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.
HAMILTON, ON, November 13, 2025 – Nurse representatives for more than 60 Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members working for the City of Hamilton Macassa and Wentworth Lodges have delivered a petition and letter to members of the Emergency and Community Services Committee to demand a fair contract.
NORTH BAY, Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Health-care workers at North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC), members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE), are rallying outside the hospital to protest underfunding and layoffs announced last month.
TORONTO, ON, November 12, 2025 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is returning to the bargaining table with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) tomorrow and says it expects VON to come to the table ready to pay fair for home care.
WATERLOO, ON, November 5, 2025 – More than 120 registered nurses, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), reached a new collective agreement with the Region of Waterloo Public Health (ROWPH) during a third round of conciliation. The new agreement includes progress on nurses’ top bargaining priorities of fair wage increases and benefits. It also clearly outlines the premiums and frequency of weekend work.
TORONTO, ON, November 4, 2025 – Hundreds of nurses and health-care professionals from across the province are holding a vigil at the Nathan Phillips Square to commemorate and honour the lives of those impacted by violence. They are pushing for the implementation of safe staffing levels to help protect health-care workers, as part of a new campaign.
TORONTO, ON, November 3, 2025 –More than 1,000 nurses, health-care professionals and leaders are gathering in Toronto from November 4 to 6 for the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) Biennial Convention, under the theme I am ONA. Over the course of this week, they will debate, vote and conduct official business, and reflect on the dramatic changes the last two years have brought for their union and health-care system.
ATIKOKAN, ON., October 31, 2025 – The medical laboratory technologists, technicians, x-ray and ultrasound technologists, radiation technologists and other health-care professionals at Atikokan General Hospital have voted to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).
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 9-15.
Our 2025 Biennial Convention takes place November 4-6, 2025. Find the meeting highlights and resources here.
TORONTO, ON, October 28, 2025 – A sobering new report from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released last week reveals that if the Ford government fails to improve health-care funding, 7,263 nurses could be cut by 2027-28, further worsening Ontario’s number of nurses per capita.
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