About CBNA West Coast
British Columbia is home to one of Canada’s most diverse nursing workforces – and one of the most significant concentrations of internationally educated nurses navigating a healthcare system that remains largely unprepared to support them.
CBNA West Coast is in active development – building the presence that Black nurses and nursing students across British Columbia and the Territories deserve. A community grounded in advocacy, mentorship, and the kind of representation that changes what feels possible in this profession.
If you are a Black nurse, ally, or nursing student on the West Coast and want to help build this chapter, we want to hear from you. This region needs its own voice within CBNA – and that voice starts here.
What the region makes possible.
A connected platform for leadership, learning, influence, partnership, and belonging.
Lead & represent
Champion Black nurses and advance equitable healthcare.
Mentor & develop
Grow the next generation through mentorship.
Advocate & influence
Drive policy change and institutional accountability.
Partner & collaborate
Strengthen communities and the profession.
Connect & engage
Create space for learning, networks, and growth.
West Coast together
Connect locally. Lead nationally.
Join a regional network advancing Black nursing leadership across British Columbia.