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  • Submission: Proposed changes to smoking and vaping laws in Ontario: the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 1994 and the Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2015
    April 21, 2016

    The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students in Ontario. RNAO has voiced support for the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 1994 (SFOA) in the past and continues to support the government's efforts to strengthen smoking laws.

  • Submission: Patients First - Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario (MOHLTC)
    March 16, 2016

    The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is delighted to provide feedback to Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Dr. Eric Hoskins' Patient’s First Discussion Paper. We begin with a brief summary in the form of a table to facilitate a high-level overview of RNAO's responses to the various proposals in the Minister's paper. This brief executive summary is followed by the full submission, which provides a more detailed analysis of each component of the paper, along with identified enablers for success.

  • Submission: Bill 119: Health Information Protection Act, 2015
    March 2, 2016

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP), and nursing students in Ontario. RNAO advocates for healthy public policy and we welcome this opportunity to provide input to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding Bill 119, the Health Information Protection Act, 2015.

    SCHEDULE 1

  • Submission: Transforming Ontario's Correctional Services: Starting, But Not Stopping, with Segregation
    February 22, 2016

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP), and nursing students in all roles and sectors across Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contributions to shaping the health system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve.

  • Submission: Ontario Pre-Budget 2016 - A Time to Change the Channel
    February 1, 2016

    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.

  • Submission: Cap and Trade Program Design Options (Ministry of enviroment & Climate Change)
    December 17, 2015

    See document.

  • Submission: Bill 122, An Act to amend the Mental Health Act and the Health Care Consent Act, 1996
    November 30, 2015

    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.

  • Submission: Proposed changes to Regulation 965 under the Public Hospitals Act, 1990 (MOHLTC)
    November 3, 2015

    The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP), and nursing students in Ontario. One of RNAO's roles is to advocate for healthy public policy. We welcome this opportunity to provide input to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) regarding posting 15-HLTC030 under Regulation 965 of the Public Hospitals Act, 1990.

  • Submission: Bill 9: The Ending Coal for Cleaner Air Act
    October 5, 2015

    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.

  • Submission: Bill 66: The Great Lakes Protection Act
    September 23, 2015

    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 66, which in many respects is an improvement on its predecessor, Bill 6 (2013). It represents an opportunity for Ontario to take a leading role in Great Lakes protection. We thank the Standing Committee on General Government for this opportunity to offer recommendations to strengthen environmental protection under the Bill.