Founded in 1973, the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is the trade union that represents 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals and 18,000 nursing students providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and industry. This page is a space for members and the public to learn more about ONA, our work and advocacy. Constructive, respectfu
l, and relevant discussion is encouraged. ONA is not responsible for content posted to this page by members of the public, but we reserve the right to moderate all posts and comments according to the following guidelines. Comments that contain any of the following will be deleted:
• Sexist, racist, homophobic or otherwise prejudiced or discriminatory language;
• Profanity or language deemed to be offensive;
• Personal attacks;
• False or defamatory statements or reports;
• Disclosure of others’ private information;
• Content deemed to be spam;
• Expressions of support for or against a particular candidate or slate in union elections. Users who post the above prohibited comments one or more times may be banned from ONA’s page. We will not tolerate harassment, discrimination or otherwise abusive conduct. We are committed to maintaining the integrity of our online space for users.
