Health Care Workers

• B.C. politicians vote against lifting vaccine mandate for health-care workers

  Despite a long debate this week, municipal leaders from across the province ended up voting down a motion suggesting B.C. should scrap the requirement.

  Health

  Sep 22
  
• Nova Scotia buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by health-care workers

  The site is to include up to 12 one-bedroom units along with six townhouses suitable for families, with rent to be based on income.

  Canada

  Sep 11
  
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• UNBSJ announces accelerated nursing program for next fall

  The University of New Brunswick in Saint John will have a new accelerated nursing program scheduled to start in September 2024.

  Education

  Sep 1
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• Province doubles spending on health-care action plan to add more workers

  A $200-million provincial plan to recruit 2,000 health-care workers has now become a nearly $400-million plan as the governments says it is adding new incentives and initiatives.

  Health

  Jul 27
• Danielle Smith says Ottawa could help health care with improved international recruiting

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces.

  Health

  Jul 11
• Can Canada double health-care worker immigration? Pressure is mounting

  Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Wednesday that Canada will invite 500 skilled health-care workers to immigrate. Another 1,500 will be invited by July 5.

  Canada

  Jun 28
• Manitoba health-care union, Shared Health reach deal on tentative contract

  'We have finally reached a tentative agreement after 15 months of painstaking negotiations,' said the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals Saturday.

  Health

  Jun 25
• New hub for health-care professionals opens at St. Joseph’s in Guelph

  The new facility was build in part thanks to a $250,000 donation from the Co-operators insurance.

  Health

  Apr 29
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• New Brunswick accelerates process to license out-of-province nurses

  The association says it is working on a plan to also speed up the registration and licensing of internationally educated registered nurses.

  Health

  Mar 30
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• New health care data analytics and management programs coming to Saint Mary’s University

  The Nova Scotia government announced $25 million for Saint Mary's University Wednesday that will, in part, create a health care data analytics diploma program.

  Politics

  Mar 8