Personal Support Workers
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Mohawk College opening new training campus at Burlington, Ont. long-term care homeA Burlington retirement and long-term care home will be the new home training location for Mohawk College students who are looking to enter the LTC field.EducationJan 13, 2023
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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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London, Ont. widow speaks out against Bill 7 following husband’s deathJane Berges' late husband died in April after being “forcibly” transferred from the London Health Sciences Centre to a nursing home in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, she said.CanadaSep 2, 2022
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Ontario NDP platform: Pharmacare, tax freeze and health care spendingOntario's New Democrats are unveiling their platform today, ahead of a looming election call, and one section is aimed at recruiting, retaining and supporting health-care workers.PoliticsApr 25, 2022
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Ontario to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Doug FordThe Ontario government is planning to soon make permanent an hourly wage increase for personal support workers that was brought in during the pandemic.CanadaMar 15, 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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Toronto health-care worker denied residency, could be deported because she had a babyA Toronto health-care worker was denied permanent residency in Canada despite working more than 2,000 hours during the COVID-19 pandemic. She and her family could now be deported.CanadaDec 27, 2021
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Kingston, Ont. unhoused man seeks new start in TorontoAn unhoused man with medical disabilities is heading to Toronto to seek shelter and resources after running out of options in Kingston.HealthDec 13, 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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Premier Doug Ford says ‘it’s a guarantee’ to keeping pay increase for personal support workersFord says it's a "guarantee" that his government will keep the temporary $3 per hour wage bump for the workers who staff long-term care homes and similar facilities.HealthJul 5, 2021
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