2026-04-09 from cbc.ca

The Ottawa Hospital has announced a plan to cut three per cent of its workforce in the coming months.

In an email sent Thursday, staff were informed that the hospital will be reducing management, non-union, support, executive, nursing and other health-care positions. The hospital currently has 13,281 employees including 5,240 nurses.

In a statement to CBC, the hospital pointed to financial challenges facing the health-care sector as the reason for the cuts, claiming it has been working to reduce budget pressures through other measures before resorting to reducing staff.

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