The Official Membership Site for Canadian Pathologists’ Assistants

Discover how the PA Section of the CAP-ACP is serving Canadian Pathologists’ Assistants.

Pathologists' Assistants

What is a pathologists’ assistant?

Learn more about the essential role of the pathologists assistant in healthcare.

The PA Section

Discover how the Pathologists’ Assistant Section is supporting and advocating for the profession of pathologists’ assistants on a national and international level through the hard work of our committees.

Canadian PA Certification

The certifying body for PAs in Canada is the Canadian Certification Council of Pathologists’ Assistants – Conseil Canadien de la Certification des Assistants en Pathologie (CCCPA-CCCAP)

Visit our parent organization: The Canadian Association of Pathology-Association Canadienne des Pathologistes (CAP-ACP)

The PA Section and the CCCPA-CCCAP are independent and separate entities under the CAP-ACP. 

This site is the home of the PA Section – the national membership association for Canadian Pathologists’ Assistants.