Canadian Nurses Association

Canadian Nurses Association / Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada

Abbreviation	CNA or AIIC
Formation	1908
Type	association
Legal status	active
Purpose	advocate and public voice, educator and network
Region served	Canada
Membership	Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Licensed/Registered Practical Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, and retired nurses
Official language	English French
President	Sylvain Brousseau
President Elect	Kimberly LeBlanc
Website	www.cna-aiic.ca

Canadian Nurses Association
Crest	A demi-lion Or grasping a scroll Argent.
Shield	Gules three piles meeting in nombril point in base a lamp enflamed Or.
Supporters	Two harts Argent attired and unguled Sable each gorged with a collar wavy Azure charged with lozenges Argent pendent therefrom a torteau bordered Ermine and charged with an ancient crown Or both standing on a mount of maple leaves Or.
Motto	Scientia Sapientia Humanitas (Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity)
Badge	A lamp Gules enflamed of three flames Argent.
Granted 15 July 2008[1]

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), known in French as the Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada (AIIC), is the national professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered practical nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and retired nurses across all 13 provinces and territories in Canada. CNA advances the practice and profession of nursing to improve health outcomes and strengthen Canada's publicly funded, not-for-profit health system. CNA represents Canadian nursing to other organizations and to governments nationally and internationally. It gives nurses a strong national association through which they can support each other and speak with a powerful, unified voice. It provides nurses with a core staff of nursing and health policy consultants and experts in other areas such as communications and specialty certification. CNA's active role in legislative policy influences the health care decisions that affect nursing professionals every day. It has published a large number of documents, including the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.