The Newfoundland and Labrador government has selected Deloitte to conduct a comprehensive review of nursing staffing at six health facilities across the …
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Federal government kicks in $500,000 to SEIU to help train internationally educated nurses
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe SEIU Healthcare Training Centre has received more than $500,000 in federal funding to expand a program that helps internationally educated nurses …
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Ontario’s hospital association is challenging a recent policy think tank report claiming hospitals spent billions on private staffing agencies, calling the analysis …
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FeaturedRetention
Second round of $5,000 nurse retention payments coming to New Brunswick
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNew Brunswick nurses will receive another $5,000 retention payment as the province continues efforts to address staffing shortages in the healthcare system. …
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U.S. nurses find faster path to work in B.C. through streamlined process
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBritish Columbia has drastically reduced registration wait times for U.S.-trained nurses from four months to just days, driving a 127 percent increase …
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Ontario awards $2 million to healthcare union’s staffing platform
The Province of Ontario has awarded $2 million to SEIU Healthcare’s WorkersFirst platform to enhance healthcare worker training and provide an alternative …
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Hundreds of nurses rallied at Queen’s Park Tuesday demanding better wages for home care workers as contract negotiations with the Victorian Order …
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FeaturedRecruitment
Canada’s health workforce has doubled since 1998, easing pressures of aging workers: Report
Canada’s health workforce has more than doubled over the past 25 years, driven by rising demand from an aging population, according to …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Southwestern Public Health nurses in Ontario secure new contract with wage gains
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberMore than 70 registered nurses at Southwestern Public Health have reached a new three-year collective agreement that includes long-awaited wage increases and …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Ontario nurses head to arbitration over staffing ratios, failed talks with hospitals
The Ontario Nurses’ Association and the Ontario Hospital Association are back in arbitration Wednesday after contract negotiations broke down once again—this time …