personal support worker

Many of these workers train in colleges, work in long-term care and in hospitals and are at the very front line of the Canadian health-care system

Laura Bulmer: Licensing PSWs would ensure they have standardized training and better pay. It would address the workforce shortages. Above all, it would help keep the public safe.

Tom Mulcair: For over a month, the Quebec government had been aware that long-term care workers were working between different residences. There is no excuse for inaction.