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1 Introduction

The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is the regulatory body for nurses in Ontario, Canada. Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting safe nursing practice.

This appendix contains registration and employment statistics collected from all nurses who renewed at least one certificate of registration in 2025 and is one of the three appendices referenced in the College of Nurses of Ontario Nursing Statistics Report 2025. To return to the College of Nurses of Ontario Nursing Statistics Report 2025, please visit https://cno.org/Assets/CNO/Documents/Statistics/latest-reports/nursing-statistics-report-2025.pdf.

To find out more about CNO’s statistical resources or to sign up for its statistics announcements, please visit www.cno.org/stats.


2 Methods and Notes

2.1 Reporting and renewal period

This report presents demographic and employment statistics of the nurses who renewed their registrations for 2025 and compares it with data from the 2020 to 2024 renewal periods. The renewal period is the period of time when nurses are eligible to renew their registration for the subsequent year and occurs during several months at the end of each year. It typically starts in November and runs until March of the following year. Nurses who register after December 31 are subjected to a late fee. If registrants have not renewed by February, they are suspended. The final deadline occurs in March, after which nurses’ registrations will be expired. This year’s renewal period opened on November 6, 2024, and closed on March 24, 2025. The data presented in this report reflect the data captured during this process.

2.2 Report structure

This report is broken down into three main sections: Registrants, Registrations, and Employment positions held in Ontario.

The Registrants section presents data at the individual nurse, or registrant level, for nurses who renewed their CNO registration. Nurses who renewed multiple registrations were only counted once.

The Registrations section describes data associated with each certificate of registration that was renewed, as opposed to each nurse. As such, a nurse who renewed both their RN and RPN registrations were counted twice.

The last section, Employment positions held in Ontario presents data related to nursing employment positions that are held by CNO registrants in Ontario at the time of renewal. Only positions that are held by registrants are reported to CNO. Because registrants can hold multiple positions, across more than one registration, the total number of positions is greater than the number of registrations employed in nursing in Ontario. The number of positions presented in this section does not reflect the total number of available positions.

2.3 Nurse categories and classes

In this report, the primary focus is on nurses in the General and Extended Classes. While nurses may hold registration in more than one category (RN or RPN) at the same time, they cannot be in multiple classes in the same category. For example, a nurse may hold both RN General and RPN General registration but cannot be in the RN General and Extended classes (NP) at the same time. Those who hold both RN and RPN registrations are considered dual RN/RPNs. For example, a nurse can hold an RN Extended and RPN General registration or an RN General and RPN General registration. Though CNO groups nurses based on their category and class, for simplicity, this report will present data by the following nurse types:

  • RN: Registered Nurse in the General Class
  • RPN: Registered Practical Nurse in the General Class
  • NP: Registered Nurse in the Extended Class
  • Dual RN/RPN: Registered Nurse in the General or Extended Class and Registered Practical Nurse in the General Class

Data on nurses in the Non-Practising Class is also included in this report. These registrants cannot practise nursing and are categorized as either RNs or RPNs. There are no NPs in the Non-Practising Class. Additionally, a nurse cannot hold dual registration where one category is in the Non-Practising Class and the other is not. For example, a dual RN/RPN cannot be registered in the RN General Class and in the RPN Non-Practising Class at the same time.

2.4 Other statistics

Several demographic and employment characteristics and statistics are examined in the report and are listed below:

  • Age is a nurse’s age at the time of renewal. Calculated using full birth date and the date when a nurse successfully renews their registration with CNO.
  • Employment status categorizes registrants or registrations based on different combinations of employment, such as employed in nursing only, employed in non-nursing, not employed, on leave, and whether the employment is in or outside of Ontario.
  • Number of working positions is the total number of employment positions held per certificate of registration.
  • Working status indicates whether an employment position held is full-time, part-time, or casual.
  • Overall working status indicates whether the combination of employment positions held is full-time, part-time, per certificate of registration. A detailed definition can be found here: Overall Working Status.
  • Ontario Health regions indicates where an employment position is located in Ontario and is based on the six regions defined by Ontario Health.1
  • Employment setting is the practice setting associated with a held employment position and reflects the immediate practice environment.
  • Employment position is the role associated with a held employment position and reflects broad job titles or position names.
  • Area of practice is the focused practice area associated with a held employment position and reflects the type of care delivered and/or patient population.


3 Registrants

This section of the report presents data related to individual registrants. Nurses who renewed multiple registrations are only counted once.

3.1 Overall Renewals

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by General & Extended Classes or Non-Practising Class.

3.1.1 General & Extended Classes

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 107,187 108,976 110,938 114,080 119,243 125,297
RPN 54,141 55,056 56,846 58,469 58,276 58,713
NP 3,819 4,035 4,352 4,642 4,998 5,367
Dual RN/RPN 781 806 778 993 1,246 1,519
Total 165,928 168,873 172,914 178,184 183,763 190,896

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 64.6% 64.5% 64.2% 64.0% 64.9% 65.6%
RPN 32.6% 32.6% 32.9% 32.8% 31.7% 30.8%
NP 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.8%
Dual RN/RPN 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

3.1.2 Non-Practising Class

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 10,744 10,775 11,014 11,493 12,388 12,681
RPN 3,433 3,607 3,828 4,026 4,057 4,018
Dual RN/RPN 29 27 28 23 21 26
Total 14,206 14,409 14,870 15,542 16,466 16,725

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 75.6% 74.8% 74.1% 73.9% 75.2% 75.8%
RPN 24.2% 25.0% 25.7% 25.9% 24.6% 24.0%
Dual RN/RPN 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


3.2 Overall Renewals by Location of Education

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by location of education for the General & Extended Classes.

