CNPS Liability Protection

Professional liability protection (PLP) provides financial compensation for members of the public who have been harmed because of negligence by a health professional.

As a result, the public is protected because an adequate source of compensation is available to them. The health-care professional is also protected because they benefit from legal representation when facing a claim for compensation. They do not have to personally bear the full cost of the legal proceedings and the compensation, should the court order that they be paid.

You must obtain professional liability protection from the Canadian Nurse Protective Society (CNPS) website to complete your CNNB registration.

• Visit the CNPS website and choose your province and nursing designation
• Create a MyCNPS account using the same email as you use for CNNB registration
• Complete the process to obtain your CNPS professional liability protection

Yes. If you are a current, practising member of CNNB, you were required to have obtained CNPS professional liability protection and core services. You will need to renew these services with the CNPS directly to complete your CNNB registration, after December 9, 2024.

No, the CNNB will receive confirmation that you meet the professional liability protection requirement directly from the CNPS. No further action is required on your part.

The CNPS supplementary protection program is not required to renew or complete your CNNB registration. The CNPS supplementary protection program aims to expand the circumstances in which assistance can be sought from the CNPS, offering eligible nurses an affordable source of legal assistance with complaints to their nursing regulatory body (college or association). For New Brunswick nurses, if you’re employed by a healthcare facility, your union may also be a source of legal assistance with complaints to regulatory bodies.