By Christopher Buse, Simon Fraser University; Sandra Smiley, University of British Columbia, and Tim K. Takaro, Simon Fraser University In British Columbia, …
Health Care Workers
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The Manitoba government has exceeded its commitment to expand the health-care workforce, adding 1,255 net-new workers as of December 2024, Premier Wab …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Health PEI enforces mandatory masking in facilities amid overcapacity concerns
Health PEI is implementing a universal masking policy across all its facilities starting Jan. 27 to curb the spread of respiratory illnesses …
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FeaturedPensions
HOOPP added 33 employers from Ontario’s health-care sector to its $112 billion pension plan in 2024
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) expanded its reach in 2024, adding 33 new employers from Ontario’s healthcare sector, including hospices, …
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FeaturedRecruitmentRetention
Nova Scotia offers $100,000 grants to boost healthcare recruitment and retention
Communities across Nova Scotia can now apply for funding to attract and retain healthcare professionals as the province’s Office of Healthcare Professionals …
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FeaturedImmigration
Yukon government aims to get foreign-trained healthcare workers licensed to work in territory
By Talar Stockton | Yukon News The Yukon government has launched a navigation service to help foreign-trained healthcare workers get their Canadian medical …
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Ontario’s 60,000-plus hospital nurses and health-care professionals are facing an uncertain future after five days of contract talks between the Ontario Nurses’ …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. nurses who refused COVID vaccine lose a fight with their union
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses …
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Employment LawFeatured
Health care worker in Manitoba fired for ‘racist’ Facebook post about homicide victims
By Dave Baxter | Winnipeg Sun A rural Manitoba health-care worker has lost their job, after making online comments critical of a landfill search for …
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CompensationFeatured
Alberta unveils new doctor pay model rewarding physicians for bringing on patients
The Alberta government unveiled a new pay model Thursday that it says will reward family doctors for bringing on patients and pay …


