Our purpose
Skilled care. Stronger communities.
We help learners build the confidence, practical awareness and professional habits needed to support safe pharmacy operations.
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Learning for the people who help care happen.
OPAA is an online learning academy focused on developing capable, safety-minded Pharmacy Assistant learners for community-pharmacy support roles.
Your community.
Our focus.
A healthier tomorrow.
Leadership & instruction
Niyat Prajapati
President, Co-Founder & Ontario Registered Pharmacist
Niyat is an Ontario Registered Pharmacist with experience across community, hospital, long-term-care, central-fill and sterile-compounding pharmacy practice. His work brings together medication safety, patient communication, pharmacy workflow and quality-focused practice.
At OPAA, Niyat leads the learning approach and helps students connect classroom concepts with the professional standards, teamwork and safe habits expected in real pharmacy environments.
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Leadership & instruction
Kehkashan B. Rizvi
Vice President, Co-Founder & Ontario Registered Pharmacist
Kehkashan is a registered Ontario pharmacist and pharmacy owner with more than 25 years of Canadian pharmacy experience across hospital, retail, ICU, chemotherapy and specialty pharmacy.
She has trained and mentored pharmacy students through the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and Ontario College of Pharmacists, as well as high-school co-op students. She has been a PEBC assessor since 2010 and brings hands-on experience with Canadian pharmacy practice and pharmacy software systems.
At OPAA, Kehkashan leads instructional content and supports practical learning that prepares students to become confident, workplace-ready pharmacy assistants.
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The OPAA way
Learn. Practise. Belong.
Learn
Build practical knowledge through clear, structured learning.
Practise
Apply skills thoughtfully through guided exercises and academic activities.
Belong
Grow in a respectful learning community focused on stronger communities.
A focused learning model
Designed for responsible pharmacy support.
OPAA's certificate program combines online lessons, live pharmacist-led instruction, supervised community-pharmacy training, guided exercises, assessment and an independent Community Pharmacy Observation Project. Learning is designed around patient privacy, safe communication, medication safety and professional responsibility.
OPAA prepares learners for an entry-level support role. It does not replace the regulated responsibilities of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians.
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