BURLINGTON, ON, January 15, 2026 – Registered nurses (RNs) and one registered practical nurse (RPN) providing specialized care at Burlington’s ONE Fertility Clinic are heading into two days of conciliation, attempting to reach a respectful first collective agreement.
Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, says that these highly educated nurses “more than deserve a first contract that includes respect, fair wages, vacation and benefits. ONE Fertility Clinic is a private, for-profit employer that received $1,480,693 in public funding for approximately 153 cycles. They can more than afford to show these nurses that they are an integral part of the treatments this clinic profits from. The nurses actively monitor tens of patients in a day, assisting with daily calls and procedures.”
Ariss notes that the clinic handled hundreds of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cases and post-operative embryo transfer patients last year. With the funding increase, demand is expected to increase in 2026. There have been 19 days of bargaining held to date, with no agreement reached.
“We know and patients know the value of the care provided by ONE Fertility Clinic nurses,” says Ariss. “We look forward to productive conciliation talks and a negotiated first collective agreement for our nurses. They deserve no less.”
ONA is the union representing 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals, as well as more than 18,000 nursing student affiliates, providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics, and industry.
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