More than one-third of immigrants who came to Canada intending to work as nurses were not employed in the profession by 2021, …
Health Care Workers
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Nurses across New Brunswick have voted to accept a tentative collective agreement reached with the provincial government earlier this month. The deal …
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Woman who used stolen credentials to get hired as RPN sentenced to 11 months in jail
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA woman who fraudulently worked as a registered practical nurse at five Ontario care homes using stolen credentials has lost her appeal …
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Collective AgreementsLabour Relations
Northumberland County nurses win wage increases and isolation pay in arbitration
An arbitration board has awarded nursing staff at Golden Plough Lodge in Cobourg, Ont., wage increases totaling nearly 13 per cent over …
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Manitoba government funding 24-hour police security at province’s largest hospital
By Brittany Hobson The Manitoba government is providing more than $2 million to increase security efforts at the province’s largest hospital, including funding …
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FeaturedImmigrationRecruitment
Prince Edward Island has recruited 20 health care professionals from the U.S. this year
Prince Edward Island has recruited 20 health care professionals from the United States since January, part of the province’s efforts to address …
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FeaturedImmigration
Temporary foreign workers in health care more than doubled in past decade: StatsCan
The number of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Canada’s health care sector has risen sharply, from 3,200 in 2000 to 57,500 in …
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More than 100 nurses at Region of Waterloo Public Health are heading to conciliation Tuesday in a dispute over scheduling and compensation. …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nurses discouraged from working at Manitoba’s largest hospital due to safety
By Brittany Hobson Nurses in Manitoba have made the rare move of declaring the province’s largest hospital too dangerous to work in and …
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Alberta triples funding for continuing care workers’ mental health
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Alberta government will invest $7.5 million to support the mental health of continuing care workers, tripling its previous commitment to staff …