CNA Members
Provincial and Territorial Members
BRITISH COLUMBIA Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia |
ALBERTA College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta |
SASKATCHEWAN Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association |
MANITOBA College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba |
ONTARIO Registered Nurses Association of Ontario |
NEW BRUNSWICK Nurses Association of New Brunswick |
NOVA SCOTIA College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia |
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island ARNPEI- |
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador |
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
YUKON Yukon Registered Nurses Association |
A nurse must hold individual membership in one of the provincial or territorial nursing associations which make up the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) in order to belong to CNA and the International Council of Nurses.
Nurses in Ontario wishing to belong to CNA should join the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. Those in Québec should join the Yukon Registered Nurses Association or become an associate member of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick.
Non-members / Non-membres
QUÉBEC Ordre des
infirmières et infirmiers du Québec |
ONTARIO
College of Nurses of Ontario |
CRNBC
The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) are pleased to announce a joint agreement that provides for CRNBC to assign its jurisdictional membership in CNA to CNA in order to maintain the voice of B.C. registered nurses and nurse practitioners at the national level on health and social policy matters. The agreement is effective August 31, 2011.
CRNBC registrants will continue to be represented on the CNA board of directors by a B.C. registered nurse and at the CNA annual meeting through voting delegate(s) from British Columbia. The process for this representation will be determined by CNA. In addition, all CRNBC registrants currently receiving CNA benefits will continue to do so; these include receiving Canadian Nurse, access to the member-only section of NurseONE, discounts on certification exams, and eligibility for all other CNA member benefits.
CRNBC will continue to collect CNA fees from registrants at initial registration and registration renewal and will transfer these fees to CNA as is done now in accordance with CRNBC’s bylaws.
The decision by the CRNBC board in April 2010 to no longer be a member of CNA was not taken lightly. It was considered necessary in light of concerns about the incompatibility between CRNBC and CNA’s respective mandates and functions since 2005 when CRNBC was established as a health profession college under the British Columbia Health Professions Act.
CRNBC is proud of the work that CNA has done on behalf of Canadian nurses and is confident that B.C.’s registered nurses and nurse practitioners will continue to benefit from and contribute to CNA’s work in the years to come.
ARNBC
Following the decision of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) to assign its jurisdictional rights back to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) effective August 31, 2011, CNA and the Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (ARNBC) are pleased to announce that we are working in partnership to ensure the professional voice of B.C. nurses on the topics of nursing, health policy and social policy matters.
We are entering into a 12-month memorandum of understanding that will allow the opportunity to engage with individual nurses and nursing stakeholder groups within the province. A focus during this year will be to get input and agreement on the governance, structure and needs of B.C. nurses that will best serve nursing’s professional voice now and in the future.
ARNBC has worked for the past year on developing its relationship with CNA, building on the momentum of the RN Network and laying the groundwork for a new organization that will continue the strong tradition of B.C. nurses working in association with one another. As a first step, we will be co-hosting a forum early this fall to bring together various nursing groups and offer the opportunity for individual nurses to give input and advice. Details on that day will be communicated to you through the CNA and ARNBC websites.
All CRNBC registrants currently receiving CNA benefits will continue to do so; these include receiving Canadian Nurse, access to the member-only section of NurseONE, discounts on certification exams, and eligibility for all other CNA member benefits.
For questions regarding the CNA–ARNBC partnership, contact Anne Sutherland Boal, CNA chief operating officer, at asutherlandboal@cna-aiic.ca.
Updated: November 14, 2011
