Arbitrator was tasked with setting increases for the first year, while the Ontario Medical Association and the province work on remaining three years of new four-year agreement
The OMA said in a statement that while it is encouraged by the arbitrator's award, there is still much to be done to address the fact that more than two million Ontarians do not have a family doctor.An arbitrator has awarded Ontario ’s doctors a nearly 10-per-cent compensation increase for the first year of their new Physician Services Agreement .
Arbitrator William Kaplan concluded that while the OMA’s target was unprecedented, the government’s suggested three per cent was “completely unrealistic.” “These are real numbers. The Ministry’s own documents – which we ordered disclosed – demonstrate that there is a problem to address.” The OMA said in a statement that while it is encouraged by the award, there is still much to be done to address the fact that more than two million Ontarians do not have a family doctor.
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