3.2.1 Ontario

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 88,715 90,138 91,082 91,717 92,744 93,704
RPN 46,852 47,532 48,697 49,348 50,443 51,889
NP 3,093 3,228 3,464 3,674 3,918 4,146
Dual RN/RPN 380 354 334 305 265 258
Total 139,040 141,252 143,577 145,044 147,370 149,997

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 63.8% 63.8% 63.4% 63.2% 62.9% 62.5%
RPN 33.7% 33.7% 33.9% 34.0% 34.2% 34.6%
NP 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8%
Dual RN/RPN 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

3.2.2 Canada (Excluding Ontario)

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 6,341 6,260 6,272 6,269 6,233 6,172
RPN 973 977 998 1,039 1,057 1,062
NP 420 475 535 595 679 772
Dual RN/RPN 19 17 16 8 7 7
Total 7,753 7,729 7,821 7,911 7,976 8,013

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 81.8% 81.0% 80.2% 79.2% 78.1% 77.0%
RPN 12.5% 12.6% 12.8% 13.1% 13.3% 13.3%
NP 5.4% 6.1% 6.8% 7.5% 8.5% 9.6%
Dual RN/RPN 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

3.2.3 International

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 12,131 12,578 13,584 16,094 20,266 25,421
RPN 6,316 6,547 7,151 8,082 6,776 5,762
NP 306 332 353 373 401 449
Dual RN/RPN 382 435 428 680 974 1,254
Total 19,135 19,892 21,516 25,229 28,417 32,886

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 63.4% 63.2% 63.1% 63.8% 71.3% 77.3%
RPN 33.0% 32.9% 33.2% 32.0% 23.8% 17.5%
NP 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4%
Dual RN/RPN 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% 3.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


3.3 Gains and Losses

  • Gains: A gain to the total registrant pool is a nurse who renewed one or more registrations in the current renewal period but did not renew any registration in the year prior. They represent the number of new nurses available to the system. Examples of gains are new registrants and reinstatements.

  • Losses: A loss to the total registrant pool is a nurse who did not renew any registration in the current renewal period but did renew one or more registrations in the year prior. They represent the number of nurses who have left the system. A loss is not necessarily permanent, as a registrant can return in a subsequent year.

  • Net: The net difference is calculated by subtracting the number of registrant losses from the number of registrant gains at the end of the renewal period. This represents the overall change in the number of nurses available to the system year-over-year.

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by General & Extended Classes or Non-Practising Class.

3.3.1 Overall Gains & Losses

General & Extended Classes

Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gains 9,479 9,480 10,814 12,485 13,374 14,886
Losses 6,632 6,535 6,773 7,215 7,795 7,753
Net 2,847 2,945 4,041 5,270 5,579 7,133

Non-Practising Class

Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gains 2,739 2,656 2,848 3,360 4,091 3,781
Losses 2,205 2,453 2,387 2,688 3,167 3,522
Net 534 203 461 672 924 259

3.3.2 Age Gains & Losses

Gains

Age Group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Under 35 7,819 7,557 8,448 9,193 9,552 10,462
35-54 1,555 1,667 2,155 3,083 3,556 4,185
Over 55 105 256 211 209 266 239
Total 9,479 9,480 10,814 12,485 13,374 14,886

Losses

Age Group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Under 35 1,340 1,187 1,551 1,745 2,181 1,992
35-54 1,272 1,272 1,540 1,650 2,030 1,972
Over 55 4,020 4,076 3,682 3,820 3,584 3,789
Total 6,632 6,535 6,773 7,215 7,795 7,753


3.4 Age Distribution

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by General & Extended Classes or Non-Practising Class.

3.4.1 General & Extended Classes

Graph

This is a proportional stacked bar graph showing the age distribution of registrants in the General and Extended Classes for each renewal year. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2019 to 2024. The vertical axis shows the proportion of registrants. The values illustrated in this graph are in a table under the Proportions tab.

Counts

Age Group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
18 - 24 9,707 9,534 9,640 9,200 9,297 9,457
25 - 34 47,252 49,124 50,995 53,697 55,614 58,016
35 - 44 36,994 38,753 41,285 44,715 48,375 52,696
45 - 54 36,396 36,111 35,763 35,702 35,627 36,026
55 - 64 28,644 28,419 28,113 27,652 27,583 27,418
65+ 6,935 6,932 7,118 7,218 7,267 7,283
Total 165,928 168,873 172,914 178,184 183,763 190,896

Proportions

Age Group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
18 - 24 5.9% 5.6% 5.6% 5.2% 5.1% 5.0%
25 - 34 28.5% 29.1% 29.5% 30.1% 30.3% 30.4%
35 - 44 22.3% 22.9% 23.9% 25.1% 26.3% 27.6%
45 - 54 21.9% 21.4% 20.7% 20.0% 19.4% 18.9%
55 - 64 17.3% 16.8% 16.3% 15.5% 15.0% 14.4%
65+ 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 3.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

3.4.2 Non-Practising Class

Graph

This is a proportional stacked bar graph showing the age distribution of registrants in the Non-Practising Class for each renewal year. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2019 to 2024. The vertical axis shows the proportion of registrants. The values illustrated in this graph are in a table under the Proportions tab.

Counts

Age Group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
18 - 24 172 128 129 132 133 160
25 - 34 2,181 2,199 2,272 2,514 2,696 2,689
35 - 44 2,196 2,292 2,515 2,813 3,411 3,693
45 - 54 2,865 2,792 2,804 2,784 2,789 2,826
55 - 64 3,944 3,916 3,861 3,953 4,008 3,945
65+ 2,848 3,082 3,289 3,346 3,429 3,412
Total 14,206 14,409 14,870 15,542 16,466 16,725

Proportions

Age Group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
18 - 24 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0%
25 - 34 15.4% 15.3% 15.3% 16.2% 16.4% 16.1%
35 - 44 15.5% 15.9% 16.9% 18.1% 20.7% 22.1%
45 - 54 20.2% 19.4% 18.9% 17.9% 16.9% 16.9%
55 - 64 27.8% 27.2% 26.0% 25.4% 24.3% 23.6%
65+ 20.0% 21.4% 22.1% 21.5% 20.8% 20.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


3.5 Employment Status

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by General & Extended Classes or Non-Practising Class.

