Health Care Workers

Nurses in Alberta are set to vote later this month on a mediator’s recommended settlement with their employers. The United Nurses of Alberta says an online ratification vote will take…

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 hospitals and a potential health-care labour disruption. The…

A tentative agreement was reached in the early morning hours Tuesday to avert a strike by 25,000 health-care support workers in Manitoba. The workers were set to walk off the…

The federal government has announced up to $10 million in funding for a project aimed at helping internationally trained healthcare professionals work in Nova Scotia. This initiative is part of…

By Jack Farrell Alberta’s nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements over how much to pay and recruit them. David…

The Manitoba government is more than halfway to its target of hiring 1,000 new health-care workers, Premier Wab Kinew announced today during a press conference at Grace Hospital. Six months…

Saskatchewan’s Health Human Resources (HHR) Action Plan, introduced in 2022, has made notable strides in strengthening the province’s health care workforce, officials said as the initiative reached its two-year mark.…

By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee Union leaders say B.C.’s health-care workers have seen some minor improvements but there’s a long way to go before they feel respected, valued and safe.…

Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help attract…