From rural Manitoba to CNA President, leadership can begin anywhere. With nearly 50 years of membership, Claire Betker saw firsthand how CNA brings nurses together, removing competition, building community, and working for the common good. At ICN, the power of 3 million nurses united is clear. Membership is now a choice. Make it count. #CNA2025 #NursingLeadership #CanadianNurses #HealthPolicy #ICN2025 #StrongerTogether | Canadian Nurses Association (CNA-AIIC)

In an historic moment at CNA’s 2018 annual meeting, members voted in favour of expanding CNA’s membership to represent all nurses. Michael Villeneuve, CNA's CEO, took a moment to welcome nurses and to explain the options that will soon be available for LPNs/RPNs and RPNs until membership models are put in place. The vote to amend the CNA bylaws to include other nursing designations within CNA was the first step. Determining what the membership models will look like is the important next step. Ov