Ontario Nurses

• PRHC must add 107 beds, 493 staff over next 4 years to meet demand: report

  The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) released a new report outlining ongoing issues with inadequate staffing at hospitals across the province and demands for more hiring.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2023
  
• Ontario hospital nurses awarded average raises of 11% over 2 years, union says

  Talks between the Ontario Nurses' Association and the Ontario Hospital Association failed to produce a deal, so an arbitrator had to decide the terms.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
  
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• More nurses working in Ontario, but more also leaving, report shows

  New figures show the number of nurses active in Ontario is increasing, but more nurses are also leaving the province for work or taking leaves.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2023
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• Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down

  The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for the nurses and other public sector workers at one per cent a year for three years.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2023
• Ontario nurses eye B.C.’s plan to cap nurse-to-patient ratio, ease workload

  British Columbia has outlined a plan to become the first province to adopt minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and better retain and recruit nurses.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2023
• Ontario considers expanding scope of practice for nurses, pharmacists, and more

  Ontario is considering expanding the scope of what certain health professionals, such as nurses, can do in periods of ``high patient volumes.''

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
• Ontario Nurses’ Association says bargaining with hospitals has broken down

  The Ontario Nurses' Association says contract talks with the Ontario Hospital Association have broken down and will now head to arbitration in early May.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2023
• Bargaining for Ontario hospital nurses enters mediation

  The nurses' union started bargaining with the hospitals in late January and if no deal is reached through mediation, it will go to an arbitrator in early May.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2023
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• Internationally trained nurses in Ontario call for better support

  Despite Premier Ford's announcement last fall to bring more internationally educated nurses into Ontario's health-care system, experts say more still needs to be done.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2023
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• Ontario hospital nurses start contract talks, plan ‘escalating actions’

  The nurses have been subject for three years to a wage restraint law known as Bill 124, which capped increases at one per cent a year.

  Health

  Jan 30, 2023