ONA News

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is condemning the announcement by the Ford government earlier this week that they are expanding private clinics to provide gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures.

We recognize and commemorate the intergenerational harm that residential schools caused to Indigenous families and communities and honour those who have been affected by this injustice.

On September 18, 2024, ONA members, Board and staff will be marching with members of Grassy Narrows First Nation in Toronto.

If you are interested in allowing your name to stand, a scanned copy of the completed and signed Nomination Form and a MS Word copy of the Résumé Form must be submitted via email to chiefelectoralofficer@ona.org by 4 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

Premier Ford’s decision to close certain life-saving supervised drug consumption facilities will cost lives and hurt communities. It will also lead to increasing the burden on already stretched Emergency Medical Services and on our ERs and hospitals.

We honour those who have fought to ensure better rights, wages and working conditions for all workers, and who speak out about ongoing labour issues and injustices.

NEWMARKET, ON., August 7, 2024 – Registered nurses, registered practical nurses and personal support workers with Margaret Bahen Hospice have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

TORONTO, ON, July 25, 2024 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) says that new Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data confirms that Ontario’s shortage of nurses is worsening, with only 651 registered nurses (RNs) per 100,000 people. This is the lowest in the country and a drop from 661 last year.

The Ontario Nurses’ Association joins unions and workers the world over in mourning the death of Jane F. McAlevey.

The June 2024 PCM will be held June 11-13, 2024, at the Westin Ottawa (11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON.) The meeting is in-person only.