3.5.1 General & Extended Classes

Counts

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing in Ontario 150,304 152,169 155,018 158,430 164,150 170,738
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only 2,851 3,159 3,585 4,275 4,681 4,833
Employed in non-nursing 1,926 1,609 1,544 1,854 2,047 2,251
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing 6,086 6,243 6,958 7,547 7,575 7,763
On leave 4,761 5,693 5,809 6,078 5,310 5,311
Total 165,928 168,873 172,914 178,184 183,763 190,896

Proportions

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing in Ontario 90.6% 90.1% 89.7% 88.9% 89.3% 89.4%
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only 1.7% 1.9% 2.1% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5%
Employed in non-nursing 1.2% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2%
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing 3.7% 3.7% 4.0% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1%
On leave 2.9% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 2.9% 2.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

3.5.2 Non-Practising Class

Counts

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing in Ontario 0 0 0 0 0 0
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only 3,974 3,857 3,981 4,279 4,770 4,951
Employed in non-nursing 2,666 2,572 2,596 2,628 2,745 2,748
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing 5,824 6,040 6,247 6,517 6,722 6,686
On leave 1,742 1,940 2,046 2,118 2,229 2,340
Total 14,206 14,409 14,870 15,542 16,466 16,725

Proportions

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing in Ontario 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only 28.0% 26.8% 26.8% 27.5% 29.0% 29.6%
Employed in non-nursing 18.8% 17.8% 17.5% 16.9% 16.7% 16.4%
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing 41.0% 41.9% 42.0% 41.9% 40.8% 40.0%
On leave 12.3% 13.5% 13.8% 13.6% 13.5% 14.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


4 Registrations

The following section outlines data related to all renewed certificates of registration. A registrant can hold a registration in either or both the RN and RPN categories. Therefore, for dual registrants, data associated with each registration is presented.

4.1 Overall Renewals

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by General & Extended Classes or Non-Practising Class.

4.1.1 Graph

This bar chart shows the number of General and Extended Class registrations that were renewed. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2019 to 2024. The vertical axis shows the number of registrations. Additionally, each bar has three portions representing the categorizations: RN, RPN, and NP.

4.1.2 General & Extended Classes

Counts

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 107,968 109,782 111,716 115,073 120,489 126,816
RPN 54,922 55,862 57,624 59,462 59,522 60,232
NP 3,819 4,035 4,352 4,642 4,998 5,367
Total 166,709 169,679 173,692 179,177 185,009 192,415

Proportions

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 64.8% 64.7% 64.3% 64.2% 65.1% 65.9%
RPN 32.9% 32.9% 33.2% 33.2% 32.2% 31.3%
NP 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.1.3 Non-Practising Class

Counts

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 10,773 10,802 11,042 11,516 12,409 12,707
RPN 3,462 3,634 3,856 4,049 4,078 4,044
Total 14,235 14,436 14,898 15,565 16,487 16,751

Proportions

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 75.7% 74.8% 74.1% 74.0% 75.3% 75.9%
RPN 24.3% 25.2% 25.9% 26.0% 24.7% 24.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


4.2 Overall Renewals by Location of Education

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by location of education for the General & Extended Classes.

4.2.1 Ontario

Counts

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 89,095 90,492 91,416 92,022 93,009 93,962
RPN 47,224 47,890 49,030 49,657 50,735 52,196
NP 3,093 3,228 3,464 3,674 3,918 4,146
Total 139,412 141,610 143,910 145,353 147,662 150,304

Proportions

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 63.9% 63.9% 63.5% 63.3% 63.0% 62.5%
RPN 33.9% 33.8% 34.1% 34.2% 34.4% 34.7%
NP 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.2.2 Canada (excluding Ontario)

Counts

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 6,360 6,277 6,288 6,277 6,240 6,179
RPN 974 977 1,001 1,042 1,061 1,068
NP 420 475 535 595 679 772
Total 7,754 7,729 7,824 7,914 7,980 8,019

Proportions

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 82.0% 81.2% 80.4% 79.3% 78.2% 77.1%
RPN 12.6% 12.6% 12.8% 13.2% 13.3% 13.3%
NP 5.4% 6.1% 6.8% 7.5% 8.5% 9.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.2.3 International

Counts

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 12,513 13,013 14,012 16,774 21,240 26,675
RPN 6,724 6,995 7,593 8,763 7,726 6,968
NP 306 332 353 373 401 449
Total 19,543 20,340 21,958 25,910 29,367 34,092

Proportions

Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 64.0% 64.0% 63.8% 64.7% 72.3% 78.2%
RPN 34.4% 34.4% 34.6% 33.8% 26.3% 20.4%
NP 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


4.3 Employment Status

Note: The remainder of the report presents employment statistics. Because nurses in the Non-Practising Class are not permitted to work as nurses in Ontario, only data from nurses in the General and Extended Classes are displayed going forward.

Please use the drop-down menu below to filter by nurse type.

4.3.1 RN

Counts

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 94,733 94,961 96,134 97,764 102,226 107,450
In and outside Ontario 793 722 912 1,225 1,474 1,525
Outside Ontario 2,190 2,357 2,715 3,290 3,732 3,857
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 2,752 3,524 3,144 3,095 3,208 3,467
In and outside Ontario 48 38 40 56 64 75
Outside Ontario 101 148 136 157 134 169
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 435 337 363 509 761 990
Not seeking nursing employment 242 291 296 377 375 349
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 2,230 2,251 2,582 2,913 3,376 3,860
Not seeking nursing employment 1,519 1,711 1,879 1,971 1,776 1,584
On leave
On leave 2,925 3,442 3,515 3,716 3,363 3,490
Total 107,968 109,782 111,716 115,073 120,489 126,816

Proportions

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 87.7% 86.5% 86.1% 85.0% 84.8% 84.7%
In and outside Ontario 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
Outside Ontario 2.0% 2.1% 2.4% 2.9% 3.1% 3.0%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 2.5% 3.2% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7%
In and outside Ontario 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Outside Ontario 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0%
Not seeking nursing employment 1.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.2%
On leave
On leave 2.7% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 2.8% 2.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.3.2 RPN

