We are Canada’s largest nurses’ union. Our members provide care in hospitals, long-term care, public health, clinics, the community and industry. Together, we push for reforms and fight for better workplaces. We don’t settle because a lot is at stake––who we are, where we work and who we work for.
We are a platform for local action. We fight against unfair and unsafe treatment, policies and government decisions that impact your ability to provide safe and quality care. We negotiate and enforce your contracts, offer benefits and insurance, provide tailored education and development opportunities and more.
In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
LONDON, ON, March 31, 2026 – Ontario Nurses’ Association members at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) are sounding the alarm after their employer announced cuts to 288 registered nurses (RNs) across several units, but most notably in adult ambulatory and inpatient care as well as pediatric services. This cut will amount to 562,867.5 hours of RN care in total.
Equal Pay Day shifts each year, marking the date that an average woman would have to work into the new year to earn what an average man earned in the previous year. In 2026, Equal Pay Day in Ontario is April 14.
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.
We honour the contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis nurses, educators, and students across Canada.
TORONTO, ON, March 23, 2026 – Today, dozens of nurses and health-care professionals, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), staged a protest at the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) Annual General Meeting in Toronto. In April, more than 4,400 ONA nursing homes members will negotiate a new collective agreement with their employers. They are demanding an end to corporate profits and a reinvestment of monies into staffing ratios, fair wages and better resident care.
Registration is now open for our annual health and safety caucuses, held in conjunction with the May Area Coordinators Conferences (ACCs).
Toronto, ON, March 18, 2026 – A tidal wave of employer cutbacks has wiped out more than 700 front-line nurse and health-care worker positions since January 2025, leaving patients, residents and clients with less care and longer waits for treatment.
TRENTON, ON, March 16, 2026 – Registered nurses working to provide high-quality care to residents at Maxville Manor Long-Term Care voted overwhelmingly to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) recently.
CAMBRIDGE, ON, March 11, 2026 – More than 200 nurses and health-care professionals held an early-morning picket today outside Southbridge Canada’s corporate headquarters in Cambridge, marking the start of provincial bargaining between the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and more than 190 for-profit nursing homes across Ontario.
On this day we celebrate the French language and culture. We are also reminded to embrace the core values of peace, democracy and respect for human rights.
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