RNAO Pre-Budget Submission 2016 - Moving Forward on Deficits: Social, Health, Environment and Infrastructure

The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP) and nursing students in all settings and roles across Ontario. It is the strong, credible voice leading the nursing profession to influence and promote healthy public policy. We know that public policy is a major influence on health, and that it is largely determined by budgets. Thus, we welcome this opportunity to participate in the pre-budget consultation.

RNAO Recommendations

• Ensure adequate time for research, thought, and meaningful consultation for complex pieces of legislation that fundamentally impact health and human rights.
• Pass Bill 122, with amendments, so that the Mental Health Act will be in compliance with Charter rights.
• Revise Bill 122 to amend section 15 of the Mental Health Act so that NPs are authorized, as are physicians, to complete an Application for Psychiatric Assessment or Form 1.
  

The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP) and nursing students in all settings and roles across Ontario.

RNAO welcomes the introduction of Bill 9, which prevents backsliding on Ontario’s huge success in stopping the use of coal for electricity generation. We thank the Standing Committee on General Government for this opportunity to offer recommendations and comment on the Bill.

The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP) and nursing students in all settings and roles across Ontario. RNAO welcomes the opportunity to modernize labour relations and employment standards legislation in light of changes in the workplace that weaken existing legislative protections for many people.