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About CANNP
Cupcake ipsum dolor sit amet sweet roll — Canada’s professional association for Natural Nutritional Practitioners, founded by practitioners who saw a gap and led the change.
WHAT CANNP OFFERS
Founded on a belief that your profession deserves better
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Tootsie roll croissant marshmallow gingerbread tart. Cotton candy pastry caramels powder cake. We wanted to bring real value to membership by giving back for the dues paid — and to provide a unified voice for the profession. As it turned out, we became pioneers in a number of respects, most notably being the first to bring many benefits to the industry that had never been offered before.
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OUR MANDATE
What we're here to do
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HOW WE SUPPORT PRACTITIONERS
Built around the real challenges of practice
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Insurance & Liability
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Business Development
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Mentoring & Community
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Advocacy
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A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDERS
Cupcake ipsum tiramisu — we built CANNP because the profession deserved an association that would actually have its members' backs. Sweet roll bonbon — that's still what gets us out of bed every morning.
Beth Garbet & Wendy Gibson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, CANNP
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Find the membership that fits where you are
Cupcake ipsum — whether you’re a student exploring the profession, a new graduate ready to start practising, or a seasoned practitioner pursuing the RNT title, CANNP has a path for you.
Stay in the know
Subscribe to the CANNP weekly e-blast — news, advocacy updates, and member opportunities.
GET IN TOUCH
We're here for you
CANNP prides itself on being responsive to members and prospective members. If you have a question or something you’d like us to look into, we want to hear from you.