Ontario PSWs
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PSWs in Ontario hospitals still waiting on permanent wage increase``There's no excuse for this,'' said Michael Hurley, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario Council of Hospital Unions.CanadaNov 1, 2022
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Ontario offers tuition supports for career college PSW studentsThe program first launched last year and the government says it helped 3,000 personal support workers get trained and graduate.EducationMar 10, 2022
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COVID-19: Droves of Ontario home care workers leave for hospitals, nursing homesNurses, personal support workers and therapists have left home care in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthOct 31, 2021
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Ontario extends pay increase for personal support workers until end of OctoberThe province says the temporary $3-per-hour wage increase for workers in long-term care homes and similar facilities will now continue until Oct. 31.CanadaAug 23, 2021
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COVID-19: Ontario extends wage increase for personal support workersHealth Minister Christine Elliott announced the $141 million needed to extend the increase of $2 or $3 per hour depending on the sector on Friday.HealthJun 11, 2021
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Ontario government plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spacesThe funding is part of a previously announced Ontario government commitment to add 30,000 new long-term care beds over a decade.HealthMar 18, 2021
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Ontario PSW pay gap hurts home care services, advocate group says, calls for more fundingAccording to a study released last year, PSWs in Ontario long-term care homes make an average hourly wage of $22.69, compared a $17.30 hourly rate paid to home care PSWs.HealthMar 7, 2021
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Ontario personal support workers get pay raise in bid to boost pandemic recruitment effortsPremier Doug Ford says about 147,000 workers in long-term care, hospitals, and community care are eligible for the increase.HealthOct 1, 2020
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