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Shifting Sands: A View from the Centre in 2021
Michael Villeneuve1, Tim Guest2
1Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nurses Association, Ottawa, ON.
Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|January 18, 2022
Summary
Professional nursing associations in Canada face challenges due to declining membership models. A unified, pan-Canadian association is proposed for fiscal sustainability and stronger representation of all nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Health Policy
- Organizational Studies
Background:
- Professional nursing associations in Canada historically relied on established membership models.
- Recent decades have seen increased instability, threatening the existence of these institutions.
- Erosion of traditional membership structures has created unease within the nursing profession.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors contributing to the decline of historic nursing membership models in Canada.
- To analyze the fiscal sustainability of current jurisdictional representation models.
- To propose principles for a unified, pan-Canadian professional nursing association.
Main Methods:
- This commentary analyzes trends in professional nursing association membership in Canada.
- It examines the financial implications of voluntary membership models.
- It synthesizes arguments for a new, cohesive national association structure.
Main Results:
- Historic membership models, once the foundation of nursing representation, are eroding.
- Current jurisdictional representation models are not fiscally sustainable in an all-voluntary system.
- A shift towards a unified national association is suggested as a viable alternative.
Conclusions:
- Clinging to outdated, jurisdiction-based membership models is fiscally unsustainable for nursing associations.
- A strong, united, pan-Canadian professional association is essential for the future of nursing representation in Canada.
- Adopting new principles can foster a more robust and inclusive professional body for all Canadian nurses.
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