Counts

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 46,457 46,077 48,701 50,125 50,915 51,868
In and outside Ontario 71 64 126 176 234 235
Outside Ontario 449 514 584 672 630 600
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 2,564 3,674 2,583 2,445 2,314 2,290
In and outside Ontario 6 7 4 9 6 10
Outside Ontario 36 43 42 43 33 36
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 1,047 767 658 707 673 689
Not seeking nursing employment 201 216 232 272 249 234
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 1,888 1,794 1,927 2,178 2,010 1,956
Not seeking nursing employment 445 507 552 536 532 519
On leave
On leave 1,758 2,199 2,215 2,299 1,926 1,795
Total 54,922 55,862 57,624 59,462 59,522 60,232

Proportions

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 84.6% 82.5% 84.5% 84.3% 85.5% 86.1%
In and outside Ontario 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Outside Ontario 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 4.7% 6.6% 4.5% 4.1% 3.9% 3.8%
In and outside Ontario 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Outside Ontario 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 1.9% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 3.4% 3.2% 3.3% 3.7% 3.4% 3.2%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
On leave
On leave 3.2% 3.9% 3.8% 3.9% 3.2% 3.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.3.3 NP

Counts

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 3,268 3,445 3,691 3,921 4,176 4,462
In and outside Ontario 77 94 116 144 215 257
Outside Ontario 90 119 135 142 185 210
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 136 156 150 164 165 172
In and outside Ontario 2 3 3 6 9 9
Outside Ontario 8 2 6 13 10 4
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 4 4 1 6 4 3
Not seeking nursing employment 5 4 5 5 8 13
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 65 57 65 62 57 78
Not seeking nursing employment 36 36 41 35 43 37
On leave
On leave 128 115 139 144 126 122
Total 3,819 4,035 4,352 4,642 4,998 5,367

Proportions

Employment Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 85.6% 85.4% 84.8% 84.5% 83.6% 83.1%
In and outside Ontario 2.0% 2.3% 2.7% 3.1% 4.3% 4.8%
Outside Ontario 2.4% 2.9% 3.1% 3.1% 3.7% 3.9%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 3.6% 3.9% 3.4% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2%
In and outside Ontario 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Outside Ontario 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.5%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7%
On leave
On leave 3.4% 2.9% 3.2% 3.1% 2.5% 2.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


4.4 Employed in nursing in Ontario

Note: For the remainder of the Registrations section, “In Ontario” includes registrants who reported employment only in Ontario and registrants who reported employment in and outside Ontario.

4.4.1 Graph

This bar chart shows the number of General and Extended Class registrations that were renewed in each year where the registrant was employed in nursing in Ontario. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2020 to 2025. The vertical axis shows the number of registrations. Additionally, each bar has three portions representing the categorizations: RN, RPN, and NP.

4.4.2 Counts

Nurse Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 98,326 99,245 100,230 102,140 106,972 112,517
RPN 49,098 49,822 51,414 52,755 53,469 54,403
NP 3,483 3,698 3,960 4,235 4,565 4,900
Total 150,907 152,765 155,604 159,130 165,006 171,820

4.4.3 Proportions

Nurse Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 65.2% 65.0% 64.4% 64.2% 64.8% 65.5%
RPN 32.5% 32.6% 33.0% 33.2% 32.4% 31.7%
NP 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


4.5 Overall Working Status

Overall working status is calculated based on the highest working status among all nursing positions held in Ontario for a given registration. The three examples below illustrate how overall working status is derived:

  • Example 1: If a nurse holds both a casual nursing position and a full-time nursing position associated with a single registration, the overall working status is full-time.
  • Example 2: If a nurse holds three casual nursing positions associated with a single registration, the overall working status is casual.
  • Example 3: If a nurse holds one part-time nursing position and one full-time non-nursing position associated with a single registration, the overall working status is part-time.

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4.5.1 RN

Graph

This is a proportional stacked bar graph showing the overall working status distribution of registrants in the General and Extended Classes for each renewal year. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2020 to 2025. The vertical axis shows the proportion of registrants. The values illustrated in this graph are in a table under the Proportions tab.

Counts

Overall Working Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 66,453 68,578 70,747 72,099 75,236 79,223
Part-time employment 25,245 24,413 22,608 21,739 22,640 24,405
Casual employment 6,628 6,254 6,875 8,302 9,096 8,889
Total 98,326 99,245 100,230 102,140 106,972 112,517

Proportions

Overall Working Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 67.6% 69.1% 70.6% 70.6% 70.3% 70.4%
Part-time employment 25.7% 24.6% 22.6% 21.3% 21.2% 21.7%
Casual employment 6.7% 6.3% 6.9% 8.1% 8.5% 7.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.5.2 RPN

Graph

This is a proportional stacked bar graph showing the overall working status distribution of registrants in the General and Extended Classes for each renewal year. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2020 to 2025. The vertical axis shows the proportion of registrants. The values illustrated in this graph are in a table under the Proportions tab.

Counts

Overall Working Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 27,405 29,536 31,876 33,646 34,585 35,563
Part-time employment 17,301 16,477 15,760 14,773 14,458 14,643
Casual employment 4,392 3,809 3,778 4,336 4,426 4,197
Total 49,098 49,822 51,414 52,755 53,469 54,403

Proportions

Overall Working Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 55.8% 59.3% 62.0% 63.8% 64.7% 65.4%
Part-time employment 35.2% 33.1% 30.7% 28.0% 27.0% 26.9%
Casual employment 8.9% 7.6% 7.3% 8.2% 8.3% 7.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.5.3 NP

Graph

This is a proportional stacked bar graph showing the overall working status distribution of registrants in the General and Extended Classes for each renewal year. The horizontal axis shows the renewal years from 2020 to 2025. The vertical axis shows the proportion of registrants. The values illustrated in this graph are in a table under the Proportions tab.

