ONA is the union representing more than 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals, as well as 18,000 nursing student affiliates, providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and industry.



Contact Information

Sheree Bond
ONA Communications
Tel: 416-986-8240
[email protected]

Katherine Russo
Tel: 647-539-1925
[email protected] 

Latest

May 09, 2023, 09:00 ET Nurses Deliver Thousands of Petitions to Queen's Park, Calling for Better Staffing, Better Wages and Better Care in Public Hospitals

TORONTO, May 9, 2023 /CNW/ - As nurses across the country celebrate National Nursing Week, members of the by the Ontario Nurses' Association are submitting thousands of signatures on a petition to...

May 08, 2023, 09:00 ET Bill 60 is a train wreck that derails public health care and access to high quality patient care

TORONTO, May 8, 2023 /CNW/ - The passage of Bill 60 by the Ford government continues toward a dangerous path of province-wide health-care privatization that will further erode patient care, says ONA...

May 05, 2023, 09:00 ET "Lasting Impact, Forging Our Future": Ontario Nurses' Association Marks Nursing Week 2023

TORONTO, May 5, 2023 /CNW/ - From May 8 through to May 14, 68,000 members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) are celebrating the nursing profession and focusing on forging their future during...

May 01, 2023, 09:00 ET Erin Ariss, RN, Elected Ontario Nurses' Association Provincial President

TORONTO, May 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) – the country's largest nurses' union – have voted to elect Erin Ariss, RN, as their new Provincial President. She begins ...

Apr 28, 2023, 08:30 ET Bill 124 Reopener Decisions Not Nearly Enough to Retain, Recruit Nurses and Health-Care Professionals in Ontario

TORONTO, April 28, 2023 /CNW/ - The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is responding to three recent arbitration decisions stemming from the overturn of Bill 124 by expressing frustration, noting that ...

Apr 25, 2023, 13:27 ET Minden Emergency Room Closure a Preview of Things to Come, Says Ontario Nurses' Association

TORONTO, April 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Without immediate action to retain and recruit more registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals in Ontario, the permanent closure of the emergency department ...

Apr 23, 2023, 11:00 ET Nurses Hold Community Day of Action for Better Care, Ask Ontarians to Join the Fight

TORONTO, April 23, 2023 /CNW/ - Registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals in many locations across the province are out in their communities today, asking the public to support them and...

Apr 21, 2023, 13:00 ET Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses, Health-Care Professionals Will Hold Community Day of Action for Better Care

TORONTO, April 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals in multiple cities across Ontario will be out on Sunday to ask the public for support in calling on hospital CEOs ...

Apr 05, 2023, 11:00 ET Nurses, Health-Care Professionals Say Time's Up, Take Direct Action for Better Care Now

TORONTO, April 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Hundreds of nurses and health-care professionals who are members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) and their supporters are holding a direct action to highlight...

Apr 05, 2023, 07:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association Members, Leaders to Hold Public Action for Better Staffing, Better Wages, Better Care/

TORONTO, April 4, 2023 /CNW/ - Local leaders and front-line members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a public action in the fight for better health care for patients and a better...

Apr 04, 2023, 13:00 ET Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association Members, Leaders to Hold Public Action for Better Staffing, Better Wages, Better Care

TORONTO, April 4, 2023 /CNW/ - Local leaders and front-line members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a public action in the fight for better health care for patients and a better...

Mar 23, 2023, 17:09 ET Ontario Budget Bolsters Private, For-Profit Health Care at the Expense of Ontarians' Wallets - and Health, Say Nurses

TORONTO, March 23, 2023 /CNW/ - The Ford government's provincial budget released today continues the march toward private, for-profit health care at the expense of Ontarians' health and pocketbooks,...

Mar 21, 2023, 08:30 ET Collingwood Hospital Registered Nurses Call for an Independent Review of Patient Safety

COLLINGWOOD, ON, March 21, 2023 /CNW/ - After repeatedly raising serious concerns about patient safety and Registered Nurse (RN) staffing levels, RNs at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital are...

Mar 03, 2023, 08:00 ET Contract Talks Break Down for Hospital RNs, Health-Care Professionals, says Ontario Nurses' Association

TORONTO, March 3, 2023 /CNW/ - The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) says that contract talks between ONA hospital registered nurses and the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) have broken down and...

Mar 02, 2023, 12:00 ET Nurses and Supporters Hold Mass Rally for Better Staffing, Better Wages and Better Care as Hospital Contract Negotiations Wrap Up

TORONTO , March 2, 2023 /CNW/ - Thousands of Registered Nurses, health-care professionals, supporters and labour allies held a long and loud protest today on Queen Street in Toronto, followed by a...

Mar 02, 2023, 07:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association to Hold Mass Protest in Toronto, Calling for Better Hospital Contract and Better Patient Care/

TORONTO, March 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals from the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a mass protest on Thursday, March 2 in downtown...

Mar 01, 2023, 14:00 ET Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association to Hold Mass Protest in Toronto, Calling for Better Hospital Contract and Better Patient Care

TORONTO, March 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals from the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a mass protest on Thursday, March 2 in downtown...

Mar 01, 2023, 08:30 ET Ontario Nurses' Association Enters into Mediation

Last chance to reach a negotiated contract for hospital nurses, health-care professionals TORONTO, March 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the elected bargaining team of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA)...

Feb 25, 2023, 15:50 ET Ontario Nurses' Association Demanding Answers as The Ottawa Hospital Allows Private Surgeries to be Performed Under a Veil of Secrecy

Nurses say patients are unsafe OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is deeply alarmed by reports of private orthopedic surgeries now being performed under a veil of ...

Feb 23, 2023, 10:30 ET Thousands of Ontario Nurses and Supporters Picket For Better Staffing, Better Wages, Better Care

TORONTO, Feb. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - Thousands of front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals are picketing across the province today, calling for better staffing, better wages and...

Feb 23, 2023, 06:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Nurses Province-Wide to Picket for Better Staffing, Better Wages, Better Care/

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Registered nurses and health-care professionals across Ontario will be on the streets holding pickets tomorrow outside of hospitals, MPP offices and other locations to...

Feb 22, 2023, 13:00 ET Media Advisory - Nurses Province-Wide to Picket for Better Staffing, Better Wages, Better Care

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Registered nurses and health-care professionals across Ontario will be on the streets holding pickets tomorrow outside of hospitals, MPP offices and other locations to...

Feb 21, 2023, 08:30 ET Region of Waterloo Public Health Nurses Seek Fair, Respectful Contract at Conciliation

KITCHENER, ON, Feb. 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Region of Waterloo Public Health Nurses, members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA), are heading to conciliation talks today, calling on their employer to...

Feb 02, 2023, 15:44 ET Media Statement: Ontario Nurses' Association says Ford Government's Plan for "Convenience" is Missing Safety, Quality - and Nurses

TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2023 /CNW/ - The latest in the Ford government's announcements about changes to Ontario's health-care system is glaring in its omissions, says the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA)....

Jan 30, 2023, 09:00 ET Ontario Hospital Nurses Begin Contract Talks Determined to Achieve Better Pay, Better Staffing and Better Patient Care

TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - Contract talks between the Ontario Nurses' Association's (ONA) 60,000 hospital nurses and health-care professionals and the Ontario Hospital Association have begun,...