ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE d'ONCOLOGIE PSYCHOSOCIALE

What ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE d'ONCOLOGIE PSYCHOSOCIALE does

CAPO (Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology / Association Canadienne d'Oncologie Psychosociale) is a registered Canadian charity and national professional association dedicated to psychosocial oncology. Founded in 1987 and formally incorporated in 1993 (per website copyright), the organization is headquartered in Toronto and operates with 1-10 employees plus a volunteer board of directors. Its mission is to foster the development, testing, implementation, and sustainability of best practices in the psychological, social, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals affected by cancer, delivered through four pillars: innovation and education, research and knowledge translation, clinical and community care, and leadership and advocacy.

CAPO's core products include a portfolio of recurring conferences (CAPO 2024 Calgary, 2025 Toronto, 2026 St. John's, each attracting 175-200+ attendees), educational webinars on topics ranging from survivorship models to AI in supportive care, the CAPO CREATES interactive community platform, evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines co-developed with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC), and the member-exclusive PSO Staffing Framework and online Calculator (published in Current Oncology in 2023). The association also publishes CAPO Crunch and CAPO Digest newsletters and operates award programs including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Innovation Award, President's Award, and Awards of Excellence in Clinical and Education domains.

The business model is a hybrid membership-plus-events operation typical of mid-sized professional associations. Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring annual membership subscriptions (professional, student, patient advocate, and retired/affiliate tiers), one-time annual conference registration fees ($485-$1,025 depending on tier), transaction-based webinar recording sales ($15 for non-members, free for members), and corporate sponsorship packages ranging from $2,500 Bronze to $25,000 Visionary Supporter tiers, plus exhibitor booth fees. The organization is governed by a volunteer board, funded by member dues, conference revenue, sponsorships, and donations, and serves four primary customer segments: practicing clinicians, academic researchers, graduate trainees, and patient partners with lived cancer experience.

Name

ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE d'ONCOLOGIE PSYCHOSOCIALE

Legal name

Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology

Website

https://capo.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CAPO is Canada's national registered charity and professional association for psychosocial oncology, serving clinicians, researchers, trainees, and patient partners through annual conferences, clinical practice guidelines, webinars, the CAPO CREATES community platform, and member-exclusive tools like the PSO Staffing Framework.

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akta.pro rank

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees for healthcare professionals, researchers, students, and patient advocates. Member pricing provides reduced rates for annual conferences and access to webinars and member-only resources including the Staffing Framework and Calculator.
2. Conference Registration: Annual conference registration fees with tiered pricing for members ($800-$925), non-members ($925-$1,025), students ($485-$675), and patient advocates ($485-$650). Additional fees for pre-conference workshops ($100) and conference dinners ($80).
3. Webinar Recordings: Sale of webinar recordings ($15 for non-members, free for members). Live webinars often free for all participants.
4. Sponsorship & Exhibitor Fees: Corporate sponsorship tiers ranging from Bronze ($2,500) to Visionary Supporter ($25,000), plus exhibitor booth fees for non-profit ($1,250-$1,950) and for-profit ($2,000-$2,500) organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CAPO is a registered charity and professional association that delivers membership-based programs for psychosocial oncology professionals across Canada. Its core offerings include annual conferences (CAPO 2024 in Calgary, CAPO 2025 in Toronto, CAPO 2026 in St. John's), national clinical practice guidelines developed with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, webinars on emerging oncology topics, the CAPO CREATES online community platform, and the PSO Staffing Framework and Calculator tool for healthcare administrators.

Product overview

CAPO (Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology / Association Canadienne d'Oncologie Psychosociale) is a professional association and registered charity that fosters the science and practice of psychosocial oncology to optimize health and healing for Canadians affected by cancer. The organization offers a portfolio of educational and professional development products including annual conferences (CAPO 2024-2026), webinars on topics such as AI in supportive care and survivorship models, the CAPO CREATES online community hub, clinical practice guidelines developed with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, and the PSO Staffing Framework and Calculator tool. CAPO operates award programs including the Lifetime Achievement Award, President's Award, Innovation Award, and Awards of Excellence. The association provides resources for patients and practitioners including Start the Talk/Parlons-en for children and teens affected by family cancer, and publications including CAPO Crunch and CAPO Digest. Membership provides access to guidelines, staffing tools, reduced conference rates, webinars, and research opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAPO Crunch: A news/updates section of the CAPO website providing industry news and digest.
• CAPO Digest
• CAPO CREATES
• Start the Talk

