Abstract

Since its creation in 1942, the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing's mandate has been to foster high-quality nursing education in Canada in the interest of healthier Canadians. To this end, the Canadian Examination for Baccalaureate Nurses/l'examen canadien du baccalauréat en sciences infirmières (CEBN/ECBSI) has been developed and will be launched in 2020. Its purpose, what the Canadian Examination for Baccalaureate Nurses designation signifies and the development of the examination are described.