Miranda Romanowicz is a nationally recognized healthcare advocate and the CEO & Co-Founder of the Ontario Personal Support Workers Association (OPSWA) and the Canadian Support Workers Association (CANSWA). A former frontline Personal Support Worker (PSW), Miranda has transformed her lived experience into a powerful force for change—championing the rights, recognition, and professionalization of support workers across Canada.

Born in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and raised in Toronto, Miranda’s path has been shaped by both local roots and global perspective, having worked in the United States and the Netherlands before returning to Canada in 2004. After graduating from the Mohawk College PSW program in 2006, she spent years working on the front lines in long-term care, home care, and hospital settings—witnessing firsthand the systemic gaps, workforce challenges, and inequities impacting both workers and the vulnerable populations they serve.

Determined to drive meaningful change, Miranda stepped away from frontline practice over a decade ago to lead a movement. Under her leadership, OPSWA and CANSWA have grown into influential voices representing tens of thousands of support workers, advocating for safer working conditions, standardized training, workforce protections, and dignity within the profession.

Miranda is widely regarded as a leading voice in Canadian healthcare advocacy. She is regularly called upon by national and local media, governments, and Crown inquiries to provide critical insight into frontline care, workforce crises, and policy reform. Her advocacy has played a role in advancing key discussions around PSW wages, workforce stabilization, and the development of oversight frameworks to better protect both workers and patients.

In recognition of her impact, Miranda was awarded the Distinguished Fellow Honorary Diploma from Mohawk College and nominated for the Ontario Premier’s Award. She continues to influence national dialogue through her work on federal and provincial committees alongside organizations such as the Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Medical Association, and the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

At the core of Miranda’s work is a singular mission: to ensure that support workers—who are essential to the health and dignity of society’s most vulnerable—are finally seen, heard, and valued as the professionals they are.