The new contract applies to workers in 185 different jobs, including physiotherapists, lab staff, psychologists, continuing care assistants, social workers and pharmacists.
Tests that show an expiration date of April 2024 were given a six-month extension by Health Canada. These tests will be ‘safe and effective’ until at least October.
Dr. Arcel Bissonnette was convicted last year of sexually assaulting five patients and pleaded guilty earlier this year to the sex assaults of two others.