Five-year trend shows ER wait-times continue to increase at Simcoe County hospitals amid funding shortfall: CCPA report

Provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services, says author of new report   Barrie, ON – Emergency department wait-times at Simcoe County Hospitals have increased significantly over the past five years, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis,…

CUPE 5678 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Upper Canada District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

BROCKVILLE, ON – CUPE 5678 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Canada District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the local that it plans to eliminate 31.32 full-time…

ER wait-times for hospital admission increased 298 per cent over five years at North Bay hospital: CCPA report

Provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services North Bay, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the North Bay Regional Health Centre have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure,…

ER wait-times for a doctor’s assessment increased 169 per cent over five years at Health Sciences North: CCPA report

Provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Sudbury, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Health Sciences North have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening…

PSW day rally at Doug Ford’s office highlights the problems with HSCPOA

Etobicoke, ON – Personal support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees are demanding the Ontario government fix a “fundamentally flawed” regulatory body that denies them rights and protections granted to other health care workers. PSWs held a rally to register their protest outside Doug Ford’s constituency office on PSW Day, which fell on May 19th this year.…

ER hospital admission wait-times increased 108 per cent over five years at Sault Area Hospital

A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Sault Area Hospital have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre…

CUPE Local 2 reaches tentative agreement with TTC

TORONTO – CUPE Local 2 and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have reached a tentative agreement, avoiding a labour disruption involving nearly 700 electrical, communications, and signals workers. The tentative agreement was reached after negotiations continued through the weekend and into Monday following two strike deadline extensions. The TTC had previously advised the union it…

New data shows emergency department assessment wait-times increased 156 per cent over five years at Kingston Health Sciences Centre

A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Kingston, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By…

New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 110 per cent at Peterborough Regional Health Centre over five years

A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Peterborough, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Peterborough Regional Health Centre have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for…

New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 30 per cent at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance over five years

A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services   Chatham, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Chatham-Kent Health Alliance have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy…