Ontario NDP to release platform, promise to hire 10,000 personal support workers
TORONTO — Ontario’s New Democrats are unveiling their platform at the moment, forward of a looming election name, and one part is aimed toward recruiting, retaining and supporting health-care staff.
The Canadian Press has discovered that the NDP is promising to rent 10,000 private assist staff and provides them a elevate of at the least $2 an hour.
The Progressive Conservative authorities raised PSW wages by $3 an hour throughout the pandemic, and the NDP says they’d enhance that even additional.
New Democrats additionally pledge to rent 30,000 nurses, expedite credential recognition for 15,000 internationally educated nurses and create new jobs for late-career and lately retired nurses who can mentor and supervise.
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As effectively, the NDP guarantees to rent 300 docs and 100 specialists particularly for northern Ontario.
The occasion says the purpose is to shorten wait instances for sufferers and assist health-care staff keep away from burnout.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 25, 2022.
