Who can join the Canadian Academy of Nursing?
Membership is available to all regulated nurses who are members of CNA. Nurses seeking nomination to the academy’s fellowship program must be members of the academy.
Our founding members
The Canadian Academy of Nursing was created in October 2019 by the Canadian Nurses Association. We are grateful for the support of our founding members, who include:
- Existing members in good standing of the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses
- Members of the board of directors of the the Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario
- Founders of the Dorothy Wylie Health Leaders Institute
- Members of the CNA board of directors
See list of founding members
Andrea Baumann
Claire Betker
Maureen Cava
Linda Dempster
Jamie DiCasmirro
Jennifer Dunsford
Netha Dyck
Sharon Garratt
Deb Gibson
Lorelei Gibson
Tim Guest
Ben Hartung
Kathryn Hayward-Murray
Dennie Hycha
Annette Jones
Jacqollyne Keath
Pamela King-Jesso
Treena Klassen
Warren Koch
Aline Laflamme
Robin Laird
Lori Lamont
Sara Lankshear
Nancy Lefebre
Donna Leybourne
James Low
Victoria Marchand
Heather Mass
Anne Marie McIlmoyl
David McNeil
Barb Mildon
Gaylene Molnar
Sue Munro
Lynn Nagle
Kathryn Nichol
Linda Patrick
Joy Peacock
Jacqueline Per
Karen Perkin
Christine Rieck Buckley
Donna Rothwell
Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite
Julia Scott
Rhonda Seidman-Carlson
Linda Silas
Christina Sim
Beverley Simpson
Judith Skelton-Green
Collette Smith
Rani Srivastava
Natalie Stake-Doucet
Heather Tales
Amanda Thibeault
Nicole Valade
Sue VanDeVelde-Coke
Jocelyn Vine
Maureen Wallace
Elaine Warren
Kate Zimmerman
Our founding members receive complimentary membership in the academy for 2020 and 2021.
Join now
To be a member of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, you must be a member of CNA. To purchase membership in the academy, please access your MyCNA account:
- CNA members — log in to or create your MyCNA account and follow the membership process for the academy.
- Non-CNA members — you must be a CNA member to join the academy. Go to mycna.ca to log in to or create your MyCNA account. Purchase a CNA membership to access your benefits (learn more about membership rates and benefits) and then follow the membership process to join the academy.
Annual fees
The Canadian Academy of Nursing membership fee is separate from the Canadian Nurses Association membership fee. The annual membership fee in the academy is $62 (plus applicable taxes) for the 2020 calendar year. Membership expires on December 31, 2020.
Membership fees are the same rate year-round, regardless of when the purchase is made (i.e., fees are not pro-rated). Fees are not refundable.