Nova Scotia: long-term care strike across 24+ homes, 13 April to 7 June 2026
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Thousands of long-term care workers represented by CUPE struck at more than two dozen nursing homes across Nova Scotia from 13 April 2026, after talks with the province stalled. Essential services were maintained throughout.
The strike lasted eight weeks and ended on 7 June 2026, when CUPE and the province reached a tentative agreement. Around 3,600 workers at 36 facilities took part.
Homes joined the action progressively: 24 at the outset on 13 April, around 30 by early May, then Melville Lodge and Shoreham Village on 7 and 8 May, and Glen Haven Manor in New Glasgow on 27 May, taking the total to roughly 3,600 workers across 36 facilities.
This alert was originally created on 18 April 2026.
Public Impact
Effective Dates
Updates
The action began on 13 April 2026 and involved around 3,600 workers across 36 long-term care facilities, bargaining agreements that had expired in 2023. The settlement includes a minimum $5 raise over the term, extra pay for supervising and training students, and improved layoff protections. A small number of sites briefly resumed strike action afterwards over unresolved local issues.
Organizers
- Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
- CUPE Nova Scotia Long Term
- Community Care Committee
Affected Locations
- Nova Scotia (province)
Sources
- https://cupe.ca/over-2200-long-term-care-workers-now-strike-across-nova-scotia
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11804123/nova-scotia-long-term-care-strike
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11804123/nova-scotia-long-term-care-strike/
- https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/04/16/additional-workers-join-nova-scotia-long-term-care-strike-with-more-on-the-way/
- https://ltcc-ns.cupe.ca/strike-and-picketing-locations-april-20/
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