The voice of Canadian nursing students.

A bilingual and pan-Canadian organization advocating for the needs of all nursing students.

The Canadian Nursing Students’ Association is the national voice of Canadian nursing students.  Our goal is to increase the legal, ethical, professional, and educational aspects which are an integral part of nursing. We are actively dedicated to the positive promotion of nurses and the nursing profession as a whole.

Since 1971, we have represented the interests of nursing students to federal, provincial, and international governments and to other nursing and health care organizations.

As a member of the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association, you have the opportunity to interact with other nursing students on educational, professional, and social levels. Our members connect with each other through annual national and regional conferences, member forums, and social media.

With nearly 30,000 members, we are an affiliate member of the Canadian Nurses Association and an associate member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. We also have a reciprocal relationship with the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. Learn more about our other partners here.

For more on the history of the Canadian University Nursing Students’ Association evolving into the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association, read a history brief from Luc Therrien, MN, the Québec Regional Director (1981-1982), President (1982-1983) and Resource Person (1986-1994).