a Ministry of Health prepared for presentation Sylvia Jones Acknowledged that Bill 124 was affecting the retention of health care workers in Ontario.
The document was obtained by Global News through a Freedom of Information request. It was contained within a transition binder prepared for Jones when he takes office in 2022.
The binder is designed to inform the incoming cabinet minister about the inner workings of the ministry, the decision-making structure and the key issues the politician can be expected to handle.
A portion dealing with “retention issues” in the health care system said that “concerns about wage disparity through Bill 124” were a contributing factor along with pay disparities.
It also included the insight that nurses in Ontario were avoiding a role at the center of a health care crisis.
“Attrition is about five percent per year and it hasn’t increased,” the internal document reads. “Nurses are not leaving the profession but leaving front-line positions.”
Global News is releasing the full document, which can be read below.