ONA News

TORONTO, ON, May 2, 2024 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and its 68,000 members including registered nurses, nurse practitioners and registered practical nurses, will mark Nursing Week 2024 by demanding respect and recognition.

We are proud to recognize and support the diversity of our members and staff, and to join in the fight against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Toronto, ON, April 30, 2024 – Earlier this morning, dozens of nurses and health-care professionals – members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) – picketed outside the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management to urge Extendicare CEO Dr. Michael Guerriere to put resident care over profits. Guerriere was keynote speaker at a breakfast meeting where his topic was, “Thinking Differently: Recreating a Health System We Are Proud Of.”

A report from the inaugural survey is now available. This information will inform ONA’s urgent and long-term plans and advocacy efforts. 

If you are interested in allowing your name to stand, a scanned copy of your completed and signed Nomination Form, a MS Word copy of your Résumé Form and your photograph must be submitted via email to chiefelectoralofficer@ona.org by 4 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

ONA is proud to recognize the work of these highly skilled professionals, who use their specialized, hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose and treat symptoms of illness, injury or disability, and improve people’s overall quality of life.

Just as the province sees an explosion in demand for home care, it is plunging this service into chaos. Read the full op-ed here.

We proudly support members of CUPE 3903. We recognize the notable gains they have achieved and their resilience in their recent strike action.

On May 5, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) commemorates Red Dress Day also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People.

TORONTO, ON, April 19, 2024 – Collective bargaining for registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals with the province’s for-profit nursing homes has broken down just three days into five days of scheduled negotiations, with no deal reached, says the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).