Based on a decade of national workforce data, provincial and territorial comparisons, training capacity assessments, and service-level impacts, CANM’s 2025 National White Paper confirms that the shortage of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (NMTs) is no longer a localized or temporary issue. It now represents a system-level risk with direct consequences for clinical capacity, service sustainability, and patient outcomes across Canada.
As demand for PET, SPECT, radiopharmaceutical therapies, and theranostics continues to grow, many regions are operating below sustainable staffing levels. Without coordinated national action, the gap between technological advancement and workforce capacity will continue to widen.
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The Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine strives for excellence in the practice of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine by promoting the continued professional competence of nuclear medicine specialists, establishing guidelines of clinical practice, and encouraging biomedical research.
We work with all professionals in nuclear medicine to ensure that Canadians have access to the highest quality nuclear medicine services.
Our board members invest more than their time; they also lead in their respective field.
Access the latest Nuclear Medicine guidelines and recommendations, developed by leading experts in the field, to ensure high-quality patient care.
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The CANM is “the voice” for nuclear medicine specialists in Canada and solely represents the interests of these specialists. Over the past years, the CANM has been active in promoting and defending the needs of Canadian nuclear medicine specialists, especially during the medical isotope crisis. It is only through your active support that we are able to continue with multiple endeavours at both the provincial and federal levels.
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