Mission

Mission

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is a proactive union committed to improving the economic welfare and quality of work-life for our members, to enable them to provide high-quality healthcare.

Vision

Ontario Nurses’ Association: Our Union. Respected. Strong. United.
Committed to members who care for people.

Objectives

• The advancement of the social, economic and general welfare of registered and graduate nurses and allied personnel.
   
• The regulation of relations between registered and graduate nurses and allied personnel and their employers and the negotiation of written contracts with employers implementing progressively better conditions of employment.
   
• The promotion of effective communication with employers.
   
• The promotion of knowledge of registered and graduate nurses and allied personnel in all things related to their social and economic welfare through education and research.
   
• The promotion of the highest standards of health care.
   
• The promotion of unity within the nursing profession and other allied fields through co-operation with and support of other organizations sharing these objectives.

Philosophy

Members of the union are committed to a program that enhances their social and economic status. As well, the organization’s goals include the right to be involved in the determination of policies and legislation concerning nursing practice and the quality of care.

To achieve this goal, it is essential that the organization build positive relationships, and create and maintain harmonious environments within the union, with employers and other groups to stimulate a free exchange of ideas and information.

History

Founded in 1973, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is the trade union that represents 55,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals working throughout the province.

Watch the Thirty-Five Years of Progress video, produced in 2008, to learn about the history of the union.