ONA News

Provincial union leaders released a joint letter calling on Premier Ford and Minister Sylvia Jones to reverse course on the announced closures of supervised consumption sites (SCSs) across Ontario, as well as the prevention of any new SCS opening or existing services relocating.

Toronto, ON, November 14, 2024 – Members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) staged a hospital understaffing graveyard today outside the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). Members held a funeral to call attention to the loss of nurse and health-care professional positions and hours and to put pressure on hospital CEOs to reverse their deliberate and detrimental decreases in staffing levels.

SARNIA, ON., November 8, 2024 – More than 40 registered nurses at Lambton Public Health, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), have a new three-year collective agreement with their employer, reached during conciliation. Fair wages, hours of work, and improved benefits were key issues at the negotiation table.  

TORONTO, ON, November 4, 2024 – Members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) – the country’s largest nurses’ union – have just finished holding elections for its Board of Directors. The newly-elected Board members begin their new term on January 1, 2025 and will serve for a term of three years. 

On November 11 we honour and remember those who fought and sacrificed themselves for our freedom.

We recognize the work and commitment of nursing students across Canada. They are the future of our profession.

We thank all candidates for their commitment to ONA and allowing their name to stand.

We recognize the vital role that Nurse Practitioners (NPs) play in our health-care system and celebrate the work of our NP members during Nurse Practitioner Week, November 10-16.

The 2024 November PCM took place November 13-15, 2024 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (123 Queen Street West). Learn more.

This year, Medical Radiation Technologists (MRT) Week takes place from November 3-9. We recognize and celebrate the essential role that MRTs play in the health-care system.