Where to Find CNA | AIIC Position Statements and Advocacy Priorities

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA | AIIC) publishes its official positions and advocacy agenda directly on its website, cna-aiic.ca. Two sections serve this purpose: Advocacy Priorities and CNA Position Statements, both reachable from the main navigation. If you want the association's formal stance on a nursing or health policy issue, the Position Statements section is the primary source; if you want to know what the association is currently pushing for, start with Advocacy Priorities. Updates on that work appear under News Releases. All content is offered in English and French.

What each section gives you

Advocacy Priorities

This is where CNA | AIIC sets out the issues it is actively working on. Use it when your question is "what is the association trying to change right now?" rather than "what does the association officially believe?" It reflects current campaigns and policy focus areas rather than fixed doctrinal positions.

CNA Position Statements

These are the association's formal, documented views on nursing and health policy topics. They are the right reference when you need to cite or apply CNA | AIIC's official position — for example, in a paper, a workplace policy discussion, or a committee briefing. Because they are statements rather than news items, they tend to be more stable over time than advocacy updates.

News Releases

News releases track advocacy activity as it happens — announcements, responses, and developments tied to the priorities above. Treat them as the running record that connects the two sections: a position statement tells you the stance, and a news release often shows the stance being applied.

How to navigate to them

1. Go to cna-aiic.ca.
2. Use the main navigation menu (the site provides skip links for main content, auxiliary navigation, and main navigation, so keyboard users can jump directly).
3. Select Advocacy Priorities for current focus areas, or CNA Position Statements for formal positions.
4. Check News Releases for the latest advocacy developments.
5. Switch between English and Français using the language toggle if you prefer either official language.

Expected result: you land on pages presenting the association's own views, not third-party summaries.

Choosing the right source for your need

Practical notes

• The site is operated by the Canadian Nurses Association, based in Ottawa, with contact details listed on the homepage if you need to follow up directly.
• Position statements and advocacy pages are the association's own material, so they are appropriate to cite as the organization's official view — but confirm the publication or revision date on the page itself before relying on it.
• If a topic you care about does not appear in either section, check News Releases before concluding the association has no position; advocacy work is often reported there first.