Hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies shot up 288 per cent in Waterloo-Wellington health region of Ontario: CCPA report

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Guelph, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the dramatic growth…

Hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies shot up 114 per cent in South West health region of Ontario: CCPA report

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Stratford, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the dramatic growth…

Amid “Team Canada” approach, WSIB contracts US firm

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TORONTO – Despite the calls from the federal and provincial governments to put “elbows-up” in defence of Canadian sovereignty, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is taking another approach. WSIB spent over $14.5 million on an American company known as BetterUp, a professional coaching service based in Austin, Texas, despite many homegrown options right here…