Ontario Nurses' Association

Ontario Nurses' Association We are 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, and 18,000 nursing students. Stay in the Fight. And fight like a nurse.

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, respectful, 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:

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On August 14, 2025, the provincial government mandated full-time return to office for all Ontario Public Service employe...
12/28/2025

On August 14, 2025, the provincial government mandated full-time return to office for all Ontario Public Service employees and ONA’s 4,200 registered nurses and health-care professionals working at Ontario Health atHome (OHaH). They took this action with no meaningful consultation with workers, disregarding both the proven success of hybrid work models and the work models that provide the best care for patients.

Show your support for OHaH workers as they fight to defend their working conditions. Tell the government to stop this plan and engage in meaningful dialogue to develop a modern, evidence-based workplace strategy that benefits both employees and the people of Ontario.

Send your message today: https://ona.org/campaign/ontario-health-athome/

As an ONA member, you set the direction of the union. You are ONA and your voice matters. Do you feel empowered? Do you ...
12/26/2025

As an ONA member, you set the direction of the union. You are ONA and your voice matters. Do you feel empowered? Do you have the resources you need to improve your workplace? Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/

12/26/2025

With nurse and health-care professional cuts and layoffs on the horizon, we have a lot to talk about as we begin 2026. This will threaten the care patients rely on and our work. The road ahead is going to be demanding and we need to be ready.

In the new year, let's be all in. Let's fight for the respect every single one of us deserves. Are you in?

Look ahead to 2026 with Erin:

As many of us enjoy the holidays with family and friends, let’s recognize all the nurses and health-care professionals w...
12/25/2025

As many of us enjoy the holidays with family and friends, let’s recognize all the nurses and health-care professionals who are spending it with patients, residents and clients.

Reply to this post and show some love for all the nurses and health-care professionals who are working over the holidays caring for Ontarians.❤️

Looking forward to your 2026 ONA pocket calendar? This popular item will be arriving in your mailbox soon!And to tide yo...
12/24/2025

Looking forward to your 2026 ONA pocket calendar? This popular item will be arriving in your mailbox soon!

And to tide you over until it does, we made sure to include the first few months of 2026 in your existing calendar so you can continue using it into the new year.

“ It’s day after day that you’re dealing with violence, so you really start to ask yourself the question – is this worth...
12/23/2025

“ It’s day after day that you’re dealing with violence, so you really start to ask yourself the question – is this worth it?

If we lose the good experienced nurses in health care, the cycle continues – another nurse that feels burdened and burnt out. And then we just have a health-care system that is derailing from the tracks.”

It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
https://nursestalktruth.ca/

We made a list and checked it twice to find out if Dr. Timothy Li has been naughty or nice. The verdict is in and he has...
12/23/2025

We made a list and checked it twice to find out if Dr. Timothy Li has been naughty or nice. The verdict is in and he has been a naughty employer!

The North York Family Health Team Board of Directors still have time to get on the "nice" list. Email them today and demand an end to the strike by negotiating fair wages! Visit: https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/

12/22/2025

ICYMI at , here's ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, reflecting on how our union has embraced its identity over the past two years as we for what nurses and health-care professionals deserve!

Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/ We’ve launched ONA’s Members’ Survey and we want to he...
12/20/2025

Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/

We’ve launched ONA’s Members’ Survey and we want to hear your voice! Tell us your experiences, thoughts and vision for ONA and have the chance to win great prizes.

Respiratory therapists (RTs) from the Toronto General and Toronto Western sites of University Health Network have overwh...
12/19/2025

Respiratory therapists (RTs) from the Toronto General and Toronto Western sites of University Health Network have overwhelmingly voted to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), Canada’s largest nurses’ union.

As members of ONA, these RTs are joining with 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, using their collective voices to improve working conditions, fight attacks on the publicly funded and delivered health-care system and improve patient care.

Read more at https://ona.org/news/20251218-uhn-rts-join/

On Thursday, striking ONA members from North York Family Health Team picketed outside Ontario Heath. 95,000+ patients ha...
12/19/2025

On Thursday, striking ONA members from North York Family Health Team picketed outside Ontario Heath. 95,000+ patients have been without crucial care for over eight weeks because their employer used government funding to pay down a deficit instead of for retention and recruitment.

We need the Ford government to hold the North York Family Health Team accountable and ensure public funding goes to where it was intended - retention and recruitment!

A special thank you to members of CUPE 1281 and SEIU Local 2 for your solidarity on the picket line!

Learn more and show your support at https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/.

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