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January 10, 2025
Canada Health Act Statement

Statement of support: Canada Health Act Services Policy

Silas: Amidst nurse and physician shortages and long wait times, this is a win for everyone in Canada The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) applauds Minister of Health Mark Holland’s decision to ensure medically necessary services are included in provincial and territorial health plans, whether they’re provided by a physician or physician-equivalent. This means […]

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November 18, 2024
Statement

CFNU Statement of Solidarity with striking members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)

Canada’s nurses stand in solidarity with members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as they have been left with no option but to go on a nationwide strike. After little progress and a year of negotiations, they made the difficult decision to take strike action. Postal workers are simply negotiating for fair wages, […]

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November 18, 2024
Statement

CFNU Statement of Solidarity with members of CUPE and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union – Ship and Dock Foremen (BC)

Canada’s nurses express their disappointment with the federal Labour Minister’s decision to impose binding arbitration to end the lock-out at ports in B.C., Montreal and Quebec City. This decision risks undermining workers’ fundamental right to fair collective bargaining. Despite record profits during the pandemic, employers at these docks have refused to engage in meaningful negotiations […]

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November 15, 2024
Statement

CFNU study on nurse practitioners coming soon

Canada’s health care landscape is changing, and so is the role of nurse practitioners. The NP workforce has doubled in less than 10 years, and their wide scope of practice means NPs have the potential to meet Canada’s evolving health care needs. In the coming weeks, the CFNU is launching a mixed methods study to […]

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November 12, 2024
Statement

Statement of support for the HEAL Consensus Document

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) stands in strong support of the Organizations for Health Action (HEAL) Consensus Document, particularly its focus on addressing Canada’s health human resources (HHR) crisis. This document’s emphasis on the urgent need for a National Health Human Resource Plan is timely and essential. For decades, the CFNU has advocated […]

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November 5, 2024
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Statement on the passing of the Honourable Murray Sinclair

Canada’s frontline nurses, members of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, mourn the passing of the Honourable Murray Sinclair. His work as the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission both brought the voices of residential school survivors forward and charted a path for reconciliation in Canada with 94 Calls to Action. Murray Sinclair was […]

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July 16, 2024
Statement

Nurses unions stand up for public health care at Halifax rally

Silas: Together, we will protect public health care. Together, we got this. “Public health care is not for sale,” declared Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), at an anti-privatization and pro-public health care rally in Halifax today. Nurse union leaders from across the country joined Silas as a part of […]

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June 6, 2024
Statement

Statement on New Brunswick Auditor General findings on for-profit agencies

The New Brunswick Auditor-General’s report findings on the use of for-profit agencies reveal a critical lack of oversight in the province’s health care spending, underscoring the need for thorough investigations in every province and territory. “We cannot accept over $173 million of taxpayers’ money in New Brunswick being funneled into for-profit corporations with no oversight. […]

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May 29, 2024
Statement

Canada’s nurses reaffirm support for health care workers in Gaza

As nurses and health care professionals, members of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) continue to be alarmed by the situation in Gaza. Like many labour and humanitarian groups in Canada, we are deeply concerned about the dire situation in Gaza. The loss of life is estimated by local authorities to be at 35,000 […]

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March 22, 2024
Long-term care Safe Staffing Statement

Statement on new provincial continuing care regulations in Alberta

Silas: 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 […]

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