In 2023, Cano announced his resignation from the Arizona State Legislature to attend the Kennedy School fulltime for a Master of Public Administration.

[5] In 2012, Cano was hired by Pima County Supervisor Richard Elías to serve as his district aide and senior advisor.

[6] In 2016, Cano was named an inaugural fellow of the Human Rights Campaign's HIV360 Fellowship Program as part of his work to reduce HIV transmission among Latinos in Southern Arizona.

[7] In July 2020, the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund, an initiative of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, announced that it had selected Cano to serve as its first director.

On August 28, 2017, Cano announced his candidacy for the Arizona House of Representatives in a video posted on social media.

[15] Cano has served as volunteer board member with numerous organizations, including Planned Parenthood Arizona, Literacy Connects, Pan Left Productions, and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.

[16] In 2016, Cano was named an inaugural fellow of the Human Rights Campaign's HIV360 Fellowship Program as part of his work to reduce HIV transmission among Latinos in Southern Arizona.