college of pharmacists of manitoba

What college of pharmacists of manitoba does

The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) is the legislated pharmacy regulatory authority for the Province of Manitoba, Canada, established under The Pharmaceutical Act and currently transitioning pharmacy professionals to the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA). CPhM exclusively licenses and regulates the 1,968 registered pharmacy professionals (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) and all pharmacies operating in the province, including 1,293 community and 472 hospital pharmacy professionals, and is governed by a Council comprising elected registrants and Minister-appointed public members. The organization is headquartered at 210 Commerce Drive, Winnipeg, within the new Center for Professional Regulatory Collaboration (CPRC), to which it relocated on July 18, 2025.

CPhM's core operational products are regulatory in nature: the Alinity-based Registrant Portal for licensing, renewal, and professional development tracking; the Safety IQ Continuous Quality Improvement program that feeds medication incident data into the National Incident Data Repository (NIDR) — which collected 27,600+ reports in 2025; the Continuing Competency Program (CCP) with its Knowledge Application Assessment and Professional Development components; and the in-progress Hospital Practice Direction (HPD) Project to replace the 2004 Hospital Standards of Practice. Supporting products include the CCCEP-accredited Pharmacy Manager Training Program, accredited continuing education activities, the public Find a Pharmacy/Pharmacy Professional registry, and a library of practice directions covering sterile/non-sterile compounding, drug administration, prescribing, and pharmacy security.

CPhM operates as a non-profit regulatory body with revenue generated through registrant fees, pharmacy licensing fees, and program-related charges; financial figures are not publicly disclosed. Its customer segments comprise pharmacists (primary), pharmacy technicians, pharmacy owners/managers, and the public/patients of Manitoba, with university and government partnerships (University of Manitoba College of Pharmacy, Manitoba Health Seniors and Long-Term Care, NAPRA, ISMP Canada, Ontario College of Pharmacists) supporting regulatory development. Recent strategic activity has focused on expanding scope of practice (hormonal contraceptive prescribing effective August 4, 2026), modernizing regulatory frameworks (RHPA transition, HPD overhaul, CCP revision), and engaging in active consultations on Virtual Care and Inter-Provincial/Territorial Pharmacy Care practice directions.

Name

college of pharmacists of manitoba

Legal name

College of Pharmacists of Manitoba

Website

https://cphm.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) is the legislated provincial pharmacy regulatory authority that exclusively licenses and regulates the 1,968 pharmacy professionals and pharmacies operating in Manitoba, Canada, under The Pharmaceutical Act.

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Product category

Pharmacy Professional Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Controlled Substances & Pharmacy Regulation Authorities (HLAJACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Professional Standards & Scope-of-Practice Regulators (HLAJACAH), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

Keywords

• Pharmacy regulation
• Professional licensing
• Continuing competency
• Pharmacy practice standards
• Medication safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) is the legislated regulatory authority for pharmacy in Manitoba, operating under The Pharmaceutical Act. It licenses and regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacies, and pharmacy students, manages annual registration renewals, sets and enforces practice directions and standards, oversees competency through the Continuing Competency Program, administers the Safety IQ medication incident reporting program, and handles public complaints and discipline.

Product overview

The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) is a regulatory body, not a traditional product company. CPhM's regulatory services portfolio includes the Alinity App-based Registrant Portal for member management and renewals, the Safety IQ Continuous Quality Improvement program for medication incident management, the Continuing Competency Program (CCP) for pharmacist professional development with Knowledge Application Assessment and CQI components, and the Hospital Practice Direction project for modernizing hospital pharmacy standards. Supporting products include the Pharmacy Manager Training Program, professional development learning activities, a public pharmacy/professional finder, and various practice directions and standards governing pharmacy operations. CPhM also manages regulatory reform transitioning pharmacy professionals under The Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Registrant Portal (Alinity App) Online platform for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies to manage registration, licence renewals, professional development logs, and learning plans.
• Safety IQ Program Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program for community pharmacies that provides a standardized approach to medication incident management, reporting, and learning, integrated with the National Incident Data Repository (NIDR).
• Continuing Competency Program (CCP) Evidence-informed program for registered pharmacists to assure maintenance of competence and support ongoing enhancements in pharmacy practice, including Professional Development logging, Knowledge Application Assessment, and Continuous Quality Improvement components.
• Pharmacy Manager Training Program Mandatory nine-module CCCEP-accredited program covering legislative and operational responsibilities of pharmacy managers including supervision, incident management, and pharmacy security.
• Find a Pharmacy/Pharmacy Professional Registry Public registry enabling patients and the public to locate registered pharmacies and pharmacy professionals in Manitoba.
• Practice Directions and Standards Regulatory documents establishing standards for pharmacy practice including sterile and non-sterile compounding, drug administration, prescribing, and pharmacy operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27,600+ medication incident reports submitted in 2025 from 2,700+ community pharmacies through NIDR program

