Ontario Making Historic Investment in Provincial Nursing Workforce

The government is investing $763 million to provide Ontario’s nurses with a lump sum retention incentive of up to $5,000 per person. This payment will help to retain nurses across the health sector and stabilize the current nursing workforce during this critical time.

Through the temporary retention payment for nurses, the government will provide a lump sum payment of up to $5,000 for eligible full-time nurses and a prorated payment of up to $5,000 for eligible part-time and casual nursing staff across the province. The payment will be paid by employers in two installments.

Nurses eligible to receive the payment include nurses in hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, home and community care, primary care, mental health and addictions, emergency services, and corrections, as well as range of other community based and developmental services including youth justice.

Retaining and hiring more nurses is one more way Ontario is creating a stronger health care workforce so that patients can access the care they need, when they need it.

News Release:

English: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001714/ontario-making-historic-investment-in-provincial-nursing-workforce

French: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/release/1001714/lontario-effectue-un-investissement-historique-dans-la-main-doeuvre-infirmiere-provinciale