Health Care Workers

By Lisa Johnson About 16,000 unionized Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary …

New Brunswick’s regional health authorities have hired more than 80 permanent physicians and more than 400 nurses since October 2024. The recruitment …

Prince Edward Island is covering full tuition costs for students entering licensed practical nursing and paramedicine programs in exchange for a two-year …

An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that a hospital can add regular shifts to work schedules that include extended shifts without triggering collective …

The Ontario Nurses’ Association will sit on Canada’s first national council on nurse-to-patient ratios, formed to address nursing shortages and high turnover …

The federal government will introduce a $1,100 refundable tax credit for personal support workers in Budget 2025, affecting more than 200,000 care …

The New Brunswick government and the New Brunswick Nurses Union have signed a new collective agreement that includes a 12.5 per cent …

Nursing job vacancies across Canada have tripled in five years, rising from approximately 13,178 in 2018 to 41,716 in 2023, according to …

Quebec’s government has tabled special legislation to impose a new compensation scheme for doctors and put an end to their pressure tactics.  …

Ontario will automatically recognize credentials for doctors and nurses licensed in other Canadian provinces under legislation introduced Monday, part of a broader …