Ontario midwives call on Ford government to comply with tribunal orders to end gender discrimination with hand-delivered messages
Date: February 28, 2020
Media Release TORONTO: Last week, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ordered the Ford government to take concrete actions to close the gender pay gap. On Friday, February 28, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (EST), midwives across the province hand-delivered letters to their local Conservative MPPs asking t…
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario orders government to end gender pay gap for midwives
Date: February 24, 2020
Media Release TORONTO: In a landmark legal decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ordered the Ford government to take concrete actions to end the gender pay gap midwives experience as a result of the Ministry of Health’s discriminatory actions. “Government needs to immediately imp…
Ford government ordered by Human Rights Tribunal to end discrimination
Date: February 21, 2020
Media Advisory Midwives Elizabeth Brandeis and Liz Fraser, alongside human rights lawyer Mary Cornish, will present and respond to new orders from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to the Ford government. In Ontario, the Human Rights Code protects against discriminatory compensation pract…
Midwifery Investment an Important Step in Health Care Reform
Date: July 8, 2019
St Jacobs, ON – Today, Minister of Health Christine Elliott announced that the Ontario government will invest in improving access to midwifery care. The announcement includes additional funding to invest in the growth of midwifery. With this funding, midwives will be able to provide care for …
Ontario Midwives see similarities between Government’s Vision for Health Care and Current Midwifery Care Model
Date: March 5, 2019
On February 26, 2019, the provincial government announced new legislation that will transform Ontario’s health care system by developing a network of Ontario Health Teams overseen by Ontario Health. The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) supports any initiative that puts patients’ needs first…
Indigenous Midwifery Charts New Path for Healthy Beginnings at Summit
Date: February 8, 2019
Thunder Bay The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM), in collaboration with Chiefs of Ontario, Grand Council Treaty #3, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, and Indigenous Services Canada is hosting a summit to chart the path forward for Indigenous Midwifery.&nbs…
Landmark legal decision for midwives and pay equity
Date: September 25, 2018
Toronto – This week, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released a landmark decision in the Association of Ontario Midwives case against the Ministry of Health, finding in favour of midwives. The Tribunal ordered government to take steps to close the pay equity gap for midwives and monitor for th…
Midwives support curriculum that teaches consent and affirms LGBTQ communities
Date: July 19, 2018
Toronto – July 19, 2018 - The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) is concerned by the Ontario government’s announcements this month that schools will revert back to a health curriculum taught twenty years ago. Midwives urge the government to equip …
Midwives Launch Campaign to Promote Safety of Home Birth
Date: March 4, 2018
TORONTO – March 5, 2018 – The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) has launched a campaign to promote midwifery-attended home birth as a safe and responsible choice. "Midwives attend births at home, in hospital and in birth centres," says Elizabeth Brandeis, RM, president of the Association of Ont…
Midwives applaud process to expand scope of practice
Date: September 20, 2017
Toronto, ON -- Ontario midwives applaud today’s announcement by the provincial government to expand the midwifery scope of practice to better align with patient needs. This exciting new direction has the potential to improve midwives’ ability to provide comprehensive, high-quality, client-centred c…