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.
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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.
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.
Each February, ONA celebrates Black History/Black Futures Month and honours Black Canadians whose achievements have shaped who we are today.
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.
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.
Registration is now open for the 2026 Provincial Leadership Meeting (PLM) taking place March 10-11, 2026. Learn more.
TORONTO, ON, December 18, 2025 – Respiratory therapists (RTs) RTs from the Toronto General and Toronto Western sites of University Health Network have overwhelmingly voted to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), Canada’s largest nurses’ union.
AJAX, ON, December 10, 2025 – Registered nurses (RNs) working for Winbourne Park Nursing Home in Ajax have unanimously voted to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), Canada’s largest nurses’ union.
TORONTO, ON, December 9, 2025 – At a media conference this morning at Queen’s Park, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) published an open letter from patients at North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) calling on the Board of Directors to ensure fair wages and an end to an eight-week strike of nurses and health-care professionals, citing impacts on their primary care.
LONDON, ON, December 5, 2025 – The Provincial President of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and the ONA100 Bargaining Unit President are outraged at the announcement that London Health Sciences Centre that health-care staff who are not ONA members will lose unlimited mental health benefits in the new year.
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