Ontario hospital plans to cut hundreds of jobs amid province-directed budget plan
TORONTO — Hamilton Health Sciences is planning to cut more than 400 jobs, a move the hospital network is directly tying to provincial marching orders to balance budgets.
Hamilton Health Sciences is set to eliminate over 400 jobs, including 143 nursing and 84 health-care aide positions, according to an internal memo. The hospital network cites a $150 million budget deficit for 2026-27 and provincial directives to balance budgets as the primary reasons for the job cuts, which were announced by the hospital's President and CEO, Tracey MacArthur.
The Ontario Ministry of Health had previously instructed hospitals in financial distress to develop three-year plans to eliminate deficits, with low-risk measures to be implemented immediately. Health Minister Sylvia Jones' office maintains that the job cuts will not affect patient services or access to care.
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