Products and services

• CAPO Annual Conference Annual professional conference for healthcare professionals sharing research and best practices in psychosocial oncology, attracting 175-200+ attendees for networking, education, and awards recognition.
• CAPO 2025 Annual Conference 40th Annual CAPO Conference held April 23-25, 2025 in Toronto with theme 'Responding to the Human Experience of Cancer and Caring for the Soul'.
• CAPO 2026 Annual Conference 41st Annual CAPO Conference scheduled for June 8-9, 2026 in St. John's, NL with theme 'A New Horizon: Expanding the Access and Impact of Psychosocial Oncology'.
• CAPO CREATES Interactive online community hub serving as a gathering place for clinicians, researchers, trainees/students, patient partners, and members with lived experience of cancer.
• CAPO Webinars Educational webinar series covering psychosocial oncology topics including AI in supportive care, survivorship models, implementation science, pediatric cancer screening, rare cancers, and financial burden of cancer.
• Start the Talk / Parlons-en Online resource supporting children and teens when a family member has cancer, providing guidance for educators and healthcare professionals. Available in English (startthetalk.ca) and French (parlonsen.ca).
• Clinical Practice Guidelines Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines developed by CAPO in collaboration with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) to identify and address psychosocial needs of cancer patients.
• PSO Staffing Framework and Calculator Framework and online calculator to support administrators hiring healthcare professionals in Psychosocial Oncology, with 10 factors for hiring practices and staffing ratios. Available to CAPO members.
• CAPO Membership
• AI in Supportive Care Webinar Webinar on AI applications in cancer care featuring Dr. John-José Nuñez and Dr. Srinivas Raman, addressing Large Language Models as patient-facing tools in cancer care.
• Psychosocial Screening in Pediatric Cancer Webinar Webinar featuring recommendations from the ACCESS National Consortium for standardizing distress screening in pediatric cancer nationwide.
• From Persistence to Policy: Breaking Barriers in Rare Cancers Care Webinar Webinar addressing rare cancers care barriers in Canada, featuring advocates sharing their journey with cholangiocarcinoma, presented in partnership with CORD and C3.
• CAPO Survivorship Models Recommendations Guideline presentation on the 2025 Best Models for Adults Post-Treatment survivorship care, hosted by Dr. Doris Howell.
• Lifetime Achievement Award Program
• President's Award Program
• CAPO Innovation Award Program
• Awards of Excellence Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1.5 million Canadians living with or beyond cancer as potential beneficiaries of improved psychosocial care standards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPO collaborates with CPAC to develop and disseminate national psychosocial oncology clinical practice guidelines. This partnership leverages CPAC's position within Canada's cancer control system to advance evidence-based psychosocial care standards nationally.
• Start the TalkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting children and teens when a family member has cancer. A guide for educators and healthcare professionals.
• Coping with CancerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource partnership providing support resources for cancer patients and their families.
• The Emotional, Social and Practical Aspects of Life with CancerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource partnership addressing the comprehensive needs of cancer patients beyond medical treatment.
• de Souza Institute FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the 2012 Brazilian Carnival Ball partnership, the de Souza Institute has been an educator, partner, collaborator, and funder of psychosocial oncology initiatives. Created in memory of Anna Maria de Souza to improve cancer care by supporting excellence in oncology nursing.
• Brain Tumour Foundation of CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsors the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Award as part of CAPO's award programs recognizing excellence in psychosocial oncology.
• Canadian Virtual HospiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsors the Canadian Virtual Hospice Award as part of CAPO's award programs recognizing contributions to end-of-life and hospice care.
• CIHR - Institute of Cancer ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIHR Institute of Cancer Research co-sponsors awards recognizing research contributions in psychosocial oncology, supporting the next generation of researchers in the field.
• Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for rare cancers advocacy webinar exploring how Canada can move from individual advocacy efforts to a national, system-based approach for rare cancers.
• Canadian Cholangiocarcinoma Collaborative (C3)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for rare cancers care webinar focusing on improving access to care and research opportunities for Canadians living with biliary tract cancers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO): CANO is a Canadian national professional association for oncology nurses, offering annual conferences, standards of care, and certification. It serves a comparable Canadian member-based constituency with overlapping educational programming and clinical practice guidelines.
• Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW): AOSW is the U.S.-based professional association for oncology social workers, providing conferences, certifications, and clinical resources. It is directly comparable to CAPO in targeting psychosocial oncology professionals with similar educational and advocacy programming.
• American Psychosocial Oncology Society: APOS is the U.S.-based professional society for psychosocial oncology, serving clinicians, researchers, and educators with annual conferences, training programs, and clinical resources. It is the most direct international parallel to CAPO, differing primarily in geographic scope.
• International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS): IPOS is the global multidisciplinary organization advancing psycho-oncology through world congresses, training academies, and research collaboration. It overlaps with CAPO's mission in psychosocial oncology education, research, and standards development at an international level.
• Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC): MASCC is an international multidisciplinary organization focused on supportive care in cancer, including psychosocial dimensions. It runs an annual meeting and publishes guidelines and research overlapping with CAPO's clinical practice guidelines and survivorship recommendations.
• British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS): BPOS is the UK-based equivalent professional society for psychosocial oncology, supporting research, education, and clinical practice. It mirrors CAPO's national membership-based structure and educational programming in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Medical Association (CMA): CMA is the national professional association representing Canadian physicians, providing advocacy, education, and clinical resources across all medical specialties. It is a broader umbrella Canadian medical association that includes physicians practicing in oncology, a key CAPO member segment.
• Canadian Cancer Society: Canadian Cancer Society is the largest national cancer charity in Canada, with broad fundraising, advocacy, research funding, and patient support mandates. It serves a much wider scope than CAPO's specialized psychosocial focus but shares overlapping patient advocacy and survivorship initiatives.

Others

• Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC): CPAC is a federally funded pan-Canadian cancer control organization that co-develops clinical practice guidelines with CAPO. While not a competing membership association, it is a critical strategic partner and ecosystem participant in Canadian cancer control.

Regional players

• European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC): EAPC is the European palliative care professional association, with overlapping interests in psychosocial support at end-of-life care. It shares CAPO's emphasis on multidisciplinary education and clinical standards but operates primarily in European geographies.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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