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NOSM University and OPSEU Local 677 (Unit 1) Ratify Three-Year Collective Agreement
NOSM University and the NOSM University Faculty and Staff Association (NUFSA), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 677 (Unit 1), are pleased to announce a new three-year collective agreement covering full-time faculty, librarians and professional staff at the University. Formal negotiations began in May 2026, with the parties reaching a tentative agreement on July 16, 2026. The agreement was subsequently presented to the NOSM University Board of Governors and members of OPSEU Local 677 (Unit 1) for ratification. Both OPSEU members and the Board of Governors voted in favour of the new collective a...
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NOSM University partners with Agnico Eagle to strengthen Northern Ontario Physician Recruitment
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is investing in the future of health care across Northern Ontario through a $225,000 gift to NOSM University over the next three years. The funding will help strengthen physician recruitment by increasing awareness of the opportunities to live, learn, and practise medicine across the region. Northern Ontario communities are working hard to recruit the physicians they need. While every community has unique strengths and opportunities to offer, many have limited capacity to promote themselves to prospective physicians. This gift will help address that challenge by supporting a coordinated recruitment strategy ...
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NOSM University and McMaster to strengthen rehabilitation care in the North
A new pathway will support occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech-language pathology students with placements, housing, and relocation support in Northern Ontario. McMaster University’s School of Rehabilitation Science and NOSM University are launching a new pathway that will help rehabilitation sciences students from Northern Ontario train closer to home and build careers in the region. The Northern Practice Pathway builds on a long-standing partnership between the two universities and responds to ongoing shortages in rehabilitation services across Northern Ontario. The pathway will support students in occupation...
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