Counts

Overall Working Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 2,646 2,813 2,996 3,238 3,472 3,750
Part-time employment 715 743 808 814 909 939
Casual employment 122 142 156 183 184 211
Total 3,483 3,698 3,960 4,235 4,565 4,900

Proportions

Overall Working Status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 76.0% 76.1% 75.7% 76.5% 76.1% 76.5%
Part-time employment 20.5% 20.1% 20.4% 19.2% 19.9% 19.2%
Casual employment 3.5% 3.8% 3.9% 4.3% 4.0% 4.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


4.6 Number of nursing positions held and working status

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4.6.1 RN

Counts

Number of positions held and working status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
One nursing employment position
Full-time 56,860 58,726 59,439 60,953 63,855 67,393
Part-time 19,584 19,378 17,381 16,699 17,409 18,830
Casual 5,883 5,633 6,096 7,296 7,970 7,881
One nursing employment position subtotal 82,327 83,737 82,916 84,948 89,234 94,104
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 395 464 537 535 596 626
Full-time and part-time 1,966 2,053 2,268 2,050 2,131 2,436
Full-time and casual 5,912 5,963 6,758 6,743 6,681 6,785
Both part-time 1,853 1,622 1,562 1,444 1,547 1,672
Part-time and casual 2,896 2,612 2,697 2,689 2,758 2,911
Both casual 827 687 884 1,150 1,299 1,205
Two nursing employment positions subtotal 13,849 13,401 14,706 14,611 15,012 15,635
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 1,093 1,177 1,486 1,415 1,485 1,495
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 900 777 945 900 922 967
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 157 153 177 266 319 316
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal 2,150 2,107 2,608 2,581 2,726 2,778
Total 98,326 99,245 100,230 102,140 106,972 112,517

Proportions

Number of positions held and working status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
One nursing employment position
Full-time 57.8% 59.2% 59.3% 59.7% 59.7% 59.9%
Part-time 19.9% 19.5% 17.3% 16.3% 16.3% 16.7%
Casual 6.0% 5.7% 6.1% 7.1% 7.5% 7.0%
One nursing employment position subtotal 83.7% 84.4% 82.7% 83.2% 83.4% 83.6%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Full-time and part-time 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.0% 2.0% 2.2%
Full-time and casual 6.0% 6.0% 6.7% 6.6% 6.2% 6.0%
Both part-time 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5%
Part-time and casual 2.9% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
Both casual 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1%
Two nursing employment positions subtotal 14.1% 13.5% 14.7% 14.3% 14.0% 13.9%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 1.1% 1.2% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal 2.2% 2.1% 2.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.6.2 RPN

Counts

Number of positions held and working status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
One nursing employment position
Full-time 22,816 25,220 26,242 27,961 28,937 29,732
Part-time 12,600 13,199 11,998 11,317 11,214 11,303
Casual 3,625 3,345 3,190 3,620 3,699 3,530
One nursing employment position subtotal 39,041 41,764 41,430 42,898 43,850 44,565
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 319 353 419 430 430 480
Full-time and part-time 1,397 1,228 1,519 1,386 1,417 1,556
Full-time and casual 2,330 2,198 2,960 3,110 3,032 3,060
Both part-time 1,651 1,234 1,365 1,171 1,091 1,226
Part-time and casual 2,346 1,607 1,889 1,814 1,710 1,656
Both casual 680 422 524 646 665 622
Two nursing employment positions subtotal 8,723 7,042 8,676 8,557 8,345 8,600
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 518 522 698 716 711 675
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 699 431 508 468 445 451
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 117 63 102 116 118 112
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal 1,334 1,016 1,308 1,300 1,274 1,238
Total 49,098 49,822 51,414 52,755 53,469 54,403

Proportions

Number of positions held and working status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
One nursing employment position
Full-time 46.5% 50.6% 51.0% 53.0% 54.1% 54.7%
Part-time 25.7% 26.5% 23.3% 21.5% 21.0% 20.8%
Casual 7.4% 6.7% 6.2% 6.9% 6.9% 6.5%
One nursing employment position subtotal 79.5% 83.8% 80.6% 81.3% 82.0% 81.9%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
Full-time and part-time 2.8% 2.5% 3.0% 2.6% 2.7% 2.9%
Full-time and casual 4.7% 4.4% 5.8% 5.9% 5.7% 5.6%
Both part-time 3.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.2% 2.0% 2.3%
Part-time and casual 4.8% 3.2% 3.7% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0%
Both casual 1.4% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1%
Two nursing employment positions subtotal 17.8% 14.1% 16.9% 16.2% 15.6% 15.8%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 1.1% 1.0% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 1.4% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal 2.7% 2.0% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

4.6.3 NP

Counts

Number of positions held and working status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
One nursing employment position
Full-time 1,953 2,073 2,148 2,308 2,436 2,576
Part-time 420 445 473 442 496 520
Casual 111 133 146 185 182 206
One nursing employment position subtotal 2,484 2,651 2,767 2,935 3,114 3,302
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 23 27 32 40 37 51
Full-time and part-time 138 144 145 148 180 214
Full-time and casual 376 385 445 472 531 585
Both part-time 106 113 128 131 140 143
Part-time and casual 98 98 119 141 149 146
Both casual 22 24 32 43 48 53
Two nursing employment positions subtotal 763 791 901 975 1,085 1,192
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 139 155 183 221 237 265
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 91 93 95 93 118 126
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 6 8 14 11 11 16
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal 236 256 292 325 366 407
Total 3,483 3,698 3,960 4,235 4,565 4,901

Proportions

Number of positions held and working status 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
One nursing employment position
Full-time 56.1% 56.1% 54.2% 54.5% 53.4% 52.6%
Part-time 12.1% 12.0% 11.9% 10.4% 10.9% 10.6%
Casual 3.2% 3.6% 3.7% 4.4% 4.0% 4.2%
One nursing employment position subtotal 71.3% 71.7% 69.9% 69.3% 68.2% 67.4%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%
Full-time and part-time 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.5% 3.9% 4.4%
Full-time and casual 10.8% 10.4% 11.2% 11.1% 11.6% 11.9%
Both part-time 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.9%
Part-time and casual 2.8% 2.7% 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% 3.0%
Both casual 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1%
Two nursing employment positions subtotal 21.9% 21.4% 22.8% 23.0% 23.8% 24.3%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 4.0% 4.2% 4.6% 5.2% 5.2% 5.4%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 2.6%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal 6.8% 6.9% 7.4% 7.7% 8.0% 8.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5 Employment positions held in Ontario

This section presents data at the level of employment positions held. Only nursing positions in Ontario are included. Since registrants can hold multiple positions, the number of positions is greater than the total number of registrations categorized as employed in nursing in Ontario.

