Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE)

What Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE) does

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE), also known as CANE-ACIIE in French, is a Canada-based nonprofit professional nursing association founded in 2010 to advance planetary health and environmental sustainability across the nursing profession. It represents Canadian nurses working in practice, policy, research, and education, and operates as a bilingual (English/French) national membership organization with provincial representatives and chapter partnerships (e.g., Ontario Nurses for the Environment). Revenue is generated through two streams: recurring individual nurse membership dues and tax-deductible donations, with self-serve enrollment via its website (cane-aiie.ca).

The association's product and service portfolio centers on education, advocacy, and clinical resources. Core offerings include ongoing webinar programming, an Environmental Racism Course, CAPE-CANE information sheets, a Radon Assessment Tool, the newly launched Perinatal Planetary Health Assessment Tool (PeriPHAT, May 2025), and a Nurses Drawdown Campaign adapted from Project Drawdown. The organization co-issues policy documents with the Canadian Nurses Association, most notably the 2024 Planetary Health Position Statement, and convenes an annual National Nursing Week webinar series with CCGHC and provincial chapter partners. The technology footprint is a content and community platform — website, newsletter, webinars, and social media — rather than a software product.

Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on word-of-mouth, a provincial representative network, partnerships with nursing schools and provincial nursing associations, and recurring programming to recruit and retain members. Strategic positioning rests on a flagship partnership with the Canadian Nurses Association (representing 139,000+ nurses) and an ecosystem of interprofessional allies (CAPE, CASCADES, Planetary Health Alliance, ANHE), which collectively establish CANE-AIIE as the default convening body for nursing-led planetary health work in Canada.

Name

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE)

Legal name

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE)

Website

https://cane-aiie.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE-AIIE) is a bilingual national nonprofit professional nursing association, founded in 2010, that supports Canadian nurses with planetary health education, advocacy, clinical assessment tools, and partnership-driven programming.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Association

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Planetary health nursing
• Environmental health education
• Professional nursing association
• Nursing advocacy services
• Climate health resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Individual nurse members pay annual membership fees to join CANE-AIIE. Membership benefits include access to resources, webinars, scholarship opportunities, provincial updates, and networking with environmental health nursing community.
2. Donations: Organization accepts tax-deductible donations from supporters. Donate page prominently featured on website with calls to action for supporting vital planetary health nursing work.

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Core offering

CANE-AIIE is a nonprofit professional nursing association that provides Canadian nurses with membership-based access to planetary health education, advocacy, clinical assessment tools, webinars, and scholarships. Its core deliverables include the Membership Program, an Environmental Racism Course, the Radon Assessment Tool and PeriPHAT clinical tools, the Nurses Drawdown climate campaign, and joint policy work such as the 2024 CNA-CANE Planetary Health Position Statement. The organization operates bilingual English/French services and represents nurses across practice, policy, research, and education domains.

Product overview

CANE-AIIE is a professional nursing association offering membership, educational resources, clinical assessment tools, advocacy initiatives, and scholarly resources focused on planetary health. The organization's core offerings include webinars and educational content, assessment tools like the Radon Assessment Tool and Perinatal Planetary Health Assessment Tool (PeriPHAT), the Nurses Drawdown Campaign, an Environmental Racism Course, and scholarly scholarship recommendations. The association operates primarily as a membership organization with advocacy, education, and research support as its main service pillars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nurses Drawdown Campaign: A campaign encouraging nurses to take action on climate change through five key areas: Energy, Food, Gender equity, Mobility, and Nature-based solutions.

Products and services

• Membership Program Annual membership program providing nurses with access to webinars, scholarship resources, educational content, advocacy platforms, provincial representative updates, and networking with like-minded nurses across Canada focused on planetary health.
• Environmental Racism Course Educational course covering environmental racism and its intersection with nursing and healthcare practice, intended for nurses, nursing students, and healthcare professionals.
• Radon Assessment Tool Clinical assessment tool/resource for healthcare providers to assess radon exposure risks in patient populations.
• Perinatal Planetary Health Assessment Tool (PeriPHAT) Clinical assessment tool for evaluating climate and environmental health impacts on perinatal families using an equity lens; intended for nurses and other healthcare providers caring for perinatal populations.
• Nurses Drawdown Campaign Climate action campaign engaging nurses to take action on climate change through five key areas - Energy, Food, Gender equity, Mobility, and Nature-based solutions - adapted from Project Drawdown evidence-based climate solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• CNA-CANE Planetary Health Position Statement released April 22, 2024 (Earth Day)

