Foot Care Nurse Education & Training for Nurses in Canada
βFrom advanced foot care training to continuing education and business resources, AFCN Learning Institute supports nurses starting, strengthening and growing their foot care practice.β
New to foot care or ready to grow a team? Find the card that sounds like you and start with the training built for where you are right now.
Start with the foundation. Comprehensive theory and hands-on clinical training with one of our 32+ clinical educators across Canada. Evidence-based curriculum aligned with CAFCN National Competencies and IPAC Canada Standards.
Open your doors with confidence. Get professional, editable, audit-ready documents for your practice, and join a community of foot care nurses so you never practise alone.
Sharpen your expertise with targeted skills workshops that build confidence in assessment techniques, nail pathology management, and clinical decision-making for consistent, defensible practice.
Learn how to build a profitable, compliant practice with step-by-step entrepreneurship training, and put professional consent forms, policies, and procedure manuals in place.
Build the strong systems, strategic marketing, and confident leadership a scalable practice needs, and get found by clients in your area.
Try our free intro course to see how our training works, or call us and we will point you to the right program.
Private community hub for ongoing learning, mentorship, and connection with fellow foot care nurses and educators across Canada. Never practise in isolation again.
Join Canada's interactive directory of qualified foot care nurses. Get listed, get found by clients in your area, and connect with mentors and colleagues nationwide.
Join hundreds of nurses across Canada who chose AFCN Learning Institute
to build confident, compliant, and thriving foot care practices.
Our curriculum is aligned with the national professional standards that govern safe, modern foot care nursing practice in Canada β so when you graduate, your training reflects what the profession recognizes today.
CAFCN sets the national professional standard for foot care nursing practice in Canada. The 2025 National Competencies define what every practising foot care nurse should know, do, and demonstrate. Our curriculum is built around these competencies β so your training reflects what the profession recognizes today.
Β Curriculum AlignedΒIPAC Canada is the national authority on infection prevention standards across healthcare settings. Their protocols govern how foot care tools are reprocessed, how clinical environments are maintained, and how clients are protected. Our clinical training and tool reprocessing protocols follow IPAC Canada standards.
Β Standards AlignedΒThe Advanced Foot Care Nurse Program is currently under review for accreditation with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). Our program was built to meet the CAFCN 2025 competencies and combines theory with hands-on clinical training. We will share updates here as the review progresses.
Β Accreditation In ReviewΒThe Advanced Foot Care Nurse Course is recognized by Veterans Affairs Canada, Greenshield, and Medavie Blue Cross β meaning your future clients can claim their foot care visits through their extended health benefits, and you can serve a significantly broader client base from day one.
Foot care services delivered by AFCN-trained nurses are recognized for Veterans Affairs Canada coverage.
Β Recognized ProviderΒ
A recognized course for extended health benefit foot care claims under Greenshield coverage.
Β Recognized ProviderΒ
A recognized course for extended health benefit foot care claims under Medavie Blue Cross coverage.
Β Recognized ProviderΒHear from the nurses and mentors who have built their careers with AFCN Learning Institute.
I used AFCN Learning Institute to complete my advanced footcare nurse course. I have nothing but great things to say about the course! The online portion was so helpful to be able to complete at my own pace and was inclusive of all the information I needed. My placement was incredible and gave me such a great learning experience and confidence. I am also part of their Facebook groups and I enjoy learning from all the information and questions posted there as well. If you are looking for a footcare course, I highly recommend this one. You will not regret it!
I honestly canβt say enough good things about AFCN Learning Institute and their Foot Care program. Itβs super well put together, really thorough, and actually prepares you for real world practice. The entire program is recognized across Canada, and they offer clinical placements all over the country, so no matter where you live you can access this amazing training.
Theyβre always updating and improving the program too, which I love, and there are so many extra courses and resources if you want to keep learning and growing. Such a solid program.
I took the advanced and diabetic foot care course for nurses in early 2024. Since taking the course, I am now a full-time foot care nurse. I would highly recommend that anyone wanting to get into nursing foot care consider taking the AFCN Learning Institute's foot care program. The owner Janis has worked tirelessly to ensure that her program will meet the new standards being set out by the CAFCN this year. AFCN also provides online communities to ensure that even after you finish the course, you have ongoing support. The owner Janis will often answer many of your questions herself! Lastly, there's no waiting for a class to fill up, you can start your course whenever it's convenient to you and you can work at your own pace. Janis also has many clinical partners throughout Ontario and the rest of Canada, making it easier to learn hands on skills, close to where you live or wherever you choose!
I highly recommend AFCN Learning Institute. The resources available have helped me tremendously as a new FCN. Janis Boudreau is an amazing mentor and educator. Sheβs incredibly knowledgeable but also so approachable and easy to talk to. Every time Iβve had a question, sheβs taken the time to answer it thoroughly and has even shared extra resources and learning materials to help me understand things better. She responds quickly and genuinely cares about helping others grow. Iβm so grateful for her guidance and support!
Iβve taken several courses through AFCN on my Foot Care Nurse journey, and each and every one has blown me away with the quality of content, the organization of materials, and the amount of expertise from the instructors. The value of the teachings is 100% worth the cost and I would recommend these courses to anyone wanting to up their skills.
I really enjoyed the Advanced Foot Care Nurse course! The lessons were informative and well-structured, but what stood out most was how engaging and creative the material was. Everything was explained clearly, and it actually made learning enjoyable, never dull or repetitive. You can tell a lot of care went into designing it to help nurses stay inspired while building real skills.
I really like the information in the foot care products. Iβve been looking for something to help my clients with cracked heels. It was a really informative learning experience, and it was easy to ask questions and get answers. It wasnβt rushed, and I really enjoyed it. I also found another supplier through this course. Thanks a lot for a wonderful online experience.
Recently took the Podoexpert products course and found it very informative! I'm excited to recommend these products to my clients with dry, cracked skin. Definitely worth the time to take.





Building, Scaling, and Leading a Profitable Nursing Foot Care Practice
Written by Janis Boudreau, RPN β founder of the AFCN Learning Institute and clinic owner with 15+ nurses β this is the guide that didn't exist when she started. Now it exists for you.
"Everything I wish existed when I started."
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Dive deep into building your empire, setting ambitious goals, and scaling your business. Mindset, self-image, and keeping your eyes on the prize β we're here to empower you every step of the way.
LISTEN NOW βWatch clinical tips, business insights, and behind-the-scenes looks at what it takes to build a thriving foot care nursing practice in Canada.
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READ NOW βAFCN Learning Institute was built by Janis Boudreau, RPN β an Ontario foot care nurse and CEO who runs three operating foot care clinics with a team of 15+ practicing nurses. Our hands-on clinical training takes place at clinical educator clinics in 9 Canadian provinces, taught by working foot care nurses who own thriving practices of their own.
This isn't education from a podium. It's education from inside the work.
"Real foot care nursing happens in real clinics. The education should come from there too."β Janis Boudreau, RPN | Founder, AFCN Learning Institute
Curriculum aligned with CAFCN National Competencies 2025 and IPAC Canada Practice Standards.
AFCN Learning Institute partners with leading foot care suppliers to create educational webinars for our community. Not advertising β actual learning, co-created with the brands and clinical experts who know their products best.





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