Labor & Employment

After tumultuous year, B.C.'s doctors receive small fee increases in new tentative deal

BCMA recommends members approve package with 0.5% annual fee increases
Pushing for transparency over tradition, B.C. MDs shake up the BCMA

Democratic-focused duo aims big and gets (nearly) everything
Rules relaxed for IMGs
Agreement leads to new professional fees in Newfoundland and Labrador

Pharmacists now receiving payment for conducting medication management, reviews for prescription drug plan recipients.
Sue Paish leaves Pharmasave

Paish joined Pharmasave in 2004 as a director on the Board of Directors and was appointed CEO of the company in 2007.
Doctors don't deserve a pay cut, Ontarians say in survey

Ontarians say their doctors deserve a pay freeze over a pay cut, according to a new Nanos survey on impressions of doctors and the fee-deal negotiations with government conducted for the Ontario Medical Association.
Saskatchewan nurses vote 92.4 per cent in favour of two year contract
Fewer nursing grads to be hired in Nova Scotia

Budget tightening has cut into the number of nursing graduates hired into Capital Health’s gradually aging nurse workforce, says the health authority’s CEO.

OMA seeks court action against Ontario over fee cuts