Funds, resources and flexibility for the sector to support staffing and continue to protect province’s most vulnerable Today, the Government of Ontario is implementing a new emergency order to ensure that staffing and resources are available to help care for and protect long-term care residents during the COVID-19 crisis. These temporary measures provide further [...]
Federal The Federal Government announced two major measures on Friday to provide additional financial support for small and medium sized businesses and the people who work for them: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that retroactive to March 15th, Ottawa will now subsidize 75 per cent of the wages of employees kept on the [...]
On behalf of all of your fellow members of the Carpenters’ Union across the Province, I want to say “Thank You” to each and every one of you. [...]
Ontarians rely on our health system everyday to stay healthy and sustain life – this is true now more then ever [...]
Ontarians rely on our health system everyday to stay healthy and sustain life – this is true now more then ever [...]
First and foremost THANK YOU for continuing to provide top quality care and comfort during these trying times! HOPE and Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario recognize just how important your work is for all of us in Ontario [...]
Ontario will be extending two pockets of funding that were previously on the chopping block, long-term care minister Merrilee Fullerton confirmed on Friday — during which time the province will aim to develop newer programs to take their place. The two funding envelopes — known as the High Wage Transition Fund and Structural Compliance Fund [...]
Peter Grampola just wants to go home. But despite recovering from a serious illness that brought the 68-year-old Thorold resident to Greater Niagara General Hospital nearly five months ago, he has no choice but to remain there. "I'm not too happy with the way things worked out," he said. The problem is a provincewide [...]
A recent survey shows that personal support workers (PSW) in Sudbury are in crisis. The results are alarming and should be a warning sign to anyone who employs PSWs, says Reggie Caverson, the executive director of Workforce Planning for Sudbury & Manitoulin, which conducted the survey. Nearly 80 PSWs in Greater Sudbury answered [...]
With the shortage of personal support workers (PSWs) approaching a crisis, Extendicare and Collège Boréal have teamed up with the aim of creating an incentive for more people to enrol in that program.Through this agreement, the Extendicare network in Timmins has committed to offering a job and a $1,000 bursary to four graduates upon [...]