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 …
Health Care Workers
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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 …
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The Government of Prince Edward Island, Health PEI, and the Medical Society of Prince Edward Island (MSPEI) have reached a tentative five-year …
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FeaturedLabour Shortages
How many doctors are there in Canada? Government announces projects to find out
The federal government has answered years-long calls from doctors and nurses to tally and research the number of health workers in Canada …