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CNA Conference 2026: registration now open

Join us for CNA Conference 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Treaty 1 Territory, September 21–23, 2026. The theme of this inspirational event is The Power of Nurses to Transform Health: Our Expertise, Our Impacts. This is CNA’s first national nursing conference in eight years — bringing together nurses, nursing students, researchers, educators, leaders, and partners for keynotes, concurrent sessions, poster presentations, networking, and health and healing spaces.

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Take The Path: Reconciliation begins with you

This self-paced learning journey will help nurses confront the legacy of colonization, address Indigenous-specific racism, and advance reconciliation in nursing and health care. CNA is offering this online course in partnership with Nvision Insight Group and First Nations, Inuit and Métis nurse leaders.

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CNA Launches First Provincial Chapter in Newfoundland and Labrador

We are proud to introduce the inaugural Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter, empowering nurses to shape health policy and strengthen their collective voice. Members in the province are invited to vote for the Chapter’s executive committee.

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Code of Ethics for Nurses

Available now – a new Code of Ethics for all nurses. The new Code highlights contemporary challenges, reconciliation, leadership, nurse well-being and modernized language. Discover how it can guide your practice.

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CNA welcomes Alberta nurses!

The Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) has officially become an Organizational Affiliate of CNA, strengthening the vital role of Alberta’s nurses and reinforcing the collective influence of nurses across Canada.

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CNA’s Policy Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

CNA’s 2025 Policy Roadmap lays out a bold, evidence-based vision to strengthen Canada’s health system. Discover our priorities to improve access, equity, and outcomes through a fully optimized nursing workforce.

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The matrix of regulated categories and types of nursing organizations, all layered within Canada’s federated structure, makes for a complicated nursing landscape. While there is some blurring of functions among them, it is important to understand the roles of these diverse organizations.



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CNA is the unified voice of Canadian nursing — from coast to coast to coast. We support students and nurses in the beginning stages of their careers, those who are working full and part-time, and those who are retired. No matter where you work, we’re determined to make nursing better — for nurses, for patients and for our public health systems.

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What Our Members Say

“Being a member of CNA has continuously pushed me to think about the bigger picture and how nursing can transform health care through leadership and innovation.”

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Patrick Chiu

Professional Practice Advisor, AB

What Our Members Say

“Belonging to CNA allows me to remain connected with national nursing issues, access helpful digital resources and contribute to national nursing advancement. I wouldn’t be without it!”

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Mary McAllister, RN, PhD, FCAN

Retired, ON

What Our Members Say

“I am thankful for CNA for the instrumental professional leadership and regulatory support that it provides to nurses in the North.”

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Jo-Anne Cecchetto

Assistant Deputy Minister, NT

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“Canadian nurses need a unifying voice to advocate for and lead the profession; CNA is that voice. CNA’s collective leadership is critical to the health and well-being of our nation.”

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Dawn Tisdale

Provincial Health Services Authority, BC

What Our Members Say

“I belong to CNA because it brings together and enables nurses from all walks of life to have a voice that speaks to all Canadians, patients and policy-makers.”

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Gail Donner, RN, BScN, PhD, FCAN

Professor Emerita, University of Toronto; Partner, donnerwheeler

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“CNA is current and relevant, even when unexpected changes happen — like a pandemic and its aftermath.”

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Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

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“I value my membership with CNA because it advocates and lobbies for nursing initiatives at a national level.”

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Melissa Holzer

Territorial Specialist in Acute Care, NU

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“I value the leadership role that CNA takes in advocating for and supporting advanced practice nursing roles in Canada.”

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Dr. Lorraine Avery, RN, PhD, CNCC (C)

Regional Clinical Nurse Specialist, MB