Silas: Canada needs a shift in our approach to seniors’ care October 16, 2026 (Winnipeg, MB) – Solutions to improve seniors’ care were the focus of today’s policy briefing between Canada’s union nurses and federal and provincial health ministers. “Canada is long overdue on implementing a national seniors’ care strategy that puts older Canadians first. […]
Read MoreSilas 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 MoreSilas: It’s time to get long-term care right. December 9, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – A new campaign from health care and labour groups presses the federal government to make the Safe Long-Term Care Act mandatory and enforceable, ensuring seniors across the country get the care they deserve. “Everyone in Canada deserves safe high-quality long-term care, […]
Read MoreSilas: Standards of care are needed to protect patients and residents. Canada’s nurses echo the concerns raised by the United Nurses of Alberta on new provincial continuing care regulations. “As many jurisdictions are moving towards models of nurse-patient ratios aimed at improving patient care and retaining nurses, what we seem to be seeing in Alberta […]
Read MoreThe following opinion editorial first appeared in Toronto Star on August 21, 2021. Devastation brought by COVID-19 shows Ottawa must take over care for seniors By Linda Silas and Pat Armstrong As Canada faces the reality of entering a fourth wave, COVID-19 continues to take an immense toll on Canada’s long-term care sector, where conditions […]
Read MoreAs we mark National Nursing Week amidst an ongoing global pandemic, many across Canada recognize the successes and commemorate the sacrifices nurses made in their tireless work caring for our loved ones, including our most vulnerable seniors. We’ve known for many years that Canada’s population is aging rapidly and that we face significant challenges in […]
Read MoreApril 19, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) – After over two years without a full accounting of federal spending, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) was disappointed by today’s release of Budget 2021. As we continue to grapple with another wave of COVID-19, the CFNU looked to the federal government to continue providing significant investments in […]
Read MoreThe following media release has been published by the Canadian Health Workforce Network. Canada needs better health data infrastructure to support our healthcare heroes Associations, unions, networks and researchers call on federal government to invest in data infrastructure to better plan for and support the health workforce (Ottawa, ON) — More than 60 researchers, educators, […]
Read MoreToday, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) welcomes Jagmeet Singh’s announcement of the NDP’s Care Guarantee, applauding the urgency of his party’s response and its commitment to our nation’s seniors. For years, Canada’s nurses have called for governments’ immediate attention to our long-term care system on the brink of collapse due to neglect and […]
Read MoreCanada’s nurses are welcoming a number of commitments made by the federal government in yesterday’s First Ministers’ Meeting. In the weeks ahead, we expect to see substantive developments in areas essential to our health care system. “It is positive news that the federal government is covering the cost of COVID-19 vaccines and any further costs […]
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