The Medicus Pension Plan reported a strong financial position with 152% funded status and announced enhanced benefits for physician members, including extended… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRecruitment
Saskatchewan launches recruitment campaign to attract physicians with competitive benefits
Saskatchewan has rolled out a physician recruitment campaign targeting doctors across Canada and internationally, highlighting the province’s competitive compensation and quality of… …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
New Brunswick signs four-year deal with health-care workers union
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNew Brunswick has reached a collective agreement with CUPE Local 1252 that will give more than 9,600 health-care workers wage increases totalling… …
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Ontario’s hospital association is challenging a recent policy think tank report claiming hospitals spent billions on private staffing agencies, calling the analysis… …
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FeaturedRetention
Second round of $5,000 nurse retention payments coming to New Brunswick
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNew Brunswick nurses will receive another $5,000 retention payment as the province continues efforts to address staffing shortages in the healthcare system.… …
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FeaturedImmigration
U.S. nurses find faster path to work in B.C. through streamlined process
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBritish Columbia has drastically reduced registration wait times for U.S.-trained nurses from four months to just days, driving a 127 percent increase… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsTraining & Development
Alberta commits $33 million to train unemployed workers for in-demand jobs
Alberta’s government will invest $33 million in training programs to help more than 5,000 unemployed and underemployed Albertans gain skills for workforce… …
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By Allison Jones Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a… …
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Hundreds of nurses rallied at Queen’s Park Tuesday demanding better wages for home care workers as contract negotiations with the Victorian Order… …
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FeaturedRecruitment
Canada’s health workforce has doubled since 1998, easing pressures of aging workers: Report
Canada’s health workforce has more than doubled over the past 25 years, driven by rising demand from an aging population, according to… …

