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TORONTO, ON, April 16, 2026 – Today, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) staged a protest at Extendicare’s Annual Shareholders Meeting in Toronto to demand the nursing homes chain put better resident care before increased profit. At this meeting, shareholders voted to elect new board members and appoint a new board chair who has a background in private equity and real estate, not front-line care. This makes nurses and health-care professionals question the priorities of Extendicare’s board – resident care or more profits.
Registration is now open for the 2025 June Provincial Coordinators Meeting (PCM) taking place June 23-25, 2026. Learn more.
Join us on Thursday, May 21 for important updates and next steps.
We are now accepting nominations for the Hospital Provincial Negotiating Team (HPNT). This page will give you all the information you need to prepare your candidate submission.
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.
The National Day of Mourning is observed every year in Canada on April 28 to commemorate those who have been injured, made ill or killed while on the job due to workplace hazards or incidents.
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.
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