MinimumNurse-to-PatientRatios Timeline
Phase one of ratios implementation reaches 81% activation.
A new study of hospital care in BC shows better nurse staffing leads to fewer patients deaths and readmissions and increased patient safety.
The Ministry of Health issues a policy directive to health employers providing the framework for phase one ratios implementation. The BC government also finalizes ratios for phase two and commits new nurse retention and recruitment funding.
New staffing incentives come into effect aimed at retaining and recruiting nurses and supporting ratios implementation.
The BC government announces the first phase of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios implementation in acute care settings.
BC Nurses’ Union leaders meet with MLAs in Victoria, calling on all parties to support minimum nurse-to-patient ratios as a key solution to the nurse staffing crisis.
The Nurses' Bargaining Association (NBA) and the Ministry of Health sign an agreement to establish ratios across acute, community and long-term care settings.