5.1 Working Status for Employment Positions

Working status for employment positions (full-time, part-time, or casual) is a statistic that provides information about the working status of each nursing employment position held by registrants. Unlike overall working status, it does not aggregate working status to the registration level, but instead reports it at the position level. For example, for an RN holding two part-time positions, both positions would be counted under “Part-time employment”.

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5.1.1 RN

Counts

Working Status for Employment Positions 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 66,710 68,965 71,166 72,371 75,490 79,551
Part-time employment 30,197 29,149 27,643 26,450 27,542 29,805
Casual employment 19,973 19,127 21,837 23,592 24,951 24,899
Total 116,880 117,241 120,646 122,413 127,983 134,255

Proportions

Working Status for Employment Positions 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 57.1% 58.8% 59.0% 59.1% 59.0% 59.3%
Part-time employment 25.8% 24.9% 22.9% 21.6% 21.5% 22.2%
Casual employment 17.1% 16.3% 18.1% 19.3% 19.5% 18.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.1.2 RPN

Counts

Working Status for Employment Positions 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 27,798 29,977 32,385 34,179 35,090 36,113
Part-time employment 21,095 19,535 19,406 18,012 17,670 18,131
Casual employment 11,779 9,512 11,117 11,955 11,837 11,469
Total 60,672 59,024 62,908 64,146 64,597 65,713

Proportions

Working Status for Employment Positions 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 45.8% 50.8% 51.5% 53.3% 54.3% 55.0%
Part-time employment 34.8% 33.1% 30.8% 28.1% 27.4% 27.6%
Casual employment 19.4% 16.1% 17.7% 18.6% 18.3% 17.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.1.3 NP

Counts

Working Status for Employment Positions 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 2,666 2,825 3,007 3,247 3,494 3,778
Part-time employment 1,138 1,188 1,282 1,323 1,508 1,597
Casual employment 989 1,053 1,238 1,392 1,494 1,659
Total 4,793 5,066 5,527 5,962 6,496 7,034

Proportions

Working Status for Employment Positions 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Full-time employment 55.6% 55.8% 54.4% 54.5% 53.8% 53.7%
Part-time employment 23.7% 23.5% 23.2% 22.2% 23.2% 22.7%
Casual employment 20.6% 20.8% 22.4% 23.3% 23.0% 23.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.2 Ontario Health Regions

Ontario Health Regions is a statistic which provides information about the region in Ontario in which each employment position is held.

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5.2.1 RN

Counts

Ontario Health Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Central 21,121 21,307 22,584 23,809 25,220 26,502
East 23,994 24,292 25,004 24,818 25,634 26,559
North East 6,132 6,144 6,321 6,248 6,307 6,581
North West 3,054 3,033 3,076 3,101 3,257 3,319
Toronto 30,299 30,425 31,115 31,566 33,217 34,907
West 32,253 32,012 32,515 32,807 34,306 36,290
Not specified 27 28 31 64 42 97
Total 116,880 117,241 120,646 122,413 127,983 134,255


Proportions

Ontario Health Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Central 18.1% 18.2% 18.7% 19.4% 19.7% 19.7%
East 20.5% 20.7% 20.7% 20.3% 20.0% 19.8%
North East 5.2% 5.2% 5.2% 5.1% 4.9% 4.9%
North West 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Toronto 25.9% 26.0% 25.8% 25.8% 26.0% 26.0%
West 27.6% 27.3% 27.0% 26.8% 26.8% 27.0%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.2.2 RPN

Counts

Ontario Health Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Central 11,603 11,235 12,526 13,020 12,962 12,944
East 13,090 12,611 13,133 13,456 13,781 14,207
North East 3,581 3,504 3,630 3,645 3,662 3,753
North West 1,556 1,516 1,548 1,558 1,553 1,587
Toronto 11,894 11,674 13,016 13,060 13,003 13,028
West 18,924 18,470 19,036 19,384 19,600 20,104
Not specified 24 14 19 23 36 90
Total 60,672 59,024 62,908 64,146 64,597 65,713


Proportions

Ontario Health Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Central 19.1% 19.0% 19.9% 20.3% 20.1% 19.7%
East 21.6% 21.4% 20.9% 21.0% 21.3% 21.6%
North East 5.9% 5.9% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 5.7%
North West 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
Toronto 19.6% 19.8% 20.7% 20.4% 20.1% 19.8%
West 31.2% 31.3% 30.3% 30.2% 30.3% 30.6%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.2.3 NP

Counts

Ontario Health Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Central 685 727 805 920 991 1,135
East 894 946 1,025 1,086 1,180 1,302
North East 342 358 383 388 406 442
North West 208 201 242 279 309 324
Toronto 1,269 1,358 1,497 1,634 1,823 1,923
West 1,393 1,474 1,575 1,644 1,784 1,894
Not specified 2 2 0 11 3 14
Total 4,793 5,066 5,527 5,962 6,496 7,034


5.2.3.1 Proportions

Ontario Health Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Central 14.3% 14.4% 14.6% 15.4% 15.3% 16.1%
East 18.7% 18.7% 18.5% 18.2% 18.2% 18.5%
North East 7.1% 7.1% 6.9% 6.5% 6.2% 6.3%
North West 4.3% 4.0% 4.4% 4.7% 4.8% 4.6%
Toronto 26.5% 26.8% 27.1% 27.4% 28.1% 27.3%
West 29.1% 29.1% 28.5% 27.6% 27.5% 26.9%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.3 Employment Sector

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5.3.1 Hospital

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 72,535 73,222 73,386 74,599 79,208 82,946
RPN 22,174 23,429 25,028 25,988 26,952 27,546
NP 1,663 1,723 1,865 1,952 2,115 2,258
Total 96,372 98,374 100,279 102,539 108,275 112,750

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 75.3% 74.4% 73.2% 72.8% 73.2% 73.6%
RPN 23.0% 23.8% 25.0% 25.3% 24.9% 24.4%
NP 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.3.2 Community

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 22,321 22,971 25,405 24,642 23,953 24,639
RPN 13,274 12,445 13,884 13,667 13,206 13,519
NP 2,261 2,389 2,581 2,746 2,955 3,219
Total 37,856 37,805 41,870 41,055 40,114 41,377

