Welcome to the Ontario Health Association's (OHA) resource page developed to provide you with a high-level overview of the primary member services and resources available to you, as well as the communications you can expect to receive from the OHA.
As the voice of Ontario's public hospitals, our efforts focus on achieving a high-performing health system by providing high-value leadership and services in targeted areas for OHA members and system partners.
Labour Relations Services (LRS)
The OHA has long played a central role in the Central Bargaining process for Ontario hospitals. LRS facilitates innovative and sustainable outcomes, while seeking productive relationships with seven major unions representing hospital workers in Ontario:
- Registered Nurses: Ontario Nurses' Association
- Allied Health: Ontario Public Service Employees Union
- Service, Clerical, and Registered Practical Nurses: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Services Employees International Union Health care, and Unifor
- Residents: Professional Association of Residents of Ontario
- Medical Physicists: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Hospital senior HHR leaders receive bargaining-related updates from the LRS. LRS also offers counsel and advice to hospitals on interpretation of central collective agreements, reference manuals, central funding of rights arbitrations, coordination of local issues interest arbitration, advocacy on policy and legislation, and research services on collective bargaining (includes interest arbitration, as well as rights grievance arbitration).
The following resources may also be of interest:
For questions about the OHA's LRS member resources and services, please contact:
Provincial Benefits Strategy Initiative
On December 1, 2023, Healthcare Collaborative Benefits Inc. (Collaborative Benefits or Co), together with OHA and HIROC Management Limited (HML), marked a significant milestone with the launch of the new provincial benefits plan that has been operational since April 1, 2024. Co’s mandate is to develop, provide and manage a comprehensive, sustainable, and responsive employee health benefits strategy and program. Collaborative Benefits delivers employee benefits and provides innovative approaches that enable cost-savings, enhanced employer and employee experience and greater efficiency for participating healthcare organizations. For more information, email info@cobenefits.com.
Data and Analytics Dashboards
The OHA's Data & Analytics platform supports hospitals with accurate, insightful data to enable quick analysis and evidence-informed decision making. The platform includes foundational data and benchmarking platforms in finance, human resources (HR), patient experience and governance. You will have access to the various finance and HR suite of tools. The HR tools include four compensation dashboards and HR indicators related to vacancies, turnover, sick time, and more. Learn more about the finance suite of tools, and the HR suite of tools available to you.
For more information, please email DataAnalytics@oha.com.
Member Communications
You will begin to receive member bulletins from the OHA developed to keep hospital members apprised of the latest developments and important updates affecting the sector. These include the weekly Services, Resources, Guidance bulletin – sent on Thursdays – which compiles relevant updates from across the health care system, and the ad hoc Health System Updates bulletins, which each focus on a key issue.
Labour Relations Services: Hospitals' senior HHR leaders receive bargaining-related updates from the LRS team through the Labour Relations member communique sent on an as-needed basis.
Data and Analytics: Throughout the year, hospital HHR leaders will receive notifications of HR and Salary Surveys, including calls for participation and the release of survey results.
For questions, please contact communications@oha.com.
Daily Media Clippings Report: The OHA has engaged a service provider to produce a daily report of media clippings (weekdays and excluding holidays) from across the province featuring articles about hospital members or issues that may impact Ontario's hospitals. Sign up to receive these bulletins by emailing mbozic@oha.com.
Guidance and Resources
The OHA also produces a host of resources including guides, backgrounders and toolkits for member organizations. Explore the OHA's Guidance and Resources.
We welcome your feedback to help us improve your experience. Please email communications@oha.com with comments or suggestions.
