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New report shows 7,200 nurses could be cut in Ontario due to underfunding, on the heels of 13 layoffs announced in North Bay
If the Ford government fails to improve health-care funding, 7,263 nurses could be cut by 2027-28, further worsening Ontario’s number of nurses per capita.

Ontario Nurses' Association
Oct 30


Ontario to boost home care funding by nearly $1B
Finance minister says funding increase will free up hospital beds Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 27, 2025 12:01 PM EDT Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the province will be increasing home care funding by $1 billion over three years, which he says amounts to an 8% funding increase. (The Canadian Press) Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced that as part of the upcoming fall economic statement, the province will be in

Allison Jones
Oct 27


Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn't rule out service cuts
Service reductions and bed closures will be considered only if lower-risk measures exhausted: ministry Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 20, 2025 2:03 PM EDT Ontario's Ministry of Health tasked hospitals to plan to balance their budgets within three years, assuming annual funding increases of two per cent — half of what they have received in recent years. (Patrick Morrell/CBC News) Ontario's Ministry of Health has tasked hospitals struggling with deficits to co

Allison Jones
Oct 21


Demand the Federal Government enforce the Canada Health Act in Ontario where Ford is violating it with his private clinics
2025-10-20 | Ontario Health Coalition Please share widely OHC ACTION ALERT Sign the petition and get as many signatures as we can before the deadline The Canada Health Act is like a bill of rights for patients. It protects us against privatization by banning user fees, extra-billing of patients (billing OHIP and charging patients on top) and two-tier medicare where the rich buy care and middle income earners, seniors, and low income earners get pushed back, or have to go with

Ontario Health Coalition
Oct 21


Fill the Legislature Galleries on Wed Oct 29 to stop private clinics charging patients
At stake is our public medicare, health services and funding in our local public hospitals. Don’t let Ford destroy them.

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Oct 19


More Chaos for Ontario Health Athome Workers as Employer Reverses Freeze on their Return to Work Order Less Than a Day After Announcing it was on Hold
CUPE Ontario October 14, 2025 Toronto – Yesterday, Ontario Health at Home announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week, return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, at 2 p.m. today, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff will now be expected to return to the office beginning October 20. This is a complete contradiction

CUPE Ontario
Oct 14


Ontario hospitals say they have $1 billion in funding needs
Hospitals struggling to bring in more money without hitting patients' pocketbooks, association says Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 08, 2025 'Hospitals are facing kind of a multitude of complex challenges,' says Melissa Prokopy with the Ontario Hospital Association. The organization is asking the province to increase funding for hospitals in the province to cover a $1 billion deficit. (Nicole Osborne/The Canadian Press) Ontario hospitals need an additional $1

Allison Jones
Oct 13


Standing Strong: Combatting the Ford Government's Hospital Privatization Plans
2025-10-04 Waterloo Region Health Coalition It was a warm, sunny Saturday morning – a wonderful day for a rally. AND RALLY WE DID! ...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Oct 6


Ford's hiring freeze hurts Ontario homecare workers
Canadian Union of Public Employees Oct 2, 2025 Doug Ford has once again put Ontario homecare patients last. His announcement on Friday of...

CUPE Ontario
Oct 3


Fightback Against Ford Government’s Expanding Hospital Privatization Plans
Natalie Mehra, Executive Director, Ontario Health Coalition 2025-09-22 At this point, the Ford government knows that seniors are being...

Natalie Mehra
Sep 28


If we don’t fight privatization now, we are going to lose our public health care
Ontario’s public health care system is under threat 2025-09-27 Waterloo Region Health Coalition Toronto Health Coalition rally against...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Sep 27


Too Many Canadians Are Leaving Emergency Rooms Untreated
September 18, 2025 Emmanuelle B. Faubert Economic Note examining the number of people who leave emergency rooms untreated in each...

Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Sep 21


Ontario considers expanding scopes of practice for health professionals
Ontario eyes more powers for health professionals TORONTO - Ontario is looking at giving several types of health professionals more...

Allison Jones
Sep 17


CODE RED
Posted 2025-09-09 By the Ontario Health Coalition If we don't fight privatization now, we are going to lose our public health care. Make...

Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 15


Sepsis is a 'public health emergency,' warn Canadian researchers after mother dies shortly after giving birth
CBC Mon, September 8, 2025 at 4:00 a.m. EDT Fatima Sheikh's research focuses on social determinants of health, which she says should be...

CBC News
Sep 9


ER doctor sees harm inflicted on people waiting for pharmacare
August 27, 2025 By Steven Staples Canadian Health Coalition “From the front lines, I see how pharmacare isn’t just about equity; it’s...

Steven Staples
Aug 31


Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform
Family of Finlay van der Werken, 16, wants maximum emergency room wait times for children Rianna Lim · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug...

Rianna Lim
Aug 28


Help stop the plundering of our public healthcare for profit
The Ontario Health Coalition Posted: August 28, 2025 Public hospitals’ operating rooms idle while patients wait Our public hospitals’...

Ontario Health Coalition
Aug 28


Economy needs support, but ‘not at expense of health care’
GREY-BRUCE - When Canada’s premiers held a three-day conference in Muskoka July 21-23 to discuss tariffs, the economy and health care,...

Pauline Kerr
Aug 15


Your Ontario Health Coalition Membership
Dear our members and supporters, I wanted to write a heartfelt thank you for all that you do to make our movement to protect and...

Natalie Mehra
Aug 9
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