Silas: We have the solutions. It’s time to act on it. Nurses’ calls for action to end the dire staffing shortage plaguing Canadian health care were heard loud and clear across the country following a successful meeting between premiers and nurse union leaders. Focused on solutions to the health human resources crisis, the meeting took […]
Read MoreSilas: We need all hands on deck to protect public health care July 12, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – Canada’s nurses welcome the premiers’ call for a First Ministers Meeting focused on strengthening health care and alleviating the critical nursing shortage, as announced at today’s closing of the Council of the Federation’s summer gathering. “We are encouraged […]
Read MoreSilas: Governments need to unite around saving public health care. July 11, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – Nursing leaders from across the country met with premiers at the Council of the Federation to discuss the dire staffing crisis threatening the sustainability of public health care in Canada. “There are solutions to the crisis plaguing our health care […]
Read MoreSilas: Nurses always step up to support Canada. Now governments must step up to support nurses. July 10, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – As the Council of the Federation begins critical meetings around the future of our public health care systems, Canada’s nurses are urging all levels of government to come together behind solutions for the most […]
Read MoreOttawa – July 7, 2022 – With health workers across Canada burned out and exhausted, surgical backlogs rampant, primary care access limited and emergency departments facing closures, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and HealthCareCAN are calling on Canada’s premiers to make health care their top […]
Read MoreThe pandemic didn’t cause the nursing shortage; it simply added fuel to an already raging fire. A concerted government effort is desperately needed to turn the tide. The CFNU has proposed a three-pronged solution which focuses on retention and support, return and reintegration, and recruitment and mentorship. For more information, consult our media briefing guide […]
Read MoreSilas: To fix the health care crisis, Canada’s leaders must listen to Canada’s frontline nurses July 4, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – As premiers prepare to meet at the upcoming Council of the Federation, nurses are launching a campaign to deliver an urgent message from Canada’s frontline nurses: Our public health care system is on the brink […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions has been monitoring the evolving situation involving monkeypox, and we are working with governments to ensure that health care workers are adequately protected while delivering care. On July 2022, the World Health Organization labelled monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The virus is behaving in novel ways […]
Read MoreJune 29, 2022 (OTTAWA) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions has published a book which recounts the experiences of more than 25 nurses from across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book, entitled Nurses’ Voices: Stories of courage and determination in the face of COVID-19 (PDF, 12 MB), provides an inside look at how […]
Read MoreNurses propose innovative solutions to protect patient care and address nursing shortages. June 1, 2022 (NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON) – Canada’s nurses wrapped up a national summit on the staffing crisis facing nurses, with an agreement to push federal and provincial governments to support a series of nurse-developed proposals. These proposals would begin solving the dire staffing shortages now […]
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