Saskatchewan College Of Pharmacy Professionals

What Saskatchewan College Of Pharmacy Professionals does

The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) is a provincial self-regulatory body established in 1911 and operating under The Pharmacy and Pharmacy Disciplines Act of Saskatchewan. Its mandate is to regulate the practice of pharmacy, govern the conduct of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and protect public safety in the province. SCPP sets and enforces professional standards, administers registration and licensure, conducts discipline processes, and oversees pharmacy permits for both community and institutional pharmacies operating in Saskatchewan.

The college operates member-facing programs including the Competency Assurance Program (CAP) and COMPASS (a continuing quality improvement framework) to maintain and assess practitioner competency across the licensure cycle. It coordinates with national and provincial partners, including the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC), the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), to align training, examination, and data standards.

SCPP is funded primarily through mandatory membership fees and pharmacy permit fees, with publicly posted schedules (for example, a practising pharmacist fee of $1,504.65 and a pharmacy technician fee of $904.05). As a non-profit statutory regulator, it does not pursue revenue growth in the commercial sense; its operations scale with the size and composition of the Saskatchewan pharmacy workforce and the scope of regulated activities.

Name

Saskatchewan College Of Pharmacy Professionals

Legal name

Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals

Website

https://saskpharm.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals is a provincial self-regulatory body that licenses pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, sets practice standards, and issues pharmacy permits in Saskatchewan under statutory authority.

Ownership category

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Product category

Pharmacy Professional Regulation

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Healthcare & Medical Licensure Exam Prep (USMLE/COMLEX, NCLEX, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA) (EDANAIAA)

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Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI), Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ)

Keywords

• Pharmacy regulation
• Pharmacist licensing
• Professional registration
• Competency assurance
• Pharmacy permits

Headquarters

HQ city

Regina

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, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pharmacist Membership Fees: Annual membership fees charged to pharmacists for licensure and registration. Practising membership is $1,504.65 (including GST), with various categories including non-practising, associate, and retired memberships.
2. Pharmacy Technician Membership Fees: Annual membership fees for pharmacy technicians. Practising membership is $904.05 (including GST), with non-practising, associate, and retired categories available.
3. Registration and Appraisal Fees: Fees for appraisal registration ($448.35), assessment registration ($1,291.50), and jurisprudence examinations ($400.05) for pharmacists. International applicants and out-of-province applicants pay registration fees of $688.80.
4. Pharmacy Technician Registration Fees: Registration and reinstatement fees for pharmacy technicians including Canadian applicants ($688.80), provisional international applicants ($688.80), and labour mobility applicants ($688.80).
5. Pharmacy Permit Fees: Fees for pharmacy permits including opening new pharmacies, permit amendments, renewals, renovations, relocations, and ownership changes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) is a self-regulating professional body, established in 1911 and operating under The Pharmacy and Pharmacy Disciplines Act, 1996 (Saskatchewan). It licenses pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, registers pharmacy locations through permits, administers the Competency Assurance Program (CAP) and COMPASS quality improvement program, processes applications for prescriptive authority and for international pharmacy graduates, and handles complaints, investigations, and discipline for the pharmacy profession in the province.

Product overview

Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) operates as a regulatory body offering a portfolio of programs and services centered on pharmacy professional regulation and public protection. The core offerings include COMPASS (community pharmacy safety and quality improvement), CAP (Competency Assurance Program for continuing professional development), Prescriptive Authority programs at multiple levels, and pharmacy technician registration/licensing. SCPP supports members through the in1touch digital platform for licensing and member management, and communicates via official newsletters (SCOPe and MicroSCOPe). Additional services include complaints and discipline processes, regulatory bylaws enforcement, and a comprehensive Reference Manual.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COMPASS: Community Pharmacy Safety Excellence Program - Continuous Quality Improvement program for community pharmacies
• CAP
• SCOPe
• MicroSCOPe

