Ontario Nurses' Association

10/21/2026

A member shares the specifics of how their employer is planning to further stretch their strained staff, and how residents will suffer as a result.

Read their vent: https://onamag.org/fight/the-vent/stretched/

10/20/2026

Last week Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions hosted provincial health ministers from across Canada for a special session on the importance of investing in home care as a better solution to caring for seniors. ONA was in attendance, and Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, took the opportunity to talk truth to Sylvia Jones about the current state of health care in Ontario.

10/19/2026

Ontario Health atHome members, it's time to vote on your bargaining demands!

Your elected OHaH Provincial Negotiating Team has reviewed the bargaining survey results, your feedback from demand-setting meetings and incorporated your ideas and suggestions into the proposed demands.

Join us for a virtual meeting on either October 28 or 29, at 7 p.m. ET, to hear firsthand about the proposed demands, and the rationale for the proposed language.

Register now to attend, and share this post with your OHaH colleagues!
https://ona.org/news/ohah-bargaining-vote/

The deadline to register is October 28 at 4 p.m. ET.

10/19/2026

We're glad to be able to share this story about an ONA member pursuing and winning their appeal with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

Read the full story:

A successful WSIB appeal reinforces that ONA members can still receive full compensation from WSIB even if non-work medical conditions are part of their overall disability.

10/16/2026

ONA is demanding answers from the FordNation government and Health Minister Sylvia Jones following the announcement that St. Joseph's Health Care London is cutting more than 120 registered nurses (RNs).

“This morning I spoke directly to Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones, laying out the sobering facts about the public safety and economic consequences of cutting registered nurses and the critical life-saving care they provide,” said ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN. Ariss is part of a delegation of nurses’ union leaders, part of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, who are in Winnipeg this week as the country’s health ministers meet.

Ariss highlighted the St. Joseph’s Health Care London cuts, and the escalating staffing cuts across the province – including hundreds of RN cuts at London Health Sciences Centre – hurting whole communities. She notes that the cuts to those working in Finch Family Mental Health Care (a part of St. Joseph’s Health Care, London) is a reduction in RN care for the city’s most vulnerable and often marginalized population. RNs working out of Finch Family Mental Health Care provide both inpatient and outpatient community support to hundreds of people.

“There is no justification for this government starving our hospitals of adequate funding, knowing Ontario nurses will lose their livelihoods and communities will pay a heavy price for RN cuts,” says Ariss. “The latest cuts in London leave patient safety severely compromised as the skills RNs possess are vital to identify when a patient needs life-saving measures, and to act when time is of the essence.”

ONA has made it clear to Minister Jones that her government’s actions are compromising the health and lives of the very people they are purported to serve.

“The St. Joseph’s Health Care cuts will directly hurt the people of London,” she says. “Hospital leaders say these cuts are just the beginning. We cannot continue to allow this government to knowingly risk the health and even lives of our patients, to decimate public health care and hurt local economies. It’s time to demand better.”

See the full media release: https://ona.org/news/20261016-st-josephs-london-cuts/

10/15/2026

Representatives from Nursing unions across Canada are in Winnipeg this week with Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions for the health ministers meeting. See the CFNU's media release below about how the meeting has started on a positive note:

Good news: On the eve of the federal/provincial/territorial health ministers meetings beginning in Winnipeg today, federal health minister Marjorie Michel announced another year of funding stability for key health care agreements. As nurses, we are encouraged by this federal move. Read more: https://nursesunions.ca/canadas-nurses-encouraged-by-extension-of-federal-health-funding-agreements/

10/14/2026

If you have a story or an experience you've wanted to share anonymously with other nurses and health care professionals, we want you to Vent it!

The Vent section of ONA's F-Word digital magazine is where you share your stories of your fight and solidarity in action.

How do you Vent your story?

Step 1: Share it using this confidential form: https://onamag.org/contact/
Step 2: We'll review it, remove any identifying information, and post it anonymously here: https://onamag.org/fight/ -vent

Share your vent today!

10/13/2026

Premier FordNation claims to be investing more in health care than ever before, and yet educated and experienced nurses are still looking for employment.

Read this member's first-hand account: https://onamag.org/fight/the-vent/mixed-messages/

10/12/2026

A new report from our friends at the Ontario Health Coalition reaffirms why ONA members must continue to fight against health-care privatization.

Read the full story to learn more about their report: https://onamag.org/fuel/code-blue/anti-privatization-fight/

10/11/2026

In this Vent, an ONA member notes how they feel like primary care in Ontario is being forgotten.

Read their Vent: https://onamag.org/fight/the-vent/primary-concerns/

And submit your own: https://onamag.org/contact/