The printing and typewritten text on the card read: "Ontario // Department of Health // This is to certify that Nora Valleau // having met the requirements of the Act respecting the // registration of Nurses, is registered under certificate // No. 29-429 // A. M. Mann, Reg N. // INSPECTOR OF TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR NURSES. // N.B. This certificate expires on Dec. 31st, 1940, and may be renewed // on payment of $1.00 to the Department within one month of // expiration date."; in the top half of the card is printed, "Please give certificate // number and return // address when remitting. // Please remit by Postal // Note or Money Order // Do not send cash."; a raised corporate seal stamped in the centre of the card reads: "MINISTER OF HEALTH // PROVINCE OF ONTARIO" surrounding a crest depicting a male moose, male deer, and what appears to be a bear; this crest appears printed in black in the top centre of the card.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 7
Length
10.1 cm
Width
6.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 10.1 cm x Width 6.9 cm
Condition Remarks
The card had yellowed slightly; its corners were slightly bent, and there were minor creases near its edges; there were no tears or stains
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Timeline
Reference Comments
"Oral History Transcript for Nora Valleau" by Rona Rustige
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. https://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/RNAOs_Proud_Past.pdf
Research Facts
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.