Manitoba Association of Cardiology technologists

History 

January 16, 1963 was the date of a “special meeting” of technicians employed in hospitals, clinics and physician’s offices. The meeting was held in Manitoba with the purpose of creating an organization. The name decided on that date was the Canadian Cardiology Technicians Association (CCTA).

The first official meeting of the CCTA was held in Winnipeg on January 30, 1962, in the EKG department conference room. Thirty-four technicians attended this meeting where they named Abe Toews as their first President. Annual dues that year were $10.00.

The association's goal was to obtain charter, which would require six consecutive meetings to be held. The group decided to meet every two weeks to meet this requirement.

On April 17, 1963, an application for Incorporation under the Companies Act was filed and in August of that year, the association announced its approval. Renamed to Cardiology Technologists Association (CTA), there were a total of thirty-four Charter Members; thirty from Manitoba, three from Ontario, and one from Saskatchewan.

Today the name has been changed to Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists (CSCT), with more than 1400 Registered Cardiology Technologists across Canada. 

Although much has changed since 1963, there has been one constant that remains: our passion for our patients and our love and dedication to our profession.