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2. Registration and CNA membershipRegistered nurse licence/registration• ALL CANDIDATES – Attach a copy of your current provincial or territorial nursing licence/registrationOR a printout of an e-mail or any electronic document/web page confirming membership inyour provincial/territorial nursing association in the space provided. We cannot review the eligibilityof your application if proof of your RN licence/registration is missing from your application form.• Your surname (family name) indicated on your application form must correspond with the name indicatedon your nursing licence/registration. If there is a discrepancy, please provide a copy of documentation(e.g., a marriage licence) indicating your change of name.CNA member or non-member – how do I know?NOTE: CNA membership is not required to write the exam or to renew the credential.• RNs in Ontario holding a current membership with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario(RNAO) are CNA members.• RNs registered with the following provincial and territorial registered nurses’ associations areCNA members:College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC)College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA)Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association (SRNA)College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM)Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB)College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (CRNNS)Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island (ARNPEI)Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (ARNNL)Yukon Registered Nurses Association (YRNA)Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (RNANT/NU)• The process of obtaining CNA membership is different in Ontario and Quebec than in the otherprovinces and the territories.• Neither membership in any of the specialty nursing associations nor a CNA certification credentialgives you CNA membership.Ontario nurses:Please readthis sectioncarefully.In Ontario:• By joining RNAO you can take advantage of automatic membership in CNA and pay about $200 less onthe cost of the fee for initial certification. Details about joining RNAO can be obtained by e-mailingRNAO at info@rnao.org.• To qualify for the CNA member exam fee, attach a copy of your current RNAO membership cardOR a copy of an e-mail confirming membership with RNAO. RNAO membership must be for thecalendar year of your application.• Ontario nurses claiming membership in RNAO who fail to attach proof of current RNAO membershipto the application form at the time of application will be charged the non-member fee.• None of the following gives you CNA membership unless you also have membership with RNAO:registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario; membership in the Ontario Nurses’ Association,other nursing unions or any of the national nursing associations for nursing specialties/areas ofnursing practice; or a CNA certification credential.6 General Application Guide for Certification by Exam
In Quebec:Quebecnurses:Please note2• The Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) is not a member of CNA; therefore,CNA membership is not possible through the provincial nursing association in Quebec.• To benefit from CNA membership and pay about $200 less on the cost of the fee for initialcertification, you have to become a member of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick(e-mail nanb@nanb.nb.ca for more information) or the Yukon Registered Nurses Association(e-mail yrna@yknet.ca for more information), in addition to your membership with OIIQ. Contacteither of these associations directly to obtain further details about membership.• A copy of the additional registration/licence with the second provincial regulatory body must beincluded with your application for you to be considered for the CNA member fee.Completing the General Application form PAGE 23. General eligibility criteria• Carefully read the set of specific eligibility criteria provided on pages 2-4 of this guide. Decide whichoption is most relevant to you.For initial certification in all specialties/areas of nursing practice except occupational healthand enterostomal therapy• Choose either Option A or Option B.• Indicate clearly on the form which option you have chosen.For initial certification in occupational health or enterostomal therapy• Please see pages 3-4 of this application guide for your specific eligibility criteria.• Choose either Option A or Option B.4. Verification of experience in the nursing specialty/area of nursing practice* Be specific – Important determinant of your eligibilityALL CANDIDATES COMPLETE CAREFULLYBecause this section serves to verify your RN experience in your nursing specialty/area of nursingpractice and determine your eligibility, it is crucial that this section be completed in full and that alldetails requested be included.• Dates of employment in the chosen nursing specialty/area of nursing practice must be provided upto and including the past five years only. Experience and employment in all years before the pastfive years will be considered inapplicable.• Begin with your most current employment.• Be specific about the time frame in which you have earned your hours of experience in the past fiveyears. For example, an RN in the emergency department works 1,950 hours in each year of the fiveyearperiod. The total number of hours in emergency department nursing from January of year one toDecember of year five equals 9,750 hours (1,950 x 5 = 9,750).• You can claim your projected hours of experience to December 31.• Please do not use abbreviations (e.g., Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario should not be referred toas CHEO; the Ottawa Hospital should not be TOH).• Be specific about the unit/department where you work to identify your nursing specialty/area of nursingpractice (e.g., emergency department, outpatient psychiatry).• Refer to the Eligibility Criteria section on pages 2-4 of this guide. The hours of experience you list mustmeet the minimum in the eligibility criteria you have selected.Canadian Nurses Association getcertified.cna-aiic.ca 7
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