An arbitration board has awarded nursing staff at Golden Plough Lodge in Cobourg, Ont., wage increases totaling nearly 13 per cent over …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Manitoba government funding 24-hour police security at province’s largest hospital
By Brittany Hobson The Manitoba government is providing more than $2 million to increase security efforts at the province’s largest hospital, including funding …
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FeaturedImmigrationRecruitment
Prince Edward Island has recruited 20 health care professionals from the U.S. this year
Prince Edward Island has recruited 20 health care professionals from the United States since January, part of the province’s efforts to address …
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FeaturedImmigration
Temporary foreign workers in health care more than doubled in past decade: StatsCan
The number of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Canada’s health care sector has risen sharply, from 3,200 in 2000 to 57,500 in …
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More than 100 nurses at Region of Waterloo Public Health are heading to conciliation Tuesday in a dispute over scheduling and compensation. …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nurses discouraged from working at Manitoba’s largest hospital due to safety
By Brittany Hobson Nurses in Manitoba have made the rare move of declaring the province’s largest hospital too dangerous to work in and …
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FeaturedMental Health
Alberta triples funding for continuing care workers’ mental health
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Alberta government will invest $7.5 million to support the mental health of continuing care workers, tripling its previous commitment to staff …
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FeaturedLabour ShortagesTraining & Development
Ontario invests $56.8 million to train 2,200 more nurses by 2029
Ontario will spend $56.8 million to create nursing seats at colleges and universities across the province, adding 2,200 nurses to the health-care …
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Staffy Health has launched a biometric shift authentication and a one-device policy, measures the company says will improve shift accuracy and reduce …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsImmigrationRecruitment
B.C. streamlines licensing for international doctors as U.S. recruitment yields 780 applications
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBritish Columbia has received nearly 780 job applications from qualified health professionals across the United States in just two months, prompting the …


