Erin Ariss
Erin Ariss is a registered nurse and the provincial president of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA). She has been a vocal advocate for health care reforms and has expressed deep concerns regarding the Ontario government's plan to close supervised drug-use sites, warning that such closures could exacerbate the ongoing opioid crisis and further strain overburdened emergency departments. Ariss emphasizes the potential risks to vulnerable individuals and the broader implications for community health, highlighting the importance of harm reduction strategies in addressing addiction and overdose fatalities.
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Erin Ariss, a registered nurse and president of the Ontario Nurses’ Association, expressed concerns about the proposed changes in a letter to provincial Health Minister Sylvia Jones.
Plans to lower training requirements for psychologists in Ontario worry clinicians
Canada· 2025-12-09
Erin Ariss is the president of the Ontario Nurses’ Association, which represents about 60,000 hospital nurses in Canada’s most populous province.
Ontario nurses push for nurse-to-patient ratios as calls for minimum staffing requirements growCanada· 2025-09-08
Erin Ariss expressed alarm about the prospect of supervised consumption sites closing.
Concerns mount among Ontario health care providers about planned closure of supervised drug use sites in MarchCanada· 2025-02-21
