Health-care workers in Alberta would also witness Physician Assistants in their area of routine duties. The minister of Health on Monday announced that the Physician Assistants would also perform the tasks such as jotting down patient's history and ordering lab tests under guidance of a physician.

The minister of health, Fred Horne, said, "While we continue to actively recruit new physicians to Alberta, we are moving forward to assist doctors on routine matters in high needs areas so that our physicians can free up more time to spend directly with patients". He added that PAs would not substitute for the PCN nurses or Nurse Practitioners as they work independently of physician.

According to the announcement, the initial days would see 10 PA positions across the province encapsulating Milk River, Bassano, Calgary, Red Deer, Beaverlodge and Edmonton. This includes a budget of $3.8 million.

TreenaKlassen, executive director of the Palliser Primary Care Network, was found saying that the work of PA is different from nurses and is also an important element of overall primary health care.

Fleshing out the details, Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) has said that they would be working with Alberta Health Services and would be aiding them in this endeavor.