Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists

Name

Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists

Legal name

The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists

Website

https://comp-ocpm.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA), Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL), Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Medical physics association
• Professional membership organization
• Continuing medical education
• Radiation oncology physics
• Healthcare professional certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanata

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual members (Full, Associate, Resident/Fellow, Student, Retired) and affiliate members (Industry, Organization). Membership renewal runs December to April annually.
2. Job Postings: COMP charges for job postings on website, in InterACTIONS newsletter, and emailed to members. Four tiers available: website only ($400), newsletter single page ($250), email to members ($600), or combined website + email ($800).
3. Advertising: InterACTIONS newsletter advertising space available to members and industry affiliates. Industry members receive 50% discount on advertising.
4. Affiliate Membership: Industry affiliate membership at $1,500/year includes discounted exhibit space at Annual Scientific Meeting, job posting discounts, social media promotion, and member directory access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

COMP is a professional membership organization that delivers continuing education, conferences, publications, and career services to medical physicists in Canada. Its offerings include tiered individual and corporate affiliate memberships, the joint COMP|AAPM Annual Scientific Meeting, the Canadian Winter School, the Lunch Bytes lecture series, the InterACTIONS quarterly newsletter, the Career Centre job board, and member-only resources such as the Virtual Library and annual professional survey.

Product overview

The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) is a professional membership organization (not a technology product company) serving over 800 medical physicists and organizations in Canada. COMP's offerings consist of professional services including: membership benefits with discounts on events and resources; the InterACTIONS quarterly newsletter; a Career Centre for job postings; a Virtual Library of professional resources; annual scientific meetings and events including the COMP | AAPM Joint Scientific Meeting and Canadian Winter School; the Lunch Bytes educational series; a Grant Writing Mentoring Program; awards and scholarships; and research programs including professional surveys and MRI initiatives. These are service-based programs for the medical physics community, not commercial technology products.

