Providing inclusive and culturally safe care is a key principle of CNO's Code of Conduct for nurses. This principle highlights the importance of learning and understanding cultural context and how an increased awareness of, for example, disabilities, sexual identity and anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism can influence client care. To support nurses' learning on these topics, CNO recommends the following resources for guidance. We have included practice resources and reports that can help strengthen nurses' learning.

Ableism resources

• College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario: Examining the root causes of ableism
• Canadian Medical Association Journal: Ableism in the medical profession
• CBC News: The deadly danger of ableism in health care during a pandemic

Indigenous resources

• British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives
• Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism
• Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-Racism: Practice Standard Companion Guide
• Northern Health Indigenous Health – Cultural Safety
• Canadian Medical Association Apology to Indigenous Peoples
• Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
• National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
• Health Canada: Indigenous Health, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
• Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Government resources

• The Ontario Human Rights Code
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Ontario Human Rights Commission: Call it out: racism, racial discrimination and human rights
• Canada.ca: Diversity & Inclusion Statistics

Other resources

• WeRPN: My Commitment to Cultural Safety
• The 519: Glossary of terms
• Rainbow Health Ontario
• Culture Ally
• Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion: Resources & Insights
• National Collaborating Center for Determinants of Health
• CAMH Health Equity
• RNAO - Black Nurses Task Force Report

Related links

• Equitable and Inclusive Practices at CNO
• CNO's Equity Strategy: Inclusion for All: Nothing About Us, Without Us