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Ontario Nurses’ Association Calls on Victorian Order of Nurses to Pay Fair for Home Care Ahead of Bargaining

TORONTO, ON, September 8, 2025 – Armed with new statistics showing staggering rates of workplace violence against registered nurses (RNs) employed by the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) held a media conference today with the Official Opposition to call for fair pay and better funding for home care.

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Registered nurses, health-care professionals at Margaret Bahen Hospice Vote to Join ONA

NEWMARKET, ON., August 7, 2024 – Registered nurses, registered practical nurses and personal support workers with Margaret Bahen Hospice have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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New data confirms nurse staffing ratio continues to plummet in Ontario

TORONTO, ON, July 25, 2024 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) says that new Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data confirms that Ontario’s shortage of nurses is worsening, with only 651 registered nurses (RNs) per 100,000 people. This is the lowest in the country and a drop from 661 last year.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association mourns Jane F. McAlevey, union organizer, educator, campaign strategist

The Ontario Nurses’ Association joins unions and workers the world over in mourning the death of Jane F. McAlevey.

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2024 June PCM Highlights

The June 2024 PCM will be held June 11-13, 2024, at the Westin Ottawa (11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON.) The meeting is in-person only.

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Registered Nurses at Centretown Community Health Centre Vote to Join ONA

OTTAWA, ON., June 28, 2024 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is delighted to welcome registered nurses (RNs) from Centretown Community Health Centre to the union.

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Health Sciences North Health-Care Professionals Back in Arbitration, Seeking Better Care for Patients

SUDBURY, ON, June 25, 2024 – Almost six weeks after a first round of arbitration hearings and a large rally calling for respect for health-care professionals at Health Sciences North (HSN), the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) bargaining team representing the workers will back in arbitration this evening.

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Registered Nurses at Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home Vote to Join ONA

TORONTO, ON, June 17, 2024 – Registered nurses (RNs) with Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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Registered Nurses and Health-Care Professionals Rally at The Ottawa Hospital to Save Publicly Funded, Publicly Delivered Care

OTTAWA, ON, June 13, 2024 – Members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) rallied in Ottawa today to fight for publicly funded and delivered health care in Ontario, against the Ford government that has underfunded and under resourced it.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Nurses Head to Conciliation as They Seek a New Contract with Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

PORT HOPE, LINDSAY, HALIBURTON, ON, June 13, 2024 – Fifty public health nurses and registered practical nurses are calling for their employer to step up with a respectful new collective agreement as the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit head to conciliation tomorrow.

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Registered Nurses Rally, Call for Focus on Retention, Recruitment of Nurses at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare

BRACEBRIDGE, ON, May 25, 2024 – Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) registered nurses (RNs) held multi-site rallies in Bracebridge and Huntsville today, calling for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) leaders to refocus their efforts on retaining and recruiting RNs. Higher staffing levels are imperative to ensure safe patient care.

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