CANNT-CNA Collaboration

This year, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is celebrating the accomplishment of their 100th year anniversary. The CNA biennium conference was held in Ottawa this June with the theme "Be The Change", and I attended on behalf of CANNT. An Associate, Affiliate and Emerging (AAE) group meeting was held prior to the biennium conference. Karen Neufeld, CNA President, recognizing CANNT's involvement with CNA during their 100th anniversary year, presented us with a certificate.

Many CANNT members may not be aware of the collaboration between CNA and CANNT. CANNT is an Associate group of CNA. A total of 40 AAE groups represent 40,000 of the total 133,700 nurse members of CNA. Examples …