CNO’s board of directors, which is called Council, meets quarterly to provide oversight, insight and foresight into CNO’s strategic direction. At its March meeting, Council elected a new President and Executive Committee, approved five new nursing programs and discussed the positive impact of changes to our registration processes. To see all the agenda items, go to our Council Meetings page.

Here's a highlight of what happened at Council.

As part of CNO’s ongoing efforts to modernize our application and assessment processes, we’ve updated our Language Proficiency policy to further enhance public safety and make the process more efficient for applicants.

For Sukh Kaur, the first nurse to register through a new program CNO recently launched with Ontario Health, all the excitement started in a parking lot.

At its March meeting, Council elected Naomi Thick, RN, as President, effective Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Thick first joined Council in 2017, and is currently serving as Council’s Vice President, RN.

Thick is a Clinical Manager in the Hematology and Oncology program at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).