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Announcing the 2025 ORNAC Awards & Bursary Recipients!

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 ORNAC Awards and Bursaries! These honours recognize excellence, leadership, and commitment within the perioperative nursing community across Canada.

Please join us in congratulating the following individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to our profession.

These individuals embody the values of perioperative nursing through their innovation, mentorship, education, and dedication to patient care. Their achievements inspire all of us to continue growing, leading, and evolving our profession.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who submitted nominations and applications this year. Your continued support helps us celebrate the excellence that exists throughout the ORNAC membership.

Congratulations once again to our 2025 recipients!


Reminder: Register for ORNAC’s June 19th Webinar – "Raising our Voices: Naming Deferential Speech and Power Distance in the OR"

This is a friendly reminder to register for ORNAC’s upcoming national webinar, happening on:

Thursday, June 19, 2025
7:00 PM ET

We’re pleased to welcome Jennifer Dunn as our presenter, who will be speaking on: “Raising our Voices: Naming Deferential Speech and Power Distance in the OR"
An inspiring session on advocacy, leadership, and the power of speaking up in perioperative nursing.

Register now via Zoom
Registration closes on June 17th at 5:00 PM ET.

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the link and details to join the session.

Please note: This webinar will be presented in English.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Open Webinar

ORNAC’s next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, June 19th at 7pm ET!

We are pleased to have Jennifer Dunn present on “Raising our Voices: Naming Deferential Speech and Power Distance in the OR

Please sign up using the Zoom registration HERE.

You will receive an email with a link and information about joining the webinar.

Registration deadline is June 17th at 5pm ET.

Please note that this webinar will be in English.

Member Referral Program

Introducing ORNAC's Membership Referral Rewards Campaign!

Campaign Period: March 10 - June 30, 2025

Help us grow our membership and earn rewards while you’re at it! 

Here’s how it works:

  • Refer a new ORNAC member and receive a $20 Amazon gift card!
  • Each referral enters you and the new member into a draw for a chance to win a customized ORNAC Yeti!  (Two Yetis will be given away — one for the referring member and one for the new member!)

How to Participate: Simply have the new member enter your name in the “Referred By” field on their registration form!

Important Notes:

  • Applies to new members only.
  • Referring members must be current ORNAC members.
  • Gift cards emailed monthly based on referrals.
  • Yeti draw in July 2025!

Don’t miss out — invite your perioperative colleagues to join ORNAC today!

For questions, reach out to us at info@ornac.ca.

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