Summary Report: Ontario Hospital Association

  • Location : Province wide
  • Duration : 24 months
  • Number of employees : 57,630 [55,590]
  • Union : Ontario Nurses' Association
  • Affiliation : Canadian Labour Congress
  • Primary Occupation : Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • Average annual wage adjustment : 1.4%
  • Settled Date : September 7, 2016
  • Effective Date : April 1, 2016
  • Expiry Date : March 31, 2018
  • Last Stage of Negotiation : Arbitration
  • Negotiation Duration : 11 [6] months
  • Jurisdiction : Provincial
  • Industry : Educational, health and social services
  • Sector : Public
  • Agreement Number : 09133-11

Notes:

  • This summary reflects information found in the collective agreement.
  • Values between brackets represent information from the previous agreement.

General adjustments

Adjustments
April 1, 2016 1.40%
April 1, 2017 1.40%

Registered Nurse, 0-25 years, full-time

Hourly rates Wages
Previous Wage $31.02 - $44.84
April 1, 2016 $31.45 - $45.47
April 1, 2017 $31.89 - $46.10

Registered Nurse, 0-25 years, part-time

Hourly rates Wages
Previous Wage $35.05 - $50.67
April 1, 2016 $35.54 - $51.38
April 1, 2017 $36.04 - $52.10

Note

Part-time employee compensation includes 13% in lieu of benefits.

Starting Rate Adjustment

Effective April 1, 2016, starting rate for all Nurse Practitioners will be $47.80.

Hours of Work

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week plus up to 15 minutes of time at the end of each shift for reporting to the incoming staff [unchanged].

Part-time: 7.5 hours per day plus reporting time as above [unchanged].

Premiums

Standby: $3.45 [$3.30] per hour scheduled and $5.05 [$4.90] per hour when scheduled on a paid holiday.

Evening Shift: $2.15 [$2.10] per hour; April 1, 2017, $2.25.

Weekend Shift: $2.55 [$2.50] per hour; April 1, 2017, $2.65.

Paid Holidays

12 days [unchanged].

Paid Vacation

3 weeks earned after 1 year; 4 after 3; 5 after 11; 6 after 20; and 7 after 25 [unchanged].

Supplementary Vacation: Full-time employee with 30 years continuous service receives 5 additional days, and with 35 years, an additional 5 days. Part-time employee with 45,000 hours of continuous service receives an additional 2.0% vacation pay in the year it is achieved, and with 52,500 hours, and additional 2.0% [unchanged].

Health and Welfare

Vision Care: Maximum of $450 [$400] every 24 months.

Hearing Aid: Maximum of $600 [$500] every 36 months; April 1, 2017, $700.

Allowances

Education: Not payable to nurses hired after April 1, 2017 [new addition].