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Products and services

• COMP Individual Membership Annual professional membership for medical physicists with tiered pricing for Full ($330 CAD), Associate ($195 CAD), Resident/Fellow ($160 CAD), Student ($45 CAD), and Retired ($55 CAD) categories. Provides discounted registration to events, access to the Virtual Library, InterACTIONS newsletter, weekly news updates, and career resources. Renewal runs December to April annually.
• Industry Affiliate Membership Corporate membership for medical device and software vendors at $1,500 USD per year. Includes 50% InterACTIONS advertising discount, discounted ASM exhibit space ($1,600 savings), 25% Career Centre job posting discount, five social media posts, custom website profile, and member list access.
• Organization Affiliate Membership Corporate membership for government agencies, health authorities, cancer centers, and service providers at $750 USD per year. Includes 25% Career Centre job posting discount, professional survey report access, and two social media messages.
• Joint COMP|AAPM Annual Scientific Meeting Annual flagship conference of COMP and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, with continuing education and networking for Canadian and American medical physicists. Includes exhibit space for industry partners and joint certification guidance sessions.
• Canadian Winter School Annual interdisciplinary educational event offering continuing education credits to medical physicists and technologists. Sessions cover MR physics, safety, and MR in Radiation Therapy.
• Lunch Bytes (Medical Physics Science Lunch Bites) Weekly virtual lunch-time educational sessions featuring presentations on current medical physics research topics such as brachytherapy and translational cancer research.
• InterACTIONS Newsletter Quarterly professional newsletter jointly published with CCPM, distributed to all COMP and CCPM members. Carries news, research highlights, advertising, and job postings. Advertising space is sold to members and industry affiliates, with industry affiliates receiving 50% off.
• COMP Career Centre Paid job posting service for employers recruiting medical physicists in Canada. Available in four priced tiers: website-only posting ($400), newsletter single-page ad ($250), email broadcast to all COMP members ($600), and combined website + email ($800). Postings are distributed within 1-2 business days and also appear in the quarterly InterACTIONS newsletter.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800+ members across Canada representing medical physicists, students, and organizations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPM is COMP's closely associated organization that certifies clinical medical physicists in Canada. COMP and CCPM jointly publish InterACTIONS newsletter. CCPM certification is a key professional milestone for COMP members. Joint certification guidance sessions are held at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
• American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Annual Scientific Meeting held annually (next 2026 in Vancouver, BC). COMP members receive discounted registration. Joint programming, student events, and certification guidance sessions. COMP members residing in the US who are full AAPM members receive 30% discount on COMP membership.
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNSC is the regulatory body for nuclear substances and radiation devices in Canada. COMP collaborates with CNSC on guidance documents, regulatory compliance, and licensing matters for medical physics practice under Class II facilities.
• Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPQR develops quality assurance standards for radiotherapy. COMP provides resources and guidance aligned with CPQR standards. PCQRT (Pan-Canadian Collaborative for Quality Assurance in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy) initiatives are promoted through COMP channels.
• Provincial PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with provincial medical physics associations including: Association of Medical Physicists in Alberta (AMPA), British Columbia Association of Medical Physicists (BCAMP), Ontario Association of Medical Physicists (OAMP), and others. Provincial partners receive discounted COMP membership options.
• Organization of Medical Physics Associates of Canada (OMPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOMPAC represents physics associates in Canada. OMPAC members receive 30% discount on COMP Associate Membership. Joint advocacy for associate-level professionals in medical physics.
• Medical Physics for World Benefit (MPWB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization promoting medical physics for global health benefit. COMP offers special MPWB membership options for global health initiatives.
• Canadian Cancer CentrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with cancer centers across Canada for residency programs, research collaboration, and professional development. BC Cancer, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, and others are listed as Canadian Cancer Centres partners.
• Sun Nuclear (Mirion Medical)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSun Nuclear is an affiliate member offering quality management solutions for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging. They sponsor AAPM & COMP 2026 Annual Meeting in Vancouver and showcase next-generation innovations.
• Radiological Imaging Technology (RIT)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRIT provides QA software solutions for medical physicists. Affiliate member sponsoring AAPM & COMP 2026 Joint Meeting at Booth #911, showcasing Version 7.0 software release.
• RadformationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadformation offers automation tools for treatment planning including AutoContour AI contouring software. Affiliate member of COMP.
• Vision RTminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVision RT invented Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) using 3D cameras. Affiliate member providing SGRT technology used in Canadian cancer centers.
• PTW North America CorporationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPTW has been helping make radiation safer since 1922. Affiliate member offering radiation measurement and QA equipment.
• Phantom Laboratory / Image OwlminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDesigns and manufactures high-precision phantoms and custom solutions for medical imaging and radiation therapy. Image Owl provides TotalQA service for automated phantom image analysis.
• Medron Medical Systems Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLeading Canadian supplier of Radiation Oncology and Imaging products and software. Affiliate member.
• Harpell Associates Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor selling healthcare products and services to Radiation Oncology, Nuclear and Radiological imaging centers across Canada. Over 35 years of industry experience.
• Donaldson Marphil Medical Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor in Radiation Oncology. Affiliate member.
• Gray Oncology Solutions Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGray Oncology Solutions listed as an affiliate member providing oncology solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Organization of Medical Physics Associates of Canada (OMPAC): OMPAC is a direct peer for the associate-level medical physics community in Canada - offers its own membership and representation. COMP gives OMPAC members a 30% discount on Associate membership, indicating deep operational partnership for the same customer segments.
• European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP): EFOMP is the umbrella European medical physics organization with national member societies (analogous to COMP's role in Canada). Comparable structure: conferences, scientific councils, professional standards, and policy advocacy for medical physicists.
• Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM): ACPSEM is the Australia/New Zealand counterpart of COMP - a multidisciplinary professional body for medical physicists, radiopharmaceutical scientists, and biomedical engineers offering certification, conferences, and continuing education through similar membership tiers.
• American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM): AAPM is the largest US medical physics professional society (~10,000 members) and COMP's joint conference partner for the Annual Scientific Meeting. Direct peer: same membership/conference/education model, same customer archetype (clinical/academic medical physicists), overlapping certification pathways.
• Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM): CCPM is COMP's closest peer - the Canadian certifying body for medical physicists that jointly publishes InterACTIONS and holds joint certification guidance sessions at the ASM. Same community, complementary (not competing) functions in the Canadian medical physics ecosystem.

Others

• Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR): CPQR is COMP's quality-standards partner organization that develops QA standards for Canadian radiotherapy. Adheres to many of the same physician/physicist audience and works alongside COMP, rather than competing - included as an ecosystem comparable sharing the same stakeholder community.

Emerging players

• Health Physics Society: Health Physics Society covers radiation protection professionals (broader than medical physics) with memberships, conferences (HPS Annual Meeting), and publications. Adjacent comparator: same event/model logic but different specialty (radiation safety vs. clinical medical physics).
• Royal College of Radiologists (RCR): RCR is the UK professional body for radiologists and clinical oncologists - a comparable professional society model with conferences, fellowships, and continuing education, operating in a related (though different) healthcare specialty. Indirect comparator on member society/governance structure.

Broad incumbents

• International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP): IOMP is the global umbrella organization for medical physics societies including COMP indirectly. Operates the International Medical Physics Week, publishes guidelines, and connects national societies - broader scope than COMP but same professional-society function.

Regional players

• Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP): CAP is the broader Canadian physics professional society with a Medical Physics Division. Comparable in being a Canadian membership association serving physicists, but broader mandate (all physics subfields) rather than medical-only specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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