The Ford government has unveiled funding for an extra 2,200 nursing places at universities and colleges across Ontario as it attempts to boost the health-care workforce for hospitals and a growing number of long-term care homes.

On Wednesday, Ontario unveiled $56.8 million from its long-term care budget to expand the number of post-secondary places for nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered practical nurses.

At the same time, the province is expanding flexible, online nurse training for personal support workers looking to add a practical nursing diploma from a college or practical nurses seeking a bachelor of science in nursing.

The move, Ontario’s long-term care minister told Global News, will expand staffing available to hospitals and boost the number of nurses av

See Full Page