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Nurses at Grand River Community Health Centre Seeking Fair Deal at Mediation to Protect Access to Primary Care

BRANTFORD, ON, May 20, 2026 – Fourteen nurse practitioners (NPs) and registered nurses (RNs) at Grand River Community Health Centre (GRCHC), members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), are heading to mediation this Thursday to demand a new contract with fair wages.

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Layoff of Sole Nurse Practitioner Puts Vulnerable Residents at Risk, Warns ONA

TORONTO February 4, 2026 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is raising serious concerns about staffing decisions being made by Southeast Public Health (SEPH), particularly around the layoff of the public health unit’s sole nurse practitioner.

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Unison Health and Community Services Nurse Practitioners Vote to Join the Ontario Nurses’ Association

TORONTO, ON, March 12, 2025 – Nurse Practitioners (NPs) with Unison Health and Community Services have voted unanimously in favour of joining the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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Front-line Nurse Practitioners overwhelmingly choose to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association

HAMILTON, ON., October 31, 2023 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), the union representing more than 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals as well as 18,000 nursing student affiliates, is excited to welcome nurse practitioners from Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Home and Community Care Support Services.

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Essex Nurse Practitioners and Health-Care Professionals Head to Conciliation Ministry of Health must properly fund clinic

ESSEX, ON., September 20, 2023 – Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members providing high-quality primary care and services at a nurse practitioner (NP)-led clinic in Essex County are heading to conciliation tomorrow, seeking a fair new contract.

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