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 59.0% 60.8% 60.7% 60.0% 59.7% 59.5%
RPN 35.1% 32.9% 33.2% 33.3% 32.9% 32.7%
NP 6.0% 6.3% 6.2% 6.7% 7.4% 7.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.3.3 Long-Term Care

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 10,257 9,083 8,985 9,770 10,939 12,593
RPN 21,698 19,655 19,412 20,088 19,805 20,080
NP 189 210 217 245 285 357
Total 32,144 28,948 28,614 30,103 31,029 33,030

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 31.9% 31.4% 31.4% 32.5% 35.3% 38.1%
RPN 67.5% 67.9% 67.8% 66.7% 63.8% 60.8%
NP 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.3.4 Other

Counts

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 11,463 11,929 12,824 13,379 13,848 14,050
RPN 3,330 3,470 4,551 4,383 4,612 4,548
NP 605 744 864 1,019 1,138 1,199
Total 15,398 16,143 18,239 18,781 19,598 19,797

Proportions

Nurse type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RN 74.4% 73.9% 70.3% 71.2% 70.7% 71.0%
RPN 21.6% 21.5% 25.0% 23.3% 23.5% 23.0%
NP 3.9% 4.6% 4.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.4 Employment Setting

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5.4.1 RN

Counts

Employment Setting 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 64,265 65,170 65,282 66,233 70,074 73,398
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 3,296 3,243 3,148 3,247 3,392 3,458
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 1,554 1,508 1,470 1,524 1,689 1,775
Rehabilitation Hospital 1,826 1,759 1,765 1,816 2,024 2,177
Other Hospital (describe) 1,594 1,542 1,721 1,779 2,029 2,138
Hospital Subtotal 72,535 73,222 73,386 74,599 79,208 82,946
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 55 59 55 59 62 76
Cancer Centre 804 782 817 864 957 990
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 60 59 66 66 61 68
Client Environment 481 441 363 348 362 344
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 4,219 5 — — — —
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1,188 1,213 1,356 1,257 1,280 1,326
Community Mental Health Program 684 679 701 760 755 776
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 214 198 211 195 196 198
Family Health Team (FHT) 1,098 1,060 1,058 1,075 1,031 1,020
Hospice 654 654 726 763 760 831
Home and Community Care Support Services — 4,889 4,736 5,864 6,219 6,600
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 64 70 79 96 98 118
Nursing/Staffing Agency 2,091 1,762 1,885 1,743 1,844 1,732
Physician Office 2,247 2,040 1,934 1,952 1,911 1,883
Public Health Unit/Department 3,712 5,160 6,827 5,684 4,338 3,761
Remote Nursing Station 365 391 464 435 477 484
Other Community (describe) 4,385 3,509 4,127 3,481 3,602 4,432
Community Subtotal 22,321 22,971 25,405 24,642 23,953 24,639
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 9,611 8,485 8,376 9,124 10,163 11,475
Retirement Home 455 399 427 427 550 846
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 191 199 182 219 226 272
Long-Term Care Subtotal 10,257 9,083 8,985 9,770 10,939 12,593
Other
College/University 4,301 4,125 4,351 4,405 4,601 4,784
Correctional Facility 843 874 900 925 964 993
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 1,517 1,552 1,600 1,718 1,803 1,883
Health-Related Business/Industry 1,839 1,847 2,107 2,242 2,348 2,436
Industry (Not Health-Related) 311 308 307 307 318 303
School 416 418 439 431 445 510
Spa 208 250 332 406 527 576
Telephone Health Advisory Services 233 353 408 312 331 319
Other (describe) 1,795 2,202 2,380 2,633 2,511 2,246
Not stated 304 36 46 23 31 27
Other Subtotal 11,463 11,929 12,824 13,379 13,848 14,050
Total 116,880 117,241 120,646 122,413 127,979 134,255

Proportions

Employment Setting 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 55.0% 55.6% 54.1% 54.1% 54.8% 54.7%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 2.8% 2.8% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3%
Rehabilitation Hospital 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Hospital Subtotal 62.2% 62.5% 60.9% 61.0% 61.9% 61.8%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Cancer Centre 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Client Environment 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Community Mental Health Program 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Family Health Team (FHT) 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Hospice 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Home and Community Care Support Services 0.0% 4.2% 3.9% 4.8% 4.9% 4.9%
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 1.8% 1.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Physician Office 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4%
Public Health Unit/Department 3.2% 4.4% 5.7% 4.6% 3.4% 2.8%
Remote Nursing Station 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Other Community (describe) 3.8% 3.0% 3.4% 2.8% 2.8% 3.3%
Community Subtotal 19.1% 19.6% 21.1% 20.1% 18.7% 18.4%
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 8.2% 7.2% 6.9% 7.5% 7.9% 8.5%
Retirement Home 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Long-Term Care Subtotal 8.8% 7.7% 7.5% 8.0% 8.5% 9.4%
Other
College/University 3.7% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
Correctional Facility 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Health-Related Business/Industry 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
School 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Spa 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
Other (describe) 1.5% 1.9% 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% 1.7%
Not stated 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Other Subtotal 9.8% 10.2% 10.6% 10.9% 10.8% 10.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.4.2 RPN

