Membership

Join a vibrant community dedicated to advancing healthcare in rural and remote areas. As a member, you'll connect with passionate professionals, access valuable resources, and make a meaningful impact. Together, we can transform rural healthcare!

With flexible membership options, we are here to connect RN, LPNs, NPs, and RPNs, committed to advancing rural and remote nursing practice.

We offer 4 types of Memberships:

Regular Member - $40.00

A member with full voting and membership privileges, which includes eligibility to stand for executive office, is a nurse who:

• Is registered with a provincial/territorial nursing association/college that is a member of the Canadian Nurses Association;

• Is employed as a nurse in a rural/remote nursing role and has a commitment to or concern for rural/remote nursing.

Associate Member - $20.00

A member who does not hold voting privileges and cannot stand for executive office; is a nurse or other individual who:

• Is not registered with a provincial/territorial nursing association/college that is a member of the Canadian Nurses Association;

• Is employed in a nursing role in a rural/remote setting or has an interest in rural and remote health care.

Student Member - $15.00

A member who does not hold voting privileges and cannot stand for the executive office is a person who:

• Is a full or part-time student in a nursing or closely related health science program where the focus is predominantly nursing, and graduation from the program would entitle the student to full or associate membership upon graduation.

Retired Member - $20.00

A member who does not hold voting privileges and cannot stand for executive office, is a nurse who:

• Is not registered with a provincial/territorial association/college that is a member of the Canadian Nurses Association;

• Retired from a nursing role in a rural/remote setting.

Member Benefits and Ways to Connect with CARRN

• Biannual newsletters
• Monthly articles
• Regular updates from the Canadian Network of Nursing Specialties (Canadian Nurses Association)
• Access to apply for an annual professional development award
• Annual general meeting
• Opportunity to showcase your research and read about other member’s research Member Research Form
• Be featured as our monthly Nurse to Know on our Facebook page and newsletter
• Opportunity to present at our monthly PASS (Pre-Arrival Supports and Services) Program webinars and share your experiences of  rural and remote nursing with internationally educated nurses who want to work in Canada
• Opportunity to be nominated for an executive position
• Become a territorial or provincial representative between the executive and general membership

Fill out the form below and pay online. You will be directed to the Paypal page for payment once you submit the form. You do not need a PayPal account, it will process credit and debit cards.