Quantifiable outcome

• All community pharmacies must participate in COMPASS continuous quality improvement program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NAPRA (National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAPRA develops national drug schedules and competency standards that SCPP adopts and implements in Saskatchewan. SCPP participates in NAPRA consultations on compounding competencies, sterile/non-sterile compounding standards, and pharmacist competency assessments.
• University of Saskatchewan - College of Pharmacy and NutritioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCPP works with the U of S College of Pharmacy and Nutrition for PharmD graduate licensure. The university supplies proof of convocation directly to SCPP. Extended internship program allows graduates to practice under supervision while completing PEBC examinations.
• Saskatchewan PolytechniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaskatchewan Polytechnic offers the two-year Pharmacy Technician Diploma program. SCPP requires all students to register as interns and complete the Structured Practical Training and Assessment (SPTA) program for licensure.
• PEBC (Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEBC conducts qualifying examinations for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. SCPP requires successful completion of PEBC Qualification Exams (Part I MCQ and Part II OSCE/OSPE) for licensure. PEBC also offers streamlined pathway for internationally trained applicants.
• USask CPE (University of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional Development)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUSask CPE provides mandatory training courses for pharmacists including Prescriptive Authority Level 1 Basics, Prescribing for Minor Ailments, Privacy Officer training, COMPASS CQI Coordinator training, and injection certification (SK-Specific Module 16).
• CCCEP (Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCCEP provides accredited immunization and injection competency-mapped training programs. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must complete CCCEP two-staged competency training for Advanced Method Certification (AMC) to administer injections.
• Saskatchewan Cancer AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCA collaborated with CPDPP on changes to PIP/eHealth Viewer. Pharmacy professionals can access cancer medication information through the pharmaceutical information program.
• Pharmacists' Gateway CanadaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGateway provides information and telephone support for internationally trained pharmacists navigating the Canadian licensure process before they register directly with PEBC and SCPP.
• Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHA works with SCPP on COVID-19 and influenza immunization programs, harm reduction initiatives, naloxone distribution, and substance use disorder treatment programs including OAT (Opiate Agonist Therapy).
• Saskatchewan Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry provides legislative authority and policy direction. SCPP implements Ministry directives including pharmacy vaccination programs, point-of-care testing authorization, and pandemic response measures.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alberta College of Pharmacy (College of Pharmacy of Alberta): Provincial pharmacy regulatory body in Alberta operating under similar health professions legislation. Directly comparable in licensing, complaints, competency assurance, and pharmacy permit functions to SCPP.
• College of Pharmacists of Manitoba: Manitoba's pharmacy regulatory body, licensing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and administering competency programs. Closely comparable in scope, jurisdiction size, and prairie-province healthcare context.
• Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC): National body that administers the qualifying examinations (Part I MCQ and Part II OSCE/OSPE) required for pharmacist and pharmacy technician licensure. SCPP mandates PEBC certification as a gatekeeping step, making PEBC a directly upstream peer in the same credentialing flow.
• Ontario College of Pharmacists: Provincial pharmacy regulator for Ontario with analogous legislative mandate to license pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, set practice standards, and administer quality assurance. Comparable in regulatory function, fee structure, and stakeholder model to SCPP, only in a much larger province.
• Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec: Quebec's pharmacy professional order regulating pharmacists and pharmacy technicians under the Professional Code. Comparable regulator with additional language and jurisdictional differences but the same core mandate of public protection through licensure and inspection.
• Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists: Atlantic-Canadian provincial pharmacy regulator licensing pharmacists and pharmacies in Nova Scotia. Directly comparable in mandate and structure to SCPP, scaled to a smaller population.
• College of Pharmacists of British Columbia: Provincial pharmacy regulator for British Columbia with the same mandate to protect the public through licensing, registration, and discipline of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies. Functionally equivalent to SCPP.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP): US umbrella association of state pharmacy boards that operates the NABP e-Profile, the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), and the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment. Functional analogue to NAPRA plus PEBC for the U.S., and a broad incumbent in pharmacy regulation.
• National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA): National umbrella body of Canada's pharmacy regulators that develops national drug schedules, competency standards, and model bylaws adopted by SCPP and other provincial colleges. Same regulatory family but at a national/coordination level rather than provincial licensing.

Regional players

• General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC): Independent regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies in Great Britain. Performs the same statutory public-protection role as SCPP (registration, fitness to practise, standards, inspections) but in a different geography and national rather than provincial context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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