There are a number of different membership fees for RNAO. Below is a listing of the various types.

Clicking on a link will open a page with an explanation of that fee category.

Interest Group Member Discount: Some membership discounts are available when you sign up for a particular Interest Group. All groups listed with * qualify for membership discount.

RNAO fees include HST

Interest Group	Fees
Clinical Nurse Specialist Interest Group (CNSIG)	$15
*Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG)	$45
Complementary Therapies Nurses' Interest Group (CTNIG)	$25 ($10New Grads/Retired)
Diabetes Nursing Interest Group (DNIG)	$35 ($25 w/proof of DES Membership)
*Gerontological Nursing Association Ontario (GNAO)	$65 ($30 Retired)
*Independent Practice Nurses (IPNIG)	$30
International Nursing Interest Group (INIG)	$25
*Maternal Child Nurses' Interest Group (MCNIG)	$25
Men in Nursing Interest Group (MINIG)	$20
*Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG)	$35 ($15 to MHNIG/$20 to CFMHN)
*Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario (NPAO)	$425.10 ($209.86 Unemployed/Retired $20 with proof of NP student status)
*Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario (NLN.ON)	$55
*Nursing Research Interest Group (NRIG)	$20
Nursing Students of Ontario (NSO)	Free
Occupational Health Nurses Interest Group (OHNIG)	$20
Ontario Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (OARN)	$35
Ontario Correctional Nurses' Interest Group (OCNIG)	$30
*Ontario Family Practice Nurses (OFPN)	$60
Ontario Nurses for the Environment Interest Group (ONEIG)	$10
Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG)	$40
Ontario PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association (OPANA)	$50
Ontario Woundcare Interest Group (OntWIG)	$35
Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG)	$30
Parish Nursing Interest Group (PNIG)	$40
*Pediatric Nurses Interest Group (PedNIG)	$35
*Provincial Nurse Educator Interest Group (PNEIG)	$20
Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG)	$20
RN First Assistant Interest Group (RNFA)	$25
Staff Nurse Interest Group (SNIG)	$25
Tamil Nurses Association of Ontario (TNAO)	$30
Telepractice Nursing Interest Group (TPNIG)	$30

Did you find an Interest Group that matches your interests? If yes, be sure to add that fee to your membership fee below.
Choose the membership category that best matches you.

Fee Category	Fee
Regular Fee (no discounts)	$285.19
Member Emeritus/Lifetime Achievement Award winner (formerly Honourary Life Member)	$0
*Interest Group Member fee	$252.90
New Graduate fee	$143.13
Currently Under/Unemployed	$129.14
Retired	$129.14
ONA Group fee	$209.86
CUPE Group fee	$252.90
Waterloo Region Group fee	$252.90
Tri-Hospital of Peel Group fee	$252.90
Out of Province Associate	$86.10
Friend of RNAO	$86.10

Finally, the voluntary Legal Assistance Program (LAP) was established by RNAO in 1986 to assist nurses with certain legal problems, on a case-by-case basis, related to the professional practice. Learn more about LAP.