The provincial government says it will force new doctors trained in Quebec to work in the province’s public health-care system for the …
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FeaturedHR News
CMA urges end to workplace sick notes to free up health care capacity
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is calling for the elimination of workplace sick notes for short-term minor illnesses, a move it says …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Manitoba health-care support workers to get 27 per cent raise under new contract
Some 25,000 health-care support workers have ratified a new collective agreement, averting a strike. The two unions involved say the four-year deal …
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Quebec’s largest nurses union has reached a deal with the provincial government more than a year and a half after their collective …
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FeaturedPensionsRetention
Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups for doctors, hoping they’ll stick around
The Nova Scotia government is offering to pay up to $15,000 a year into a new retirement benefits program for doctors in …
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Nurses in Alberta are set to vote later this month on a mediator’s recommended settlement with their employers. The United Nurses of …
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CompensationFeatured
Alberta health minister announces resident physician pay deal as family doctors wait
By Lisa Johnson Alberta’s government has reached a new tentative four-year pay deal with resident physicians as the province grapples with overcrowding in …
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A tentative agreement was reached in the early morning hours Tuesday to avert a strike by 25,000 health-care support workers in Manitoba. …
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FeaturedImmigrationLabour Shortages
Ottawa pledges $10 million to support foreign-trained healthcare workers in Nova Scotia
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe federal government has announced up to $10 million in funding for a project aimed at helping internationally trained healthcare professionals work …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
“Gulf is just too big”: strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
By Jack Farrell Alberta’s nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements over …