Dear members, This year was one for the books. In many ways, 2025 was defined by our fight. The year kicked off with a federal election, and we were all in: for public health care, for pharmacare, for patients – and for you, the nurses and health care workers we all rely on. When health […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is deeply saddened by the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The CFNU condemns this act of targeted violence on people attending community celebrations for the first night of Hanukkah. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the victims, their families, and all those affected by […]
Read MoreDecember 15, 2025 The Hon. Doug Ford Premier of Ontario & The Hon. Sylvia Jones Minister of Health of Ontario Re: Negotiating a fair collective agreement with NYFHT primary health care workers Dear Premier Ford and Minister Jones, I am writing to you on behalf of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions representing 250,000 frontline […]
Read MoreNovember 28, 2025 The Hon. Marjorie Michel, P.C., M.P. Minister of Health Dear Minister Michel, On behalf of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), representing 250,000 frontline nurses and nursing students across the country, I urge you to act on a very troubling development in the United States. The administration of President Trump is […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions joins the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec and other unions in Quebec speaking out against Bill 3, An Act to improve the transparency, governance and democratic process of various associations in the workplace. We are concerned that the bill sets standard rules and risks the democratic decision making […]
Read MoreNovember 28, 2025 (Ottawa, ON) – Following the release of the final report of the National Pharmacare Committee of Experts, the committee is calling on the federal government to fully fund essential medicines for everyone living in Canada, going beyond bilateral agreements with provinces and territories. “As a family doctor in Toronto, I provide care […]
Read MoreAlicia Pongracz always knew that she wanted to work in medicine. In an old family photo, Alicia is about four years old, with a little scrub cap on, taking her baby doll’s pulse. Connecting with and caring for people is a passion that she attributes to her dad, and it’s the reason she’s pursuing nursing. […]
Read MoreSilas: Health care is more than buildings and beds – it’s heath care workers. November 4, 2025 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is encouraged by capital funding for health infrastructure and supports for internationally educated nurses promised in Budget 2025. While Canada’s nurses support these efforts, the budget ignored the […]
Read MoreThis opinion article was originally published in iPolitics on October 15, 2025. Violence against health care workers is a crisis that can’t go on unchecked By Linda Silas, CFNU President Stabbings, assaults, weapons and drugs. None of these should have a place in health care facilities, but violence against nurses and health care professionals has […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) stands in solidarity with the Alberta Teachers’ Association as they face back to work legislation halting their strike action in the fight for fairness and respect. Early this morning, the Alberta government fast-tracked legislation imposing a collective agreement on striking teachers and invoked the notwithstanding clause of the […]
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