https://capa-acam.ca/articlesenhttps://capa-acam.ca/articles/ontarios-30-million-investment-a-boost-for-primary-care-and-physician-assistants-2026-03-02The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants welcomes the Government of Ontario’s recent investment of an additional 30 million dollars to expand...Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/articles/ontarios-30-million-investment-a-boost-for-primary-care-and-physician-assistants-2026-03-02https://capa-acam.ca/articles/the-medical-post-every-doctor-deserves-a-pa-2025-11-05Read Full Article  Access Article HereWed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/articles/the-medical-post-every-doctor-deserves-a-pa-2025-11-05https://capa-acam.ca/articles/pas-part-of-new-brunswicks-solution-to-health-workforce-initiatives-2025-10-31Ottawa, Ontario – October 3 1 , 2025 The Canadian Association of P hysician As sistants (CAPA) applau d s the Government of New Brunswick for funding...Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/articles/pas-part-of-new-brunswicks-solution-to-health-workforce-initiatives-2025-10-31https://capa-acam.ca/articles/nationalpaday2024November 27, 2024, marks National Physician Assistant (PA) Day in Canada — a day to recognize and celebrate the vital contributions of Physician...Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/articles/nationalpaday2024https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/physician-assistants-start-working-in-northern-quebec-to-help-increase-access-to-care-a-significant-milestone-for-pas-who-are-now-able-to-practice-medicine-coast-to-coast-2024-10-01Physician Assistants (PAs) start working in Northern Quebec to help increase access to care, A significant milestone for PAs who are now able to...Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/physician-assistants-start-working-in-northern-quebec-to-help-increase-access-to-care-a-significant-milestone-for-pas-who-are-now-able-to-practice-medicine-coast-to-coast-2024-10-01https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/webinar-recap-enhancing-healthcare-exploring-the-role-of-physician-assistants-in-bc-2024-04-30At CAPA, we're dedicated to promoting collaboration and advancing healthcare through the integration of Physician Assistants (PAs) into various...Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/webinar-recap-enhancing-healthcare-exploring-the-role-of-physician-assistants-in-bc-2024-04-30https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/prime-minister-and-manitoba-premier-announce-633m-in-health-funding-2024-02-16Prime minister and Manitoba premier announce $633M in health funding Manitoba and Ottawa announced a deal Thursday to infuse $633 million into the...Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:05:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/prime-minister-and-manitoba-premier-announce-633m-in-health-funding-2024-02-16https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/bc-specialists-say-hiring-physician-assistants-would-reduce-ever-growing-waitlists-2024-02-12Specialists like Dr. Yashar Tashakkor and Dr. Chris Hoag find themselves at the forefront of a growing demand for their services. As internal...Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:05:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/bc-specialists-say-hiring-physician-assistants-would-reduce-ever-growing-waitlists-2024-02-12https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/new-physician-assistant-training-program-at-dalhousie-will-help-address-health-workforce-challenges-2024-01-02New Training Program at Dalhousie will help address Health Workforce Challenges First new Canadian PA Program in more than a decade opens doors!...Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:30:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/new-physician-assistant-training-program-at-dalhousie-will-help-address-health-workforce-challenges-2024-01-02https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/alberta-pa-steps-up-to-keep-er-open-2023-12-04CAPA President Kirsten Luomala in Alberta as PA in 2013 | Image source: CBC Edmonton Alberta's Physician Assistants Shine in a Decade of...Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/alberta-pa-steps-up-to-keep-er-open-2023-12-04https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/physician-assistant-pilot-program-at-fredericton-hospital-made-permanent-after-12-years-2023-11-27In a groundbreaking move, New Brunswick, Health Minister Bruce Fitch announced on Monday that the physician assistant pilot program at Dr. Everett...Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/physician-assistant-pilot-program-at-fredericton-hospital-made-permanent-after-12-years-2023-11-27https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/unveiling-the-impact-of-physician-assistants-in-manitobas-healthcare-system-2023-11-24Image source: Shared Health Manitoba In a recent article from Shared Health Manitoba, Carmen Konzelman and Leah Brezinski, both physician assistants...Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/unveiling-the-impact-of-physician-assistants-in-manitobas-healthcare-system-2023-11-24https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/santis-health-charting-a-bold-future-for-canadas-health-workforce-webinar-recap-2023-11-20In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian health system faced unprecedented challenges, shedding light on capacity issues and the need for...Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/santis-health-charting-a-bold-future-for-canadas-health-workforce-webinar-recap-2023-11-20https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/new-conference-board-of-canada-report-highlights-pas-as-a-key-solution-to-canadas-health-workforce-crisis-2023-11-20OTTAWA, ON , Nov. 21, 2023 - The Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) has unveiled a report, Unlocking Potential: Exploring Physician Assistant Funding...Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/new-conference-board-of-canada-report-highlights-pas-as-a-key-solution-to-canadas-health-workforce-crisis-2023-11-20https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/you-are-invited-to-national-pa-day-on-november-27th-2023-2023-11-09November 27, 2023, marks a significant day for healthcare professionals across Canada - National Physician Assistant (PA) Day. It's an occasion to...Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/you-are-invited-to-national-pa-day-on-november-27th-2023-2023-11-09https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/alberta-health-services-restructure-2023-11-08November 8, 2023- The Alberta government announced today a major restructuring of the province’s health care system, which will see the...Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/alberta-health-services-restructure-2023-11-08https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/10-pas-coming-to-newfoundland-and-labrador-to-aid-overworked-doctors-2023-11-06Newfoundland and Labrador's healthcare system is about to undergo a transformation that encourages to alleviate the burden on overworked doctors,...Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:03:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/10-pas-coming-to-newfoundland-and-labrador-to-aid-overworked-doctors-2023-11-06https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/2024-bc-budget-consultation-recap-2023-06-15CAPA's response to the budget consultation in British Columbia emphasizes the critical issue of the shortage of medical professionals in public...Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:21:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/2024-bc-budget-consultation-recap-2023-06-15https://capa-acam.ca/updates-1/registration-opening-soon-2023-06-07Registration opening soon!Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/updates-1/registration-opening-soon-2023-06-07https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/atlantic-provinces-call-on-physician-assistants-to-help-with-health-workforce-challenges-2023-04-05The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) is delighted that governments in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador is investing in...Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:45:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/atlantic-provinces-call-on-physician-assistants-to-help-with-health-workforce-challenges-2023-04-05https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/community-of-port-hardy-implores-government-to-allow-physician-assistant-to-practice-2023-02-23Mayor and Council, First Nations Health Authority, and Doctors in B.C. support proposal to integrate Physician Assistant (PA) model. British Columbia...Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:58:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/community-of-port-hardy-implores-government-to-allow-physician-assistant-to-practice-2023-02-23https://capa-acam.ca/updates/session-recordings-2022-12-15All the sessions were recorded and are available under Recordings in your left-hand column menu. If you did not attend the conference, the recordings...Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:09:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/updates/session-recordings-2022-12-15https://capa-acam.ca/updates/capa-2022-cpd-certificate-2022-12-15Don’t forget to calculate the number of CPD credit hours for the sessions you attended and evaluated. Should you view any recordings for the sessions...Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:01:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/updates/capa-2022-cpd-certificate-2022-12-15https://capa-acam.ca/updates/thank-you-2022-12-15Thank you to all those who attended the CAPA Conference in Quebec City, as well as those who participated in our first hybrid event online. Our...Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/updates/thank-you-2022-12-15https://capa-acam.ca/2022/11/capa-meets-with-federal-minister-of-healthCAPA President, Kevin Dickson and Nova Scotia, Alternate Director, Erin Sephton met with the Minister of Health, The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos on...Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:41:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/2022/11/capa-meets-with-federal-minister-of-healthhttps://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/health-professionals-from-across-canada-call-on-quebec-government-to-let-them-help-2022-11-30Canada’s Physician Assistants say it’s time for Quebec to introduce PAs into the health system to help reduce wait times and improve access QUÉBEC...Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:36:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/health-professionals-from-across-canada-call-on-quebec-government-to-let-them-help-2022-11-30https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/canadas-physician-assistants-pas-express-strong-disappointment-in-the-bc-governments-hhr-plan-that-leaves-bcs-pas-on-the-sidelines-2022-11-30Canada’s PAs called on the BC government to immediately allow BC PAs to practice in the province and help other health professionals tackle the...Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:33:00 -0500https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/canadas-physician-assistants-pas-express-strong-disappointment-in-the-bc-governments-hhr-plan-that-leaves-bcs-pas-on-the-sidelines-2022-11-30https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/regulation-of-pas-in-ontario-important-step-in-health-modernization-2021-07-16Toronto, Ontario, 2021 — Today, in the Ontario Legislature, the Minister of Health, Christine Elliott introduced legislation, that once passed, will...Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:14:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/news/regulation-of-pas-in-ontario-important-step-in-health-modernization-2021-07-16https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/yorks-announcement-of-new-medical-school-presents-opportunity-for-creation-of-new-physician-assistant-program-2021-06-15Canada needs Physician Assistants (PAs) to make health care more accessible, however, more training spots are needed to expand the PA model of care....Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:14:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/yorks-announcement-of-new-medical-school-presents-opportunity-for-creation-of-new-physician-assistant-program-2021-06-15https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/bc-falls-behind-other-provinces-on-health-care-reform-2020-10-28BC falls behind other provinces on health care reform Calls for introduction of PAs into BC Health System intensify as new government takes office....Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:52:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/advocacy/press-releases/bc-falls-behind-other-provinces-on-health-care-reform-2020-10-28https://capa-acam.ca/2020/08/august-issue-of-the-journal-of-canadas-physician-assistants-now-availableThe August issue of The Journal of Canada's Physician Assistants has now been published.Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:23:00 -0400https://capa-acam.ca/2020/08/august-issue-of-the-journal-of-canadas-physician-assistants-now-available