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Our new eLearning platform is live!

As of April 2, 2025, ONA’s new eLearning platform is available to all ONA members. We are still working on CNSA student accounts – please check back for updates.

Our eLearning courses are free and available to all ONA members and CNSA students.

Users can work through courses at their own pace and convenience. Certificates are automatically generated in your account upon successful completion of a course.

To access our eLearning platform, log in to your Access ONA account and select "eLearning." See our enrollment how-to video for more information.

Note to leaders: You can't access eLearning via your leader account. You must log in as a member to participate.

Having technical issues?

If you experience issues with your Access ONA account, please contact the IT HelpDesk at HelpDesk@ona.org or 1-800-387-5580, ext. 2328. HelpDesk is available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

If you need assistance with navigating the platform or locating a certificate, please email eLearningEnquiries@ona.org.

Be sure to provide your full name and ONA ID number when reaching out for assistance.

Available Courses

We are always working to create new programs and update existing ones to provide members with a better understanding of topics like Contract Administration, Professional Responsibility, Human Rights and Equity and Health and Safety.

  • Welcome to Your ONA: This brand-new course, launched in April 2025, explains the structure of ONA and how information flows, the services provided to dues paying members, and all of the additional privileges available to members and Locals after members sign a union card.

  • Negotiations Series: We highly recommend you complete the seven Negotiations courses in chronological order. 
    • Level 1 : This course will assist Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) members in all sectors to understand the negotiations process that your Union, ONA, participates in to secure the best possible collective agreement for membership.

    • Level 2: This course will assist ONA members in all sectors in understanding how the membership negotiation committee is formed at the provincial and local levels, and the roles and responsibilities of the committee and staff in the negotiations process.

    • Level 3: The main objective of this course is to assist Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee members in understanding the negotiation process and their role in achieving a strong collective agreement. Effective bargaining starts with thorough preparation, strong teamwork, and clear member input.

    • Level 4: The main objective of this course is to help Negotiating Committee members understand their role in securing a strong collective agreement. Led by the Bargaining Unit President and supported by the SLRO, the committee must be prepared, united, and informed.

    • Level 5: The main objective of this course is to understand what happens if the union and the employer reach an impasse at negotiations and to understand the arbitration process should that happen.

  • Introduction to Health and Safety for New Bargaining Unit Presidents: This course will introduce new Bargaining Unit Presidents to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), to explore health and safety issues in the workplace, including violence and health and safety, what supports, resources and tools are available through ONA, and how to engage members to report actual and potential hazards.

  • PRW Process for Health-Care Providers: The purpose of this course is to assist you in identifying professional practice and workload issues and to provide you with the skills to accurately complete and advance the Professional Responsibility Workload Form (PRWF) in the public sector.
  • PRW Process for Hospital Sector: As a regulated health-care professional employed in the hospital sector, the main objective of this course is to assist you in identifying professional practice/workload issues and to provide you with the skills to accurately complete and advance the Professional Responsibility Workload Form (PRWF). 
  • PRW Process for Long-Term Care Sector: As a nurse working in the Long-Term Care sector, the main objective of this course is to assist you in identifying professional practice/workload issues and to provide you with the skills to accurately complete and advance the Professional Responsibility Workload Form (PRWF).
  • PRW Process for Ontario Health atHome: The main objective of this course is to assist you, as a health-care professional member, in identifying professional practice/workload issues and to provide you with the skills to accurately complete and advance the Professional Responsibility Workload Form (PRWF).  
  • PRW Process for Public Health: The purpose of this course is to assist you in identifying professional practice and workload issues and to provide you with the skills to accurately complete and advance the Professional Responsibility Workload Form (PRWF).

  • Unmasking Microaggressions
  • Negotiations Level 6
  • Negotiations Level 7
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