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LOCAL 238


OUR UNION      RESPECTED      STRONG     UNITED

Ontario Nurses’ Association
Legal Expense Assistance Plan
You Have the Rights – ONA Provides the Counsel


If you are called in for a meeting with any management staff please do the following:

  1. Ask what the meeting is about
  2. If you believe it may be disciplinary or investigational, please remember you have the right to have a Union Rep. present during the meeting
  3. If you would like a Union Rep. present, please inform management so an appropriate date can be set for the meeting
  4. If you find yourself in a meeting with no union rep. and you are feeling uncomfortable with the questions being asked, or the people present, please advise the members in the meeting that you would like a union member present before you will continue


Speak to the LEAP Team first if:

  • There is a complaint or report about your professional practice to your regulatory College
  • The police or the coroner want to interview you regarding a patient death
  • The police want to charge you with a criminal offence regarding a work related incident


The Legal Expense Assistance Plan has been assisting ONA members for over 25 years.

Call LEAP INTAKE at 416-964-8833 or 1-800-387-5580 and press 0 for the Toronto Office

After hours assistance is available regarding work related criminal and coroner’s investigations:

Call BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTAKE at 416-964-1979 or 
1-877-839-6245, ext. 7775

You’ve Been Named in a Suit – ONA Has You Covered

Notify the Professional Liability Insurance Plan ASAP if:

You have been named in a malpractice lawsuit

The Ontario Nurses’ Professional Liability Insurance Plan provides coverage to ONA members who have been named in Malpractice Lawsuits.

Advice is also available for members who are not named, but have questions or concerns regarding participation in a work related lawsuit.

Call STRATEGY INTAKE at 416-964-8833 or 1-800-387-5580, Press 0 and ask for Strategy Intake