| The term PSW is actually an acronym for Personal | | | | The CUPE report was filed a few years back. Most |
| Support Worker. In some ways using the term PSW | | | | likely PSW wages throughout Ontario have increased |
| can be seen as more correct, as a the government | | | | due to a 2007 pay increase ruling from the |
| of Ontario classifies Residential Care Workers, Long | | | | government of Ontario, which, in increments, |
| Term Care Workers, Personal Aid Workers and | | | | increased the wages of a large portion of provinces |
| Residential attendants as PSW's in their literature and | | | | PSW's that worked in public facilities. |
| announcements. | | | | So at this point we've established that the pay is |
| Now that we have some of the technicalities sorted | | | | good. What's the job market looking like? The good |
| out let's take a look at how much a personal support | | | | news is that this question has basically answered for |
| worker can expect to be paid in the province of | | | | us. Demand for PSW workers is increasing. |
| Ontario. | | | | The government of Ontario recently committed an |
| The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which is | | | | additional $107 million to their 2008 budget in order to |
| known as CUPE released a research report that | | | | specifically hire an additional 2500 personal support |
| found unionized workers earning $14.65 on average | | | | workers throughout the province by the year 2011. |
| when working in the public sector. They also found | | | | With close to $15 an hour average wage and the |
| that non-unionized workers earned approximately | | | | provincial budget earmarking over $100 million in |
| $13.42. In private settings wage dropped to $11.74 | | | | increased hiring PSW employment in Ontario looks to |
| for unionized public sector and $11.52 for | | | | be on the rise. |
| non-unizoned employment. | | | | |