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2024Co-released CNA-CANE Planetary Health Position Statement April 22, 2024 (Earth Day). CNA is Canada's national nursing professional organization representing over 139,000 nurses. This partnership formally positions planetary health as a nursing priority at the national professional level. Joint solidarity statements on environmental issues.
• UofT Green MedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of Climate, Health, and Healthcare speaker series for health professional learners. Partnership organized in collaboration with multiple organizations including CASCADES, CANE, CAPE, and CFMS Health and Environment Adaptive Response Task force (HEART). Series consisted of 6 sessions introducing students to climate change impacts on health.
• CASCADEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for National Nursing Week events sharing nurses' stories about environmental sustainability and environmental justice. Partnership for Environmental Sustainability in Nursing networking events and forum. Co-sponsored Climate, Health, and Healthcare speaker series for health professional learners.
• Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of Climate, Health, and Healthcare speaker series. Joint advocacy including Earth Day Healthy Recovery letter to Prime Minister Trudeau. Partnership for planetary health education and advocacy at local and federal levels. Joint work with CANE, CAPE, Doctors for Planetary Health West Coast, and allies.
• Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) HEARTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of Climate, Health, and Healthcare speaker series for health professional learners alongside UofT Green Meds, CASCADES, CANE, and CAPE. Partnership aimed at introducing health professional trainees to climate and sustainability topics.
• Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (CCGHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of annual National Nursing Week webinar series highlighting nursing leadership in planetary health and sustainability. Partnership for nursing week events with CANE and Ontario Nurses for the Environment (ONE).
• Ontario Nurses for the Environment (ONE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvincial chapter partner co-presenting National Nursing Week webinar series with CANE and CCGHC. ONE serves as Ontario chapter of CANE, representing Ontario nurses dedicated to environmental health. Regional partnership for provincial representation.
• Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for Earth Day video series featuring nursing planetary health content. Co-hosted Facebook Live on Planetary Health at ICN Congress. Collaboration on Nurses Drawdown campaign initiatives. International nursing environmental health network.
• Planetary Health Alliance (PHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCANE members collaborate with PHA on development of Planetary Health Education Framework. Framework recognized as foundational document for planetary health education. Barbara Astle worked with interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners with Planetary Health Alliance.
• Project DrawdowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for Nurses Drawdown campaign. CANE adapted Project Drawdown solutions for nursing context. Focus on five key areas: Energy, Food, Gender, Mobility, and Nature. Evidence-based Drawdown science guides nursing climate action.
• MiningWatch CanadaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition of 18 environmental, social justice, First Nations and labour organizations. Mining and health advocacy partnership. Joint letter writing campaigns and citizen advocacy coordination for mining health impacts.
• Community Coalition against Mining UraniumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrassroots coalition partner for uranium mining advocacy. Supports moratorium on exploration and mining of uranium. Branch network across southern Ontario for citizen advocacy.
• The Council of CanadiansminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial action organization with 60 chapters across Canada. Partnership for advocacy on clean water, fair trade, green energy and public health care. Broader coalition building for environmental health issues.
• New Brunswick Environmental Network (NBEN)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvincial network partner for environmental health initiatives. Marg Milburn involved with Children's Environmental Health Collaborative of NEBN. Regional representation and advocacy in New Brunswick.
• Climate Reality ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAl Gore-founded climate organization. Marg Milburn became Climate Leader for Climate Reality Project in 2012. Training sessions and climate advocacy resources for nurses.
• Trinity Western UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner where Barbara Astle is Professor of Nursing. Global health course with planetary health pledge in honor of World Health Day. Nursing faculty and students engaged in planetary health education and advocacy.
• Emerging Leaders for Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare (ELESH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent group connecting health science students for sustainability awareness. Lindsay Komar and Laura Reifferschied collaborated with ELESH. Interprofessional collaboration on nursing eco-literacy initiatives.
• Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarbara Astle led development of 2nd edition of Global Health Competency Toolkit. Toolkit based on seminal article in Annals of Global Health defining competencies for global health education and professional development.
• Doctors for Planetary Health West CoastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy partnership with CANE, CAPE, and other allies to highlight urgency of planetary health locally and federally. Interprofessional collaboration for health professional planetary health action.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE): Canadian physician-focused counterpart to CANE-AIIE; both organizations share mission focus on planetary health, co-host programming, and jointly advocate on environmental health issues at Canadian policy level.
• CASCADES (Sustainable Health System Cascades Table): Canadian collaboration hub for healthcare decarbonization and sustainable healthcare; co-develops programming with CANE-AIIE and shares the planetary health framing in the Canadian healthcare context.
• Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (CCGHC): Coalition of Canadian healthcare organizations focused on environmental sustainability in healthcare delivery; co-presents the annual National Nursing Week webinar series with CANE-AIIE and ONE.
• Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE): The leading US nursing environmental health organization; directly comparable to CANE-AIIE in mission (nurses focused on environmental/planetary health), membership model, and advocacy approach. ANHE is an explicit international partner of CANE-AIIE.

Others

• Climate Reality Project Canada: Canadian branch of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project focused on climate education and advocacy; CANE-AIIE leadership has engaged with their Climate Leader training, making this an adjacent advocacy peer.

Regional players

• Ontario Nurses for the Environment (ONE): Ontario provincial chapter of CANE-AIIE; directly comparable in mission and structure but limited to Ontario nurses, and operates as a chapter partner within the CANE network.
• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH): UK-based charity advancing sustainable healthcare practice and education; comparable in mission and educational product offerings to CANE-AIIE, but operating in the UK health system rather than Canada.

Broad incumbents

• Health Care Without Harm: International coalition of hospitals, health systems, and healthcare professionals focused on environmental sustainability; operates at a broader scale across the healthcare workforce, overlapping with CANE-AIIE's mission on healthcare decarbonization and environmental health.
• Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH): World Health Organization-affiliated international network of hospitals and health systems committed to sustainability; broader in scope (institutions rather than individual nurses) but aligned with CANE-AIIE's planetary health advocacy.

Emerging players

• Planetary Health Alliance: International consortium of universities, research institutes, and organizations focused on planetary health education and research; CANE-AIIE members collaborate on the Planetary Health Education Framework, making this an adjacent peer in the planetary health ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CANEACIIE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-association-nurses-for-the-environment
• Instagraminstagram.com/cane_aciie
• Pinterestpinterest.ca/caneaciie/canadian-association-of-nurses-for-the-environment

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