Who We Are
The co-creation of a single regulatory body in Nova Scotia in 2019 resulted in the termination of the provincial membership with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). Recognizing the need for a collective professional voice, the idea of a provincial nursing association was born. In December 2019, the Nurses Association of Nova Scotia was officially created.
Since then, limited by the pandemic, our efforts to build connections included discussions with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN), collaboration with other Atlantic Canadian nurses’ networks and associations like Four Corners, and a partnership with Rho Rho, the local Sigma chapter, to host a free virtual allyship workshop funded by the Provincial Nursing Strategy. In April 2023, we held a large live event in collaboration with the Nurses Practitioners Association of Nova Scotia. Through these initiatives, our emerging association successfully engaged over 5,100 nurses via social media. In 2024, additional volunteer members joined our executive group to turn the initial idea into a concrete association.
