Silas: 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 […]
Read MoreSilas: Implementing mandatory nurse-patient ratios is the key to patient safety and nurse retention. October 23, 2025 (Ottawa, ON) – Amidst an ongoing crisis in health care and widespread staffing shortages, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is leading the creation of a national council to implement nurse-patient ratios – a vital tool for […]
Read MoreSilas: Together, we can prevent violence against health care workers October 17, 2025 (Calgary, AB) – Putting an end to violence against health care workers was the focus of discussions between Canada’s health ministers and nurse union leaders at today’s policy breakfast meeting hosted by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “Preventing violence in […]
Read MoreSilas: We cannot allow violence against health care workers to remain a norm October 15, 2025 (OTTAWA, ON) – Canada’s health ministers are joining nurse union leaders from across the country for a policy meeting focused on tackling growing violence against health care workers. “Violence has become a constant threat for nurses and health care […]
Read MoreToday, I want to reflect on what the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation asks of each of us. As the president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, I know it asks me to be humble, to uphold reconciliation and to pursue safety for Indigenous nurses and Indigenous patients in the health care system. […]
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2025 The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada Subject: Nurses’ demands to Canada’s government re. catastrophic health care conditions in Gaza Dear Prime Minister Carney, The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) continues to raise alarm concerning the ongoing bombardment and humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. The recent findings of the United […]
Read MoreA new era for workers – built on respect Nurses of today, just like the workers who have come before us, are shaping the future of our communities. Nursing as one of the largest professions in the country is on the forefront of this change. The expectation of the nursing profession has changed significantly in […]
Read MoreSilas: We know that if nurses are respected, protected and engaged professionally and personally, they will stay. August 26, 2025 (Ottawa, ON) – A new report from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) outlines the importance of protecting, engaging and respecting the current and future nursing workforce to improve retention and make nursing in […]
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