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2026Government partner for pharmacist prescribing programs including hormonal contraceptive prescribing program launched August 4, 2026. Collaborates on regulatory amendments to Pharmaceutical Regulation.
• National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPhM works with NAPRA on National Drug Schedules (NDS) which provides the framework for drug scheduling conditions. CPhM adopts the NDS through the Pharmaceutical Regulation and participates in NAPRA's National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee (NDSAC) for scheduling recommendations.
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPhM partners with ISMP Canada on the Safety IQ program and National Incident Data Repository (NIDR) for community pharmacies. The NIDR collects medication incident reports to improve pharmacy safety across Canada.
• University of Manitoba College of PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for pharmacy student registration, professional development opportunities, and the Essentials in Advanced Patient Care for Pharmacists Micro-Certificate Program.
• Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on pilot testing of the Knowledge Application Assessment (KAA) for the Continuing Competency Program. OCP provides support and shares experience with their Knowledge Assessment program.
• Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care (MHSLTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProposed amendments to Pharmaceutical Regulation for pharmacy students to administer drugs and vaccines under direct pharmacist supervision.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba: Provincial regulator for registered nurses in Manitoba, also part of the CPRC co-location. Comparable regulatory structure for a different health profession under overlapping RHPA framework.
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba: Provincial regulator for physicians in Manitoba, co-located with CPhM at the Center for Professional Regulatory Collaboration (CPRC). Adjacent health profession regulator with a parallel mandate and shared operational/governance patterns.

Direct peers

• Ontario College of Pharmacists: Provincial pharmacy regulator for Ontario that licenses pharmacists and pharmacies under Ontario legislation. Direct peer sharing similar mandate, scope-of-practice frameworks, and an active Knowledge Assessment program that CPhM is currently piloting for its CCP.
• College of Pharmacists of British Columbia: Provincial pharmacy regulatory authority for British Columbia. Direct peer providing pharmacy professional licensing, public registry, and practice direction-setting comparable to CPhM's mandate in Manitoba.
• Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals: Provincial pharmacy regulator for Saskatchewan licensing pharmacists and pharmacies. Direct peer sharing similar regulatory authority structure, competency programs, and rural pharmacy practice challenges relevant to Manitoba.
• Alberta College of Pharmacy: Provincial pharmacy regulator for Alberta regulating pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies. Direct peer with comparable licensing, complaint/discipline, and competency assurance functions, and an analogous scope-of-practice expansion trajectory.
• Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec: Professional order regulating Quebec pharmacists under Quebec professional law. Direct peer with comparable scope-of-practice, inspection, and discipline functions, and one of the larger Canadian pharmacy regulators by registrant count.
• Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists: Provincial pharmacy regulator for Nova Scotia. Direct peer with comparable mandate over pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies in its jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA): Pan-Canadian umbrella body of pharmacy regulators that maintains the National Drug Schedules and model standards. Not a direct competitor but a peer ecosystem actor with whom CPhM collaborates on NDS and other national frameworks.

Others

• Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada): National medication safety organization that partners with CPhM on the Safety IQ program and National Incident Data Repository. An enabling/ecosystem partner rather than a regulator, but directly tied to CPhM's flagship safety program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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