The purpose of the CACR CICRP is to keep members up to date on CACR activities and initiatives, to provide a forum for sharing knowledge and expertise among members and other cardiac rehabilitation professionals, and to present focused and in-depth reviews of topics relevant to the cardiac rehabilitation clinician, researcher or student.

A theme-based approach is used to direct content by selecting a specific topic relevant to cardiac rehabilitation practitioners and including four to five feature articles around this theme. Regularly appearing sections such as a profile of a Canadian program, issues around guidelines implementation, description of an ongoing or recently completed research project, and a comprehensive review of select references also relate to the theme.

In addition, the NEWSBEAT informs the membership of initiatives and activities of the association through president's reports, introduction of new Board of Directors members, membership updates, highlights of fundraising events and extensive conference information.