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Underfunding and Understaffing are Bleeding Ontario’s Health Care Dry, says Ontario Nurses’ Association

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.

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Underfunding and Understaffing are Bleeding Ontario’s Health Care Dry, says Ontario Nurses’ Association

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.

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‘Where’s the Plan?’ Ontario Nurses’ Association Raises Concerns as Six Southeast Public Health Offices Go Staff-Free

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.

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Black History/Black Futures Month

Each February, ONA celebrates Black History/Black Futures Month and honours Black Canadians whose achievements have shaped who we are today.

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Nurses at ONE Fertility Clinic headed to conciliation, trying to reach a respectful first collective agreement

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.

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Primary Care Workers at North York Family Health Team Ratify New Agreement After 13-Week Strike

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.

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2026 Provincial Leadership Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2026 Provincial Leadership Meeting (PLM) taking place March 10-11, 2026. Learn more.

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University Health Network Respiratory Therapists Vote to Join the Ontario Nurses’ Association

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.

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Registered Nurses at Winbourne Park Nursing Home Have voted to Join the Ontario Nurses’ Association

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.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Demands Action and Accountability to end Primary Care Strike

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.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Condemns London Health Sciences Centre for Taking Away Unlimited Mental Health Benefits from Non-ONA Staff

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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