About Our Local

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 Canada represents more than 46,000 health care and community services workers in Ontario.

SEIU Local 1 Canada has a track record of improving wages, benefits and working conditions for our members, as well as strengthening standards in patient and client care.

Our members work in hospitals, home care, nursing and retirement homes and community services throughout the province.

SEIU Local 1 Canada’s mission is to improve the lives of working people and their families and lead the way to a more just and humane society.

SEIU is the largest and the fastest growing union in North America, with over 2 million members in Canada, the United States, and Puerto Rico.

SEIU Canada has 100,000 members across Canada, represented by six locals located in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.