Membership

Become part of a vibrant voice for Nurse Practitioners.

Why Join The NPAC?

Membership in Canada’s pan-Canadian Nurse Practitioner (NP) advocacy association builds individual and collective leadership for the NP profession. We are growing in Canada and our voice influences care for patients. Membership provides an avenue to work with leaders and change agents across our country.

Become a member if you want to be involved and have pan-Canadian opportunities. We have over 10,000 licensed NPs in Canada and we/you need NPAC to be empowered, unified with a strong voice to influence health care delivery to all populations in all health care settings. You want to be a part of this!

In order for your membership application to be processed, you must:

Complete the application in full
Pay all applicable fees
Ensure you select the province at the beginning of the application where you wish to have a membership. This is particularly important for Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia individuals where NPAC has an affiliation agreement.

Nova Scotia – NPANS (May 1 – April 30)
New Brunswick – NPNB (November 1 – October 31)
Prince Edward Island – PEINPA (August 1 – July 31)
Newfoundland & Labrador – NLNPA (April 1 – March)

Representation of NPs across Canada

Through provincial block partnerships and individual membership opportunities.

Partnerships with leading researchers and other interest holders

To advocate for NP issues including role development and evolution, education, policy development, and pertinent legislation changes.

Creation of global linkages

Through membership with the Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice Nursing Network (INP/APNN); an affiliate of the International Council of Nurses.

Benefits

Membership offers:

A link to influence Canadian health care.
NP representation at pan-Canadian health and policy forums that impact NP practice.
Opportunities to engage in research with a conduit for other organizations and researchers to link you to leadership opportunities.
Benefits from resources and linkages through the “Members” section of the NPAC website.

Discounted conference fee for the Annual NPAC Conference.
Access to monthly professional development Grand Rounds.
Twice-monthly newsletters with career opportunities, policy and practice updates, links to education sessions and more.
Access to “perks” through Perkopolis and savings on subscriptions to UpToDate, CINAHL, VisualDx and Virtual Hallway’s POEMs.

Membership Types

Regular

A member with full voting and membership privileges is a nurse practitioner who:

registered to practice in Canada,
resides in any province or territory in Canada,
supports the mission of the Corporation, AND
pays the prescribed fee ($50/year).

Associate

A member who does not hold voting privileges and is a:

student pursuing a nurse practitioner designation and has NOT had experience in a nurse practitioner role
OR a retired nurse practitioner
OR has nurse practitioner registration but does not live in Canada
AND supports the mission of the Corporation
AND pays the prescribed fee ($20/year).

Honorary

A member with full voting and membership privileges except the right to hold office. Honorary Life Membership shall be granted to a Regular member:

whose active participation and longstanding membership in the Corporation warrants such respect, AND;
who is recognized by Members for their contributions to nurse practitioner practice, AND;
who wishes to accept the status of Honorary Member.

Block

Regular membership (full voting privileges) is conferred on all individuals who join the NPAC via block membership AND meet Regular Member qualifications.

Block membership is acquired through a Provincial/Territorial Partnership or through a Block Membership application.

Activities

As a member of the NPAC, there are many ways to get involved and represent NPs across Canada.

Join A Committee

The following are the current NPAC committees:
Conference Planning; Scholarship; Continuing Education; Research, Quality Improvement and Guideline; Awards and Recognition; and Specialty Practice.

Annual General Meeting

Attend and take part in the Annual General Meeting – have your voice heard.

Get In Touch

Let us know about NP issues, news and highlights.

Frequently Asked Questions

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No, licensure as a NP with a regulatory college in Canada does not include membership with NPAC.

No, registration with the CNA does not include membership with NPAC.

If you are a member of one of these four NP Associations in the Maritime provinces, you are automatically a member of the NPAC as the Maritime NP associations partnered with NPAC to offer block membership.

No, NPs must sign-up individually for membership with NPAC if they live in the following provinces or territories: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut.

To become a member, please click on the category that best applies to you on this page.

The four different types are Regular, Associate, Honorary Life, and Block membership (maritime provinces only). To learn more about these, please see above.

Regular and Associate memberships are valid for one year from the initial (re)registration date. Block membership expiration dates vary by province. These expire on the set renewal date for the block, regardless of when individual members register. Honorary Life memberships do not expire.

At this time, we are not able to support membership auto-renewals once they expire. All returning members must renew their NPAC every year through our member portal.

You can check if you are an active member of the NPAC by logging into the member portal with the email you used to sign-up. Download your membership card (accessible on the left-hand side of your profile) and check the expiry date. If your membership is still valid, you are an active member of the NPAC. If you forgot your password, choose forgot password and a link will be sent to you to reset it.

To become a member, please click on the category that best applies to you on this page.

Membership with the NPAC provides you with several benefits, including but not limited to:

E-Journal access (over 1500 journals)
UpToDate discounts
Visual Dx discounts
Perkopolis
Networking
Access to monthly NP Grand Rounds content
Member rates for our annual NPAC conference
Committees focusing on NP education, excellence, scholarship, awards, practice
Being an ambassador for the NPAC association on a national committee with one of our many stakeholders

The NPAC also regularly engages members on current advocacy work, education opportunities, career opportunities, and news relevant to Canadian NPs. We will keep members updated on additional new benefits as they become available.

Yes, you must be an active member of the NPAC to get involved in our pan-Canadian leadership and committee opportunities.

Please email our Membership Director (membership@npac-aiipc.org).