CNSA holds a number of important meetings throughout the year to allow students from across the country to share ideas, determine policy and further the efforts of the Association.
National Assembly
The National Assembly is the annual meeting of CNSA where delegates from all the chapter members from across Canada meet and give direction to the Association. It is always held in conjunction with the National Conference in January of each year. All members are encouraged to attend the National Assembly.
Regional Executive Meetings
Regional Executive meetings are held bi-annually and are an opportunity for delegates from each region to meet and discuss issues specific to their region and national issues to be brought to to National Assembly. The meetings occur at each region’s Regional Conference and at the National Conference.
Regional Directors may plan and host more meetings with their chapter schools throughout the year. Contact your Regional Director for more information.
Board of Directors Meetings
The Board of Directors meet at least three times a year to implement policies and manage the Association between National Assemblies. The board communicates with the media and other organizations on behalf of the members.
Chapter Meetings
Chapter Member Schools hold meetings to discuss issues of concern to their school and to decide which issues should be elevated to the regional or national level. All members at a chapter are encouraged to attend chapter meetings. Chapter meetings are usually arranged by the Official and/or Associate Delegate at the chapter. Meetings occur many times per year.
Conferences bring students together to discuss issues, hear educational speakers and have fun with other students from across the region or country.
There are two major types of conferences: National and Regional. Conferences have a theme that organizes the material and format of the conference. Usually a conference has a speaker format which includes nursing leaders/experts and student presentations. Each conference has a Conference Director. During or before a conference, the Association also has its business meetings.
External Conferences
For the convenience of its members, CNSA posts external conference dates. If you are hosting a conference or event that you think would be of interest to Canadian nursing students, please contact communications@cnsa.ca and we will feature it on our website! Submissions should be laid out in a format similar to this.
How to Conference
To help succeed at your next CNSA Regional or National Conference, we have created a short video to give you the best tips available!
Upcoming 2023 regional conferences and the 2024 National Conference are TBD. Stay tuned for more information!
A Special Member’s Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19th, at the beginning of the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association (CNSA) National Conference. We will be voting on major changes within the organizational structure of CNSA.
Join us for our annual National Conference! This year’s theme: crisis intervention.
