The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is the national professional voice representing 135,000 registered nurses (RNs) 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 speaks for Canadian RNs represents Canadian nursing to other organizations and to governments nationally and internationally. It gives RNs a strong national association through which they can support each other and speak with a powerful, unified voice. It provides RNs with a core staff of nursing and health policy consultants and experts in other areas such as communications and specialty certificatioon. CNA’s active role in legislative policy influences the health-care decisions that affect nursing professional