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Profits Rise While Staffing Struggles: Nurses Demand Improvements in Long-Term Care

TORONTO, ON, April 20, 2026 – More than 4,400 nurses and health-care professionals working in long-term care homes – members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) – are calling for urgent investments in resident care, rather than allowing public funds to flow to shareholder profits.

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2026 June Provincial Coordinators Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2025 June Provincial Coordinators Meeting (PCM) taking place June 23-25, 2026. Learn more.

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Budget 2026: Ontario Nurses’ Association Demands Accountability for Job Cuts, Privatization and Chronic Underfunding Amidst Investment in Home Care

TORONTO, ON, March 26, 2026 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) welcomes the $1.1 billion investment in home care that was announced in the Ford Conservatives’ provincial budget today but is demanding accountability for the critical underfunding across health-care sectors and post-secondary education, and the continued drive towards private health care.

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Social Work Week is March 2-8!

Each year communities and organizations across Canada take time in March to recognize the dedication, compassion and expertise of social workers.

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Registered Nurses at Niagara Health’s Welland Long-Term Care Site Call Out Provincial Government Over Closure

WELLAND, ON, February 6, 2026 – Registered nurses (RNs), members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), are sounding the alarm about Niagara Health Services (NHS) closing their non-profit long-term care (LTC) home in Welland. The home that has been open for more than 50 years will not be renewing their license to operate this year due to concerns about the building’s safety.

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Celebrating Nursing Week 2026

During Nursing Week, we celebrate the dedication, expertise, and achievements of registered nurses (RNs), registered practical nurses (RPNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs.) This year, Nursing Week is May 11-17.

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Underfunding and Understaffing are Bleeding Ontario’s Health Care Dry, says Ontario Nurses’ Association

TORONTO, January 28, 2026 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) warns in its pre-budget submission that unless the Ford government delivers a significant and stable funding infusion to the province’s public health-care system, Ontarians will pay the price through longer wait times, overcrowded facilities, and diminished quality of care.

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‘Where’s the Plan?’ Ontario Nurses’ Association Raises Concerns as Six Southeast Public Health Offices Go Staff-Free

TORONTO, ON, January 22, 2026 – Staff at six Southeast Public Health offices have been informed they will be redeployed to other locations by March 1, raising serious concerns about whether essential services will continue to be available at those sites once they are left without staff.

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Nurses at ONE Fertility Clinic headed to conciliation, trying to reach a respectful first collective agreement

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.

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Primary Care Workers at North York Family Health Team Ratify New Agreement After 13-Week Strike

TORONTO, ON, January 13, 2026 – More than 40 primary care workers, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), have ratified a first collective agreement with their employer, the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT). After remaining steadfast during 13 weeks on the picket line, the workers have secured a first collective agreement that was ratified by 84 per cent of the members.

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2026 Provincial Leadership Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2026 Provincial Leadership Meeting (PLM) taking place March 10-11, 2026. Learn more.

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