additional Skills in Occupational Medicine for family medicine physicians.
• University of MontrealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal College Fellowship Training Program in Occupational Medicine. Dr. Louis Patry serves as Director of the Specialty training program in Occupational Medicine at University of Montreal since 2010.
• Institute for Work & Health (IWH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIWH conducts research on occupational health and safety. OEMAC provides educational links to IWH resources including the Monthly Newsletter, Job Demands & Accommodation Tool (JDAP), and research findings on healthcare providers in workers' compensation systems.
• McGill UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOccupational Health Science Program in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine. Also involved in collaborative projects such as the distance education training program in Occupational Health in African countries (1996-2001) led by Dr. Louis Patry with McGill University and University of Lille in France, funded by IDRC and ICOH.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: ACOEM is the US counterpart professional association for physicians specializing in occupational and environmental medicine. It provides similar functions: membership, annual scientific conference (OHC), board certification pathway, and guidance documents on workplace health issues. Directly comparable in structure, mission, and services.
• International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative: IOMSC is a collaborative of occupational medicine societies from multiple countries focused on advancing the field internationally. Directly comparable in mission to OEMAC but operates at a multi-national rather than single-country level.
• International Commission on Occupational Health: ICOH is the international professional association for occupational health with global membership across countries. Provides international scientific conferences, working committees on workplace health topics, and guidance documents that parallel OEMAC's domestic activities but at global scale.

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: The Royal College is the credentialing body that recognized occupational medicine as a specialty in 1988 following OEMAC's advocacy. It administers specialty examinations and sets standards for medical specialties in Canada, providing the regulatory framework within which OEMAC operates.
• College of Family Physicians of Canada: CFPC accredits OEMAC's conferences and Foundation Course for Mainpro+ credits and maintains the Occupational Medicine section of Communities of Practice in Family Medicine. As a broader primary care body, it provides training pathways that intersect with OEMAC's family physician audience.
• Canadian Medical Association: CMA is the national professional association representing all Canadian physicians across specialties. As a broader incumbent, it provides general physician advocacy, CME accreditation, and policy work that overlaps with OEMAC's narrower occupational medicine focus.

Regional players

• Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: AFOEM is the Australia/New Zealand faculty within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians dedicated to occupational and environmental medicine. Comparable specialty recognition pathway and professional development mission, but serves the Australasian market rather than Canada.
• Society of Occupational Medicine: The UK-based Society of Occupational Medicine is the British counterpart professional association for occupational medicine practitioners. Similar membership model, conference events, and advocacy focus, but operates in a different geographic and regulatory environment than OEMAC's Canadian scope.

Others

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: CCOHS is a Canadian federal government agency that promotes workplace health and safety through resources, training, and research. While not a professional association, it serves the occupational health ecosystem in Canada and overlaps thematically with OEMAC's mission.
• Canadian Thoracic Society: CTS is the Canadian professional association for respiratory specialists, with thematic overlap to occupational lung disease topics that intersect with OEMAC's pulmonary function testing and workplace hazard assessment focus areas. Adjacent medical specialty society rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oemac-canada

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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