Letter in support of Colleges Ontario nursing degree granting proposal
Letter in support of Colleges Ontario nursing degree granting proposal
Letter in support of Colleges Ontario nursing degree granting proposal
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ONA Support for <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Colleges</strong> Grant<strong>in</strong>g Nurs<strong>in</strong>g Degrees Page 2<br />
<strong>Letter</strong> to Kathleen MacMillan/November 17, 2010<br />
7. Certa<strong>in</strong> colleges <strong>in</strong> British Columbia and Manitoba <strong>of</strong>fer four-year BScN programs. The<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Labour Mobility Act, 2009, requires <strong>Ontario</strong> to accept nurses who have graduated<br />
from these college <strong>degree</strong> programs.<br />
Given the shortage <strong>of</strong> nurses and our concerns respect<strong>in</strong>g the cl<strong>in</strong>ical component <strong>of</strong> current<br />
university nurs<strong>in</strong>g programs, ONA <strong>support</strong>s a regulatory change to authorize colleges to grant<br />
the Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science <strong>in</strong> Nurs<strong>in</strong>g (BSCN) <strong>degree</strong>.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>cerely,<br />
ONTARIO NURSES’ ASSOCIATION<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Haslam-Stroud, RN<br />
President<br />
LHS/da/ml<br />
C. Lesley Bell, ONA Chief Executive Officer<br />
ONA Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Frankl<strong>in</strong>, President & CEO, <strong>Colleges</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong>
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