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May 12, 2026Nursing Leadership presents Supporting Internationally Educated Nurses
Through mentorship, skills development and policy engagement, IFCNA embodies the Filipino cultural value of bayanihan, a strong sense of civic unity and co-operation traditionally practised by Filipinos, demonstrating how grassroots organizations can address systemic barriers while building a supportive professional community. This profile offers nurse leaders insights into how collaborative partnerships with organizations such as IFCNA can strengthen workforce integration and advance equity in nursing. A Leadership Profile of the Integrated Filipino Canadian Nurses Association
Events
Building on Progress: Charting the Future of Canada's Rare Disease Strategy
Durhane Wong-Rieger, President and CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD),
Dr. Rebeccah Marsh, Senior Director, Strategy, Innovation, and Outreach, Institute of Health Economics,
Dr. Cheryl Greenberg, Healthcare Professional and Clinician Scientist, Interim Co-CEO, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba,
Alexandre White-Brown, Clinical Genetic Counsellor, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and ThinkRare and
Moderator: Karen Heim, General Manager, Alexion Canada
Featured Articles
Tears, Suffering and System Failure: What My Father’s Pain Revealed About the Canadian Healthcare System
A Journey of Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing in an Urban Integrated Youth Service in Manitoba
Beyond Silos and Perpetual Pilots: Data as the Catalyst for Canada’s Healthcare Innovation Revolution
Articles
TOCSIN: A Proposed Dashboard of Indicators to Control Healthcare-Associated Infections
A Case Study: The Initiative to Improve RN Scheduling at Hamilton Health Sciences
Growing Practice Specialists in Mental Health: Addressing Stigma and Recruitment with a Nursing Residency Program
Healthy Workplaces and Teamwork for Healthcare Workers Need Public Engagement
Inter-facility Patient Transfers in Ontario: Do You Know What Your Local Ambulance Is Being Used For?
Interview with Kathleen MacMillan, Former Provincial Chief Nursing Officer
Who Cares and How Much? The Imputed Economic Contribution to the Canadian Healthcare System of Middle-Aged and Older Unpaid Caregivers Providing Care to The Elderly
News
These are the Canadian regions with the highest rates of breast cancer
2026-05-21 from globalnews.ca A new Statistics Canada study has uncovered which Canadian provinces experience the highest breast cancer rates. Between 2010 and 2020, rural regions in Quebec, Ontario [...]
Nixon goes to finance, LaGrange swaps health roles in Alberta cabinet shuffle
2026-05-21 from cbc.ca Premier Danielle Smith has installed one of her most veteran lieutenants as Alberta’s new finance minister, in a cabinet shakeup announced in the shadow of a looming [...]
London at forefront of largest ever Canadian clinical trial
2026-05-20 from ctvnews.ca LHSC announced Wednesday the largest ever Canadian clinical trial that will test ‘poop pills’ to improve immunotherapy for lung cancer. “The trial titled [...]
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The Integrated Filipino Canadian Nurses Association (IFCNA) represents a vital community-driven response to the challenges faced by internationally educated nurses in Canada. Founded in 2019, this federally registered non-profit organization primarily provides comprehensive support for Philippine-educated nurses navigating the complex Canadian healthcare system. This leadership profile presents insights from IFCNA's founding chair, Austine Gaqui, and immediate past president, Mark Anthony Gravos [...]
Careers
Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (PT)
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Penetanguishene, ON
Registered Nurse (multiple opportunities)
Tofino General Hospital, Island Health, Tofino, BC
Vice President, Redevelopment
The Waterloo Regional Health Network, Kitchener, ON
Chief Communications and External Relations Officer
William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON
Health System Executive, Clinical
Lakeridge Health, Durham Region, ON
Chief and Medical Director, Surgery
Oak Valley Health, Markham, ON
Chief and Medical Director, Anaesthesia
Oak Valley Health, Markham ON
Deputy Chief of Public Health
Department of Health, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU
Vice President, Seniors and Integrated Quality Care
Partners Community Health (PCH), Mississauga, ON
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Longwoods Leadership Discussion
Testing What’s Possible: Projectathons and the Future of Interoperability





