Ontario Health atHome

Defend working conditions for Ontario Health atHome members.

On August 14, 2025, the provincial government mandated full-time return to office for all Ontario Public Service employees and ONA’s 4,200 registered nurses and health-care professionals working at Ontario Health atHome (OHaH).

This decision was made with no meaningful consultation with workers and disregards the proven success of hybrid work models. For years, ONA members at OHaH have delivered exceptional public services under flexible arrangements that support productivity, staff retention and employee well-being. It helps them focus on what matters: providing exceptional care for OHaH clients.

The government’s unilateral approach:  

• Ignores operational realities: Many workplaces lack the physical capacity to accommodate all staff on-site, following years of office space reductions and restructuring.
• Creates unnecessary costs: Expanding office space to meet this directive will likely lead to significant taxpayer expense, delays, and mismanagement.
• Disregards worker needs: Hybrid work has enabled employees to balance professional and personal responsibilities, particularly for those with caregiving duties, disabilities, or long commutes at a time of staffing shortages throughout health care.

Support OHaH workers fighting to defend their working conditions.  Tell the government to stop this plan and engage in meaningful dialogue to develop a modern, evidence-based workplace strategy that benefits both employees and the people of Ontario.

The need to focus on real improvements to home care and public services, not rollbacks that will leave workers and the people they care for with even less support.

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