Registered Nurses Association of Ontario membership certificate, which consists of a rectangular piece of paper, printed, typed and signed on one side.
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario membership certificate, which consists of a rectangular piece of paper, printed, typed and signed on one side.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Graduate Class of 1928; received after her death. Accessions 996.028.114-.140 were all stored together.
The card reads, in printed characters and typeface, "The Registered Nurses Association // OF ONTARIO // This certifies that Nora M. Valleau // is a member of District No. 7 Registered Nurses // Association of Ontario for the year 1944 and as such is // a member of the Canadian Nurses Association and the // International Council of Nurses. // Matilda E. Fitzgerald [stamped] // Secretary-Treasurer. // Provincial Registration No. 29-429 // N.B. – This certificate expires December 31st, 1944, and may // be renewed on payment of yearly fee of $2.00 before January 31st, // 1945. (Please include 15¢ exchange on all cheques drawn on banks // outside of Toronto). // To be presented at Annual Meeting // of Provincial and District Association."; the year "1944" is stamped in orange ink in the centre of the certificate; "No 3633" is stamped in orange ink in the lower right corner; a circular seal reading, "REGISTERED NURSES' ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO // INCORPORATED 1025" appears embossed in the lower left corner.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 7
Length
7.1 cm
Width
10.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 7.1 cm x Width 10.2 cm
Condition Remarks
The paper was yellowed slightly; the right corners and lower left corner were slightly bent; there were no creases or tears.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Website
Timeline
Reference Comments
"Oral History Transcript for Nora Valleau" by Rona Rustige
Canadian Nurses Association, "About Us," accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/about-us/who-we-are#mission
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. https://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/RNAOs_Proud_Past.pdf
Research Facts
The Canadian Nurses Association began in 1908, under the name the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses. Its name was changed to its current version in 1924. Today, the Canadian Nurses Association is dedicated to "unifying the voices of nurses; strengthening nursing leadership; promoting nursing excellence and a vibrant profession; advocating for healthy public policy and a quality health system; and serving the public interest.
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, by 1935, was instrumental in developing standards for nursing education and practice. The association protected the title “registered nurse” by making it mandatory to be registered. Nurses had to graduate from nursing school and subsequently be examined again in order to become registered nurses in Ontario. Examinations for the Registered Nurse Certificate began in 1923.