Happy birthday, CNAR!

CNAR’s (Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation) is very pleased to officially kick off its milestone 20th Anniversary! This exciting year will feature a number of new initiatives, including CNAR TV video interviews with long-time Affiliates and Partners, podcasts, giveaways, a celebration of important milestones, exploring future trends, new events (including CNAR’s first virtual international symposium), and more. We welcome all to join us on the CNAR journey, reflecting on the last 20 years and exploring what is in store going forward.

CNAR was established in 2003 as the federation of national organizations whose provincial and territorial members are identified in legislation as responsible for protection of the public through self-regulation of professions and occupations. Since 2007, CNAR has held an annual conference to address emerging regulatory issues and exchange information between licensing boards, accrediting agencies, examining bodies, and government officials at all levels.

Over the course of 2023, CNAR will celebrate the community that has brought the association to where it is today. CNAR will highlight its complete journey, from the time it was established as the “Canadian Network of National Associations of Regulators,” to where it is today, serving thousands of Canadian regulators in every province and territory of Canada. From profiles of long-time individual and organizational supporters, to light-hearted trivia contests, this year promises to be one that fully embraces – and extends CNAR’s gratitude to – the community.

“CNAR has grown tremendously over the last 20 years, with the help of our Affiliates and Partners,” said Alyson Gaffney, Executive Director, CNAR. “It is with their support, their expertise, their engagement, and their continued loyalty and dedication to CNAR that we have been able to build this association towards our goal of continuously connecting Canadian regulators and promoting regulatory excellence in Canada. We look forward to celebrating the CNAR community itself throughout this milestone year.”

Contests (including a chance to win a ticket to this year’s annual national conference) and interviews will be posted on www.cnar-rcor.ca in the coming weeks. The pinnacle of the 20th Anniversary celebration will be CNAR’s second hybrid conference event from October 16th to the 18th, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.

Our call for conference speakers is now open, welcoming proposals from both within and outside the CNAR community. Please visit www.cnarrcor.ca for details. Upcoming Events (to www.cnar-rcor.ca for details on all the below):

• Feb. 15th: Making Governance Matter workshop featuring renowned regulatory advisor, Harry Cayton

• March 1st: Boardroom Culture workshop, hosted by Governance Solutions

New Resource: Master Class Brief: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (based on 2022 Master Class)

Call for Speakers for CNAR’s 16th Annual Conference:

Deadline March 24th

Call for Research Proposals: Regulation in the Public Interest;

Deadline May 1st

CNAR 2022: Charlottetown, PEI October 2022