Applications are accepted from January 2 to April 30 of each year for schooling in the fall of the same calendar year. Late applications will not be accepted. Applicants will be advised of their status by the end of July. Overview The Nurse Practitioner Bursary is a non-repayable bursary you can receive if you agree to live and work in northern Alberta (JPG, 919 KB). Your return of service is one year of full-time employment as a Nurse Practitioner for each year of bursary support received. Funding The Nurse Practitioner Bursary is a return service bursary of $10,500 or $21,000 ..read more

The College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) has just launched its 2024 Council and Regulatory Committee Recruitment. The recruitment is targeted toward registrants (registered nurses and nurse practitioners) interested in putting their names forward for consideration through our competency-based selection and appointment process for positions on Council and our Regulatory Committees. Members of the public interested in serving on select Regulatory Committees are also being sought.  More details are available here: Council and Regulatory Committee Applications Now Being Accepte ..read more

New competencies are available, approved by the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) Council this December. View the new document in our Members -> NP Resources section ..read more

Primary health care is the first point of contact Albertans have with the health care system, and includes health professionals such as family doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists. Last fall, health care leaders, Indigenous partners and experts from across Canada and around the world came together to form advisory panels as part of the Modernizing Alberta’s Primary Health Care System (MAPS) initiative. The panels identified immediate, medium- and long-term improvements to strengthen Alberta’s primary health care system. Alberta’s government will begin moving forward on the recommendati ..read more

From CBC: There are calls for nurse practitioners to take on more health-care responsibilities, to support Canadians without a family doctor. We discuss the role they might play — and why some doctors are pushing back — with Susan Prendergast, president of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta; and André Picard, health columnist for the Globe and Mail. View the interview on CBC (Start listening at 22 mins ..read more

It’s official! NPAA – Union has formally submitted our application to the Alberta Labour Relations Board to begin the certification process of becoming our own union. This is a milestone moment for NPs across Alberta and the NPAAU! Join the NPAAU: https://bit.ly/2OSK2uL In our founding meeting last night, NPs adopted our founding constitution and elected our board members and representatives. This allows us to take the next step in our historic journey. We continue to strive to provide proper recognition and representation for NPs in Alberta as an organization that is for the members, by ..read more

Dear Members, NPAA has just heard that NPs in AHS and Covenant Health will be receiving the Critical Workers Benefit (CWB). However, the rules for private organizations with salary restrictions means NPs in PCNs and other areas will not qualify for this benefit. NPAA is sending a letter to the Labour Minister to point out this concern and advocate for these NPs to also qualify for the CWB. We will keep everyone updated as to our progress. Please check back for more updates ..read more

Le français suit ci-dessous Dear Physician, Nurse Practitioner or Administrator, Please consider participating in this important research to improve access to high quality abortion care services. Depending on the range of clinical care you provide (first and/or second trimester medical and/or surgical abortion) it will take you 25 – 70 minutes to complete this survey. The survey can be completed in multiple sessions. If you are an administrator, it will take you approximately 25 minutes to complete this survey. Upon completing all sections of the electronic survey that app ..read more

EDMONTON, AB (April 30, 2020): The Nurse Practitioners Association of Alberta (NPAA) are pleased with the provincial government’s recent amendments to the Operations and General Regulations of the Nursing Homecare Act (NHA). Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been given the ability work as the primary care providers in nursing homes, assessing residents, prescribing medication as well as offering follow-up care and are working to ensure the changes remain permanent.   Since the start of the pandemic, the ..read more

Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta Stronger Together Fall 2019 Newsletter Hope everyone had a fun-filled and relaxing summer! This is my last newsletter as NPAA President so I would like to introduce Mary-Elizabeth Cooper who will be the incoming President as of November 1, 2019. Mary-Elizabeth has been the Vice-President for the last 2 years and has been instrumental in developing the strategic plan and advocating for NPs in Alberta with key stakeholders. In addition, NPAA is pleased to announce that Anne Summach will be assuming the Vice-President role as of November 1, 2019.  I ..read more