The Manitoba government is more than halfway to its target of hiring 1,000 new health-care workers, Premier Wab Kinew announced today during …
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FeaturedRecruitmentRetention
Saskatchewan touts progress in health workforce recruitment, retention as action plan hits two-year anniversary
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSaskatchewan’s Health Human Resources (HHR) Action Plan, introduced in 2022, has made notable strides in strengthening the province’s health care workforce, officials …
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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 …
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Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a …
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A tentative contract deal has been reached between Nova Scotia’s health authorities and three unions representing about 9,000 health-care workers. In a …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Quebec nurses threaten to stop working overtime as talks continue for new contract
A Quebec union representing 80,000 health-care workers has dismissed the province’s latest contract offer and called on its members to refuse to …
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By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said the province “strongly objects” to the inclusion of two nurses in a …
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Labour ShortagesOpinion
Canada’s treatment of internationally trained physicians exacerbates the health-care crisis
By Elliot Goodell Ugalde, Queen’s University, Ontario Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program has recently come under intense scrutiny, with a new United …
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FeaturedImmigrationRecruitment
Alberta’s immigration push for health-care workers lands nearly 400 professionals
Alberta’s effort to address critical health care shortages in smaller communities has received a significant boost through a provincial immigration initiative. The …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
B.C. mandates health-care workers to disclose immunization status
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBritish Columbia will require all health-care workers in public facilities to disclose their immunization status for COVID-19, influenza, and other critical vaccine-preventable …