Ontario home-care PSWs rally for a permanent pay raise Ontario home-care PSWs rally for a permanent pay raise PSWs say poor pay and few hours are resulting in worsening conditions for seniors living at home By Julia Mastroianni Photo Courtesy Helen Armstrong Personal support workers (PSWs) who work in home care rallied on Thursday in Toronto to demand the Ontario government make temporary pandemic pay permanent and improve working conditions. The rally comes just weeks before the Ford government plans on ending the temporary pandemic wage enhancement implemented in October2020 and then extended in March 2021 until June 30. The wage increase raised the hourly wage for long-term, home and community care workers by $3.