The Canadian Certification Council of Pathologists’ Assistants –
Conseil Canadien de la Certification des Assistants aux Pathologistes (CCCPA-CCCAP)
National certification for Pathologists’ Assistants (PAs) in Canada has been established by and through the Canadian Certification Council of Pathologists’ Assistants – Conseil Canadian de la Certification des Assistants aux Pathologistes (CCCPA-CCCAP). They have created the criteria for competency for Canadian PAs, which is demonstrated by applicants sitting and passing the CCCPA-CCCAP Board issued certification exam.
Eligibility to apply to write the CCCPA-CCCAP Certification Exam post January 2025 is now limited to successful graduates from a NAACLS-accredited Master’s Pathologists’ Assistant Degree Program. They must apply to sit and pass the exam within a period of 5 years post graduation.
Those who successfully pass the certification exam have permission to include the following credentials after their name in formal communications: PA(CCCPA-CCCAP)
Competency of certified Pathologists’ Assistants in maintained through the Continuing Education Program through the CCCPA-CCCAP, which requires certified PAs to obtain and provide evidence of 60 continuing education credits within a 3 year recertification cycle.
The CCCPA-CCCAP conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certifications of Persons.
Learn more about CCCPA-CCCAP certification of
Pathologists’ Assistants in Canada
Current List of CCCPA-CCCAP Certified
Pathologists’ Assistants
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Questions about certification, or want to get involved? Ask the CCCPA-CCCAP!
CCCPA-CCCAP Certification Committee Members
| Executive Committee | Initial Applications Committee | Recertification Committee | Exam Committee |
| Amanda Chan (CEO) | Lillian Feng (Chair) | Adrian Bahneanu (Chair) | Cassie Buick (Co-Chair) |
| Danielle Lee Davis (COO) | Alison Rivest | Shelby Dean (Lead) | Emily Kyle (Co-Chair) |
| Sarah James (past CEO) | Chelsea Lightbourne | Ryan Healey | Ainsley Chain |
| Christine Strongman | Lei Gong | Alicia Ussling | |
| Derek Kleinsteuber | Martin Grealish | Amanda Kwan | |
| Michelle Malig | Konstantin Kruitikov | Amy Lau-Liotta | |
| Monique Aitken | Marla Beach | Dr. Angela Miller | |
| Rebecca Ellis | Alyshia Phillips | Cassie Hillock- Watling | |
| Sanowar Hossain | Taylor Horlock | Chelsea Lightbourne | |
| Anali Darwish | Dr. Michael Chen | ||
| Kristin Yaehne | Dr. Gregory Charrois | ||
| Chelsea Lightbourne | Dr. Jaime Snowdon | ||
| Michelle Wu | Jennifer Bawol | ||
| Dominique Drouin | Kai Bekar | ||
| Shannon Law | Kirsten Hegg | ||
| Melanie Pescitelli | |||
| Peter Leventis | |||
| Wenjun Liu | |||
| Dr. Leina Zhao | |||
| Dr. Yayuan Zhao |
Canadian Certification Council of Pathology Laboratory Specialties (CCCPLS-CCCSLP)
For information about non-PA grossing and autopsy certification, please visit the CCCPLS-CCCSLP
The Canadian Certification Council of Pathology Laboratory Specialists (CCCPLS) – Conseil Canadien de Certification des Specialistes en Laboratoire de Pathologie (CCCSLP) has created certification pathways for Biopsy Processing Technicians, Simple Dissection Technicians, and Autopsy Technicians.
