"Further leverage the skills and expertise of Ontario pharmacists to continue making pharmacies a one-stop-shop for more convenient care closer to home, as well as continue to expand scopes of practice for other professions, such as registered practical nurses, registered nurses and physiotherapists, to deliver more connected and convenient care." — Our Plan to Protect Ontario, retrieved 2025-02-26

"Removing red tape and helping those who want to work in Ontario with new “As of Right” rules to become the first province in Canada to allow health-care workers registered in other provinces and territories to immediately start caring for you, without having to first register with one of Ontario’s health regulatory colleges." — Our Plan to Protect Ontario, retrieved 2025-02-26

"We will bring in safe nurse-patient ratios for better care and end the reliance on for-profit private nursing agencies that are costing hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara, retrieved 2025-02-20

"We will establish a Northern Command Centre to support recruitment, gather data on system capacity, and quickly identify emerging workforce issues." — ontariondp.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"We will increase funding to locum programs and opportunities for educational and targeted skills development in northern Ontario, building local knowledge and a skillset suited for the unique challenges of medicine in remote communities." — ontariondp.ca, retrieved 2025-02-20

"Help hospitals hire and retain the staff they need by paying nurses, PSWs and other supportive healthcare workers a living wage and providing them with additional training and professional development opportunities to stay in the public system." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Eliminate wage discrepancy across the system, regardless of whether you work for a hospital, in-home care or in long-term care." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Help hospitals hire and retain the staff they need by paying nurses, PSWs and other supportive healthcare workers a living wage and providing them with additional training and professional development opportunities to stay in the public system." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Crackdown on Ford’s for-profit healthcare by regulating temporary nursing agencies." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Offer a $150,000 bonus to patriotic nurses and doctors who are currently practicing in the U.S. but want to come home and support our publicly-funded healthcare system." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Pay healthcare workers fairly by harmonising wages across the health- care system to ensure retention of experienced staff and good community health supports. Ensure wages are equitable and internationally competitive for Doctors, Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs), and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) across all healthcare settings" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Fix the staffing shortage by providing equal pay for nurses, doctors and PSWs across all communities and healthcare settings in Ontario to increase capacity in rural and re- mote communities, and compensate healthcare workers fairly for their travel to treat patients at home" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Address retention and recruitment issues so that we can meet the need of at least 6,800 new PSWs by 2028" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Increase nursing student enrolments by 10% per year for the next 5 years. Increase nurse practitioners by 2,500 by 2030" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

"Shift away from our reliance on agency nurses and decrease the financial burden on hospitals by capping licenced agencies fees and restricting agency nurses from working in the hospital of previous employment for six months" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22