An extra $100 million to be added to home care over the next two budgets. Thursday’s budget included only a small increase to home care, but Health Minister Jason Copping says there’s much more to come. Alberta Health intends to spend $856 million per year by 2024-25 on the health care aides and others who...Read More
The Canadian Townhall on COVID-19 on April 28, 2021 was hosted by the Canadian Support Workers Association, The Ontario Personal Support Workers Association and Unity Health Toronto! Our esteemed panelist were Dr Kevin Gough from St Mikes Hospital, Dr Vivian Ewa from Alberta Health and Chief Public Health officer of Canada Dr Theresa Tam. CEO...Read More
On March 16th, CANSWA CEO, Miranda Ferrier, spoke at the UN Side Summit to discuss the Impact of Women Leaders on COVID-19. Two panels highlighted the impact of women in leadership on COVID-19 outcomes, explored the feminist economic recovery plan models, and provide diverse perspectives of missing voices and willing partners needed to design a...Read More
OTTAWA — As the government moves to train 4,000 new personal support workers across the country, Parliament’s budget watchdog estimates it will cost $38.5 million over two years.Read More
Personal support workers are split; some are beating down the doors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and others are afraid — and that hesitancy is just one stumbling block in the province’s effort to protect its long-term care homes, experts say.Read More
Saskatchewan doctors are watching closely as the provincial government prepares to roll out the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in Saskatchewan.Read More
Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer of health says residents of Harbour Breton should take extra precautions, as the source of COVID-19 cases in the area is still unknown.Read More
Two of the cases under investigation are in the Eastern Health region — a man and woman, both between 50 and 59 years old — while the third is in the Western Health region, a woman between 40 and 49 years old, said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald during the COVID-19 briefing.Read More
OPSWA is often in the media, addressing the real concerns of the public, our vulnerable, their families, and our PSW’s that care for them in our health care system.
