Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) / Association canadienne des adjoints au medecin (ACAM)

The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants is a nationally incorporated bilingual professional association that advocates on behalf of its members at the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors which represents Physician Assistants (PA) including those serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, PA students, and other members across Canada and internationally. CAPA members share a desire to help develop Canadian health care, and to advocate for the professions’ model of cooperative, collaborative, patient centered quality health care excellence.

Mission:
Advocate for and support physician assistants across Canada. Through high standards and established competencies, integrate the physician assistant profession in the Canadian health care system to improve patient access to quality health care.

Vision:
To promote and enable the Canadian PA to practice in all territories and provinces and to gain a recognized status within each jurisdiction, enhancing the delivery of health care to all Canadians.