Silas says addressing federal funding cliffs is critical to ensuring older Canadians get quality care October 14, 2026 (Winnipeg, MB) – Canada’s health ministers are joining nurse union leaders from across the country for a policy meeting on Friday, October 16, focused on addressing expiring federal funding agreements and implementing a national seniors’ care strategy. […]
Read MoreDear Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation members, Tough times are on all of us, and you are fighting back with dignity and strength. Since your job action began on September 30, nurses in Canada have been cheering you on from afar. Work-to-rule job actions are hard, and I know how important solidarity is right now – […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) strongly condemns the aspects of Bill C-39 that infringe on a workers’ right to strike. Bill C-39’s changes to Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code are an attack on workers’ constitutional right to strike and threaten the fair negotiating process. Canada’s nurses will always support free and fair labour relations […]
Read MoreSilas: We welcome the positive changes made to the Canadian Labour Code, but provisions impacting the right to strike must be removed. Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, was introduced in the House of Commons on Monday, September 21, and includes a host of changes to the Canadian Labour Code. The large Bill includes […]
Read MoreSilas: Canada’s next budget is an opportunity to invest in nurses, strengthen public health care and remove barriers to care September 15, 2026 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s nurses unions are urging the federal government to strengthen and protect public health care in its upcoming budget. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions’ (CFNU) pre-budget submission calls on the federal government […]
Read MoreSilas: Now is not the time to increase the financial burden on nursing students August 25, 2026 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) joins the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association (CNSA) in raising concern over the recent announcement of a cost increase to the NCLEX-RN exam, the national exam required to become a licensed registered nurse in Canada. The increase will add […]
Read MoreAugust 12, 2026 The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada Dear Prime Minister Carney, On September 26, 2025, I wrote to you regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, created by what a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded is a genocide being committed by Israel. As nurses, we are horrified by what we […]
Read MoreSilas: I am proud to welcome Northern nurses into the largest movement of unionized nurses across North America The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is proud to welcome nurses in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut into its ranks, uniting nurses from coast to coast to coast. “Nursing is a team sport where we are […]
Read MoreSilas: A reduction in federal funding will hurt access to care for everyone in Canada. July 23, 2026 (Charlottetown, PEI) – Looming changes to the Canada Health Transfer will result in billions of dollars less in health care funding for provinces and territories, as reported in a new white paper published by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). The Harsh […]
Read MoreSilas: Message from nurses to premiers today was clear: health care must remain a national priority July 22, 2026 (Charlottetown, PEI) – “Nurses’ unions were clear when we met with premiers today: Public health care is too important to Canada’s well-being and economy to fall off their priority list. It is encouraging to hear premiers […]
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