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Cision Canada
5 days ago
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SEIU Healthcare Training Centre Receives $500,000 in Funding from Government of Canada to Support Internationally Educated Nurses
RICHMOND HILL, ON, June 17, 2025 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada, through the Future Skills Centre (FSC), has awarded over $500,000 in funding to accelerate the growth of the SEIU Healthcare Training Centre's Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Career Pathway Program. 50 IENs will be trained through this investment, which reflects the union's training centre impact on solving healthcare staffing needs by supporting internationally trained nurses. The first cohort of trained nurses will have jobs secured at different employer partners, including Sienna Senior Living nursing homes. The IEN Career Pathway Program is designed to break down the systemic barriers that internationally educated nurses often face when entering the Canadian healthcare system. By offering personalized case management, financial support, and targeted training, the SEIU Healthcare Training Centre program better equips participants with the tools they need to transition smoothly into the Canadian workforce. QUOTES: "Today's investment to support internationally educated nurses in becoming fully licensed and working to their full potential is proof of what's possible when unions and governments collaborate to create meaningful solutions. With our IEN Career Pathway Program, SEIU is not only helping IENs thrive, we're strengthening Canada's healthcare system with a more inclusive and skilled workforce." – Tyler Downey, President of SEIU Healthcare "Nurses and healthcare professionals play a crucial role in keeping Canadians healthy. By facilitating the training of more nurses, we are enhancing the strength of our healthcare system. The SEIU Healthcare Training Centre is supporting internationally educated nurses through this program, ultimately ensuring that more patients receive the care they deserve." – The Honourable Marjorie Michel, Canada's Minister of Health The SEIU Healthcare Training Centre is Canada's first union-led training institution, committed to empowering healthcare workers with the education, support, and career pathways they need to thrive.
Cision Canada
09-05-2025
- Health
- Cision Canada
SEIU HEALTHCARE RECIPIENT OF $2 MILLION FROM THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO TO SUPPORT ITS WORKERSFIRST PLATFORM
RICHMOND HILL, ON, May 9, 2025 /CNW/ - The Province of Ontario, through the Skills Development Fund (SDF), has awarded $2 million to the union's innovative technology platform, WorkersFirst, which is part of SEIU Healthcare's first-of-its-kind union-led healthcare training centre. Through this funding, healthcare workers will have new opportunities for continuous education and learning to improve upon their existing skills. The funding will also support a pro-worker alternative to the problem of costly agencies, which better responds to staffing needs while simultaneously improving patient outcomes. SEIU is committed to creating opportunities for healthcare workers to reclaim the quality and dignity of work. "WorkersFirst is a union-made platform that fills the gaps in the delivery of care while putting profits back in the pockets of healthcare workers. It's our solution to temporary agencies that exploit workers and cost more but deliver less. I want to thank Minister Piccini and the government of Ontario for investing in our union's innovation." – Tyler Downey, President, SEIU Healthcare "Governments, unions and employers are stronger when working together. That's why our government is proud to support SEIU as they invest in Ontario's skilled, world-class workers. Through the Skills Development Fund, we are ensuring that PSWs, RPNs and RNs receive the training required to build a stronger, more resilient healthcare workforce." - David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. "The Ontario Government, through the Skills Development Fund, has helped WorkersFirst Technologies and SEIU Healthcare take a huge step forward in modernizing training for frontline healthcare professionals. This investment accelerates the use of our technology platform with enhanced staffing solutions, delivering better prepared workers in the workplace and a higher quality of care for patients across the province." – Anish Makim, Co-founder, WorkersFirst Technologies "WorkersFirst has given me access to more shifts, put money in my pockets and provided me with great benefits. A platform that is truly for workers by workers." – Zenebework Geribo, Personal Support Worker
