The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada is a trusted partner in strengthening medication safety through learning, sharing, and acting to improve health care.
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Partner with ISMP Canada
Our team of experts analyze reports of medication errors from across the country and provide resources, education, and consulting services to improve medication safety.
The Canadian Medication Safety Network provides a chance to hear from health care providers and consumers about medication safety needs and opportunities from communities across the country.
Learn
We collect and analyze reports of medication errors and other issues so we can learn about the risks related to medications and collaboratively develop strategies to address them.
- Practitioners, community pharmacies, consumers and caregivers can report your experiences with medication errors.
Share
We share lessons learned, including compelling actionable, evidence-informed recommendations that organizations, practitioners, consumers, and caregivers can use to reduce the risks related to medications.
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See Shared Learning from Community Pharmacy Reporting
Act
We partner to implement, sustain, and evaluate medication safety improvements in practice.
Want to act now?
Join the Canadian Medication Safety Network to be part of this medication safety community of learning!
Register for the NetworkConsumers and caregivers
- Review 5 Questions to Ask About My Medications for your next discussion about medications with a practitioner
- Other medication safety resources
Organizations and Practitioners
- Resources
- Strengthening Medication Safety in Long-Term Care
- Medication Safety Self Assessments
- Education
- Consultations
2025 - Volume 25
ISMP Canada Impact
Our impactStrengthening Medication Safety in Long-Term Care
The Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC) in Ontario is partnering with ISMP Canada to support long-term care homes in strengthening medication safety.
Community Pharmacy Reporting & Learning
Community Pharmacy Reporting and Learning is a component of the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS). Community pharmacies in participating provinces anonymously submit reports of incidents to the National Incident Data Repository for Community Pharmacies (NIDR) to share learning and inform safety improvements, reflecting a growing culture of safety in Canada.
Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System
The Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS) is a collaborative pan-Canadian program of Health Canada, ISMP Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Patients for Patient Safety Canada and Healthcare Excellence Canada. The goal of CMIRPS is to reduce and prevent harmful medication incidents in Canada.