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Professional Representation

CSMLS represents the professional interests of medical laboratory technologists and medical laboratory assistants through membership on committees, presentation of briefs, and discussions with government departments and other Canadian health-professional organizations.

Professional Representation

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Steering Committee on Health Care
Program Council – Accreditation Canada HSO (EQual program)
Organizations for Health Action (HEAL)
Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation (CNAR)
Canadian Association of Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Occasionally CSMLS present briefs and discussion papers to commissions and task forces whose mandate covers anything that might affect CSMLS members or the profession.

Provincial Organizations

CSMLS works closely with provincial societies and regulatory bodies. The structure and function of the provincial organizations varies from province to province. British Columbia and Prince Edward Island have voluntary societies that represent the profession. In Ontario and Manitoba the regulatory body and professional society are separate organizations.

The CSMLS and the regulators meet through out the year to discuss items of importance to the Certification and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program.

Regulatory Bodies

Provincial regulatory bodies (also called regulatory colleges) establish the rules and regulations that determine who may practice as a medical laboratory technologist. Their primary role is to protect the public.

CSMLS works in partnership with provincial regulatory bodies but is a completely separate organization.

If you wish to work as an MLT in any of the regulated provinces, you must be registered with the provincial regulatory body. In Canada, all provinces except for British Columbia and Prince Edward Island are regulated; the three territories (Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories) are not regulated. Medical laboratory assistants are not a regulated health profession in Canada at this time.

Provincial Regulatory Bodies and Societies

BC Society of Laboratory Science (BCSLS)
College of Allied Health Professionals of PEI
College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Alberta (CMLTA)
College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba (CMLTM)
College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO)
Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Association of Ontario (MLPAO)
Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science (MAMLS)
New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NBSMLT)
Newfoundland and Labrador College of Medical Laboratory Sciences
Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NSCMLT)
Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ)
Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (SSMLT)

Partners for Life

Let’s do something amazing together!

CSMLS has become a “Partner For Life”. This is a national program committed to saving lives through blood donations, with Canadian Blood Services.

Donating blood is a great way to build team spirit. Organize a group of co-workers, family or friends to donate blood, save lives and support the medical laboratory community.

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Remember to use the CSMLS “Partner for Life” code: CANA160391