Staffing Shortages

• Saskatoon police issue fewer traffic tickets due to staffing shortages: chief

  Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride says traffic enforcement has taken a hit in recent months compared to previous years, due in part to staffing shortages.

  Canada

  Feb 19
  
• Ontario to add 400 new primary care providers to deal with staffing shortage

  Ontario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2024
  
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• Many Saskatchewan nurses, supporters rally in Regina park amid staffing crisis

  Many Saskatchewan nurses gathered for to rally at Regina's Wascana Park in response to inadequate action on the state of the healthcare in the province.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2023
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• Merritt Mayor plans to withhold tax funds from province amid temporary ER closures

  The ER at the Nicola Valley Hospital has been closed more than a dozen times this year, three this month.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2023
• Staffing shortages persist in Manitoba’s SANE Program but progress underway: Shared Health

  The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners program - or SANE - at Health Sciences Centre is still looking to fill some staffing positions, but Shared Health says progress is being made.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2023
• Seasonal jobs going unclaimed, Manitoba businesses say, as students break for summer

  Manitoba businesses offering summer jobs say staff shortages continue, with willing or available workers well below levels seen before the pandemic. 'Where have these people gone?'

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2023
• Doctors warn of summer ER crunch in Canada: ‘A lot of waiting by patients’

  Last summer, a number of hospital ERs across the country had to temporarily close their doors due to staffing challenges. Doctors warn of another crunch this year.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
• Ontario ER, urgent care centre to temporarily close amid labour shortages

  A hospital in Ontario says it will close its emergency department overnight Thursday, the latest in a number of recent temporary ER and urgent care centre closures in the province.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2022
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• Interior Health still offering incentives, money to get healthcare workers in Grand Forks, B.C.

  Among the incentives offered by Interior Health and the Ministry of Health is $2,000 in a quarterly retention bonus for eligible existing staff depending on how much they work.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2022
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• Penticton, B.C. firefighters understaffed and burnt out, union says

  More evidence of just how bad first responder burnout is becoming. The Penticton Professional Firefighters Union says their members are overworked.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2022