Counts

Employment Setting 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 14,303 15,491 16,641 17,322 17,967 18,472
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 2,435 2,437 2,483 2,562 2,582 2,589
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 2,468 2,413 2,429 2,410 2,464 2,475
Rehabilitation Hospital 1,918 2,028 2,167 2,317 2,473 2,534
Other Hospital (describe) 1,050 1,060 1,308 1,377 1,466 1,476
Hospital Subtotal 22,174 23,429 25,028 25,988 26,952 27,546
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 4 2 5 4 11 10
Cancer Centre 29 38 62 61 67 73
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 30 36 29 36 36 26
Client Environment 619 455 403 330 296 323
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 1,097 0 0 0 0 0
Community Health Centre (CHC) 885 961 1,057 854 813 803
Community Mental Health Program 372 356 410 465 471 475
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 11 16 17 13 21 13
Family Health Team (FHT) 769 775 746 782 785 813
Hospice 407 406 437 476 503 513
Home and Community Care Support Services 0 2,033 1,884 3,529 3,475 3,406
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 48 56 53 67 89 97
Nursing/Staffing Agency 2,675 2,105 2,251 1,771 1,676 1,548
Physician Office 2,081 1,852 1,830 1,921 1,889 1,867
Public Health Unit/Department 254 381 1,385 941 511 370
Remote Nursing Station 32 61 145 89 90 92
Other Community (describe) 3,961 2,912 3,170 2,328 2,473 3,090
Community Subtotal 13,274 12,445 13,884 13,667 13,206 13,519
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 16,420 14,945 14,915 15,614 15,397 15,858
Retirement Home 4,924 4,350 4,121 4,090 4,014 3,863
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 354 360 376 384 394 359
Long-Term Care Subtotal 21,698 19,655 19,412 20,088 19,805 20,080
Other
College/University 690 712 828 881 878 942
Correctional Facility 108 113 120 141 138 132
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 118 109 132 136 145 165
Health-Related Business/Industry 772 765 1,012 981 1,037 1,071
Industry (Not Health-Related) 105 126 158 155 137 136
School 402 323 317 379 398 414
Spa 197 249 300 375 520 583
Telephone Health Advisory Services 26 39 184 51 54 49
Other (describe) 912 1,034 1,500 1,284 1,305 1,056
Not stated 196 25 33 20 22 20
Other Subtotal 3,330 3,470 4,551 4,383 4,612 4,548
Total 60,672 59,024 62,908 64,146 64,597 65,713

Proportions

Employment Setting 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 23.6% 26.2% 26.5% 27.0% 27.8% 28.1%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% 4.0% 4.0% 3.9%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 4.1% 4.1% 3.9% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
Rehabilitation Hospital 3.2% 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.7% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.2%
Hospital Subtotal 36.7% 39.7% 39.8% 40.5% 41.7% 41.9%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cancer Centre 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Client Environment 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1.5% 1.6% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Community Mental Health Program 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Family Health Team (FHT) 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Hospice 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%
Home and Community Care Support Services 0.0% 3.4% 3.0% 5.5% 5.4% 5.2%
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 4.4% 3.6% 3.6% 2.8% 2.6% 2.4%
Physician Office 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8%
Public Health Unit/Department 0.4% 0.6% 2.2% 1.5% 0.8% 0.6%
Remote Nursing Station 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Other Community (describe) 6.5% 4.9% 5.0% 3.6% 3.8% 4.7%
Community Subtotal 21.9% 21.1% 22.1% 21.3% 20.5% 20.6%
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 27.1% 25.3% 23.7% 24.3% 23.8% 24.1%
Retirement Home 8.1% 7.4% 6.6% 6.4% 6.2% 5.9%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Long-Term Care Subtotal 35.9% 33.3% 30.9% 31.3% 30.7% 30.6%
Other
College/University 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Correctional Facility 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Health-Related Business/Industry 1.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
School 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Spa 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Other (describe) 1.5% 1.8% 2.4% 2.0% 2.0% 1.6%
Not stated 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Other Subtotal 5.5% 5.9% 7.2% 6.8% 7.1% 6.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.4.3 NP

Counts

Employment Setting 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 1,459 1,507 1,607 1,661 1,813 1,965
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 65 69 92 104 106 107
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 27 27 32 37 36 35
Rehabilitation Hospital 35 44 49 46 55 46
Other Hospital (describe) 77 76 85 104 105 105
Hospital Subtotal 1,663 1,723 1,865 1,952 2,115 2,258
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0 0 0 0 1 2
Cancer Centre 31 32 26 35 38 41
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 4 3 4 2 3 2
Client Environment 8 6 4 5 5 9
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 128 — — — — —
Community Health Centre (CHC) 528 550 571 584 608 644
Community Mental Health Program 40 40 42 63 67 78
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 7 5 7 5 9 7
Family Health Team (FHT) 655 679 693 723 773 779
Hospice 5 10 6 4 7 12
Home and Community Care Support Services — 152 153 145 153 143
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 162 186 205 225 266 307
Nursing/Staffing Agency 8 9 16 18 11 24
Physician Office 250 264 326 389 394 407
Public Health Unit/Department 48 66 95 75 56 49
Remote Nursing Station 62 59 61 62 60 70
Other Community (describe) 325 328 372 411 504 645
Community Subtotal 2,261 2,389 2,581 2,746 2,955 3,219
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 159 178 189 208 251 307
Retirement Home 18 22 19 32 28 34
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 12 10 9 5 6 16
Long-Term Care Subtotal 189 210 217 245 285 357
Other
College/University 278 272 300 326 346 393
Correctional Facility 19 24 26 22 22 25
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 39 44 41 49 49 54
Health-Related Business/Industry 99 106 134 156 185 208
Industry (Not Health-Related) 7 8 7 13 10 10
School 4 14 11 19 15 20
Spa 33 45 64 91 99 100
Telephone Health Advisory Services 12 47 57 82 80 76
Other (describe) 114 184 224 261 332 313
Not stated 75 0 0 0 3 1
Other Subtotal 605 744 864 1,019 1,138 1,199
Total 4,793 5,066 5,527 5,962 6,496 7,034

Proportions

Employment Setting 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 30.4% 29.7% 29.1% 27.9% 27.9% 27.9%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 1.4% 1.4% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Rehabilitation Hospital 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5%
Hospital Subtotal 35.2% 34.0% 33.7% 32.7% 32.6% 32.1%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cancer Centre 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Client Environment 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Community Health Centre (CHC) 11.0% 10.9% 10.3% 9.8% 9.4% 9.2%
Community Mental Health Program 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Family Health Team (FHT) 13.7% 13.4% 12.5% 12.1% 11.9% 11.1%
Hospice 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Home and Community Care Support Services 0.0% 3.0% 2.8% 2.4% 2.4% 2.0%
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 3.4% 3.7% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% 4.4%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Physician Office 5.2% 5.2% 5.9% 6.5% 6.1% 5.8%
Public Health Unit/Department 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% 1.3% 0.9% 0.7%
Remote Nursing Station 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0%
Other Community (describe) 6.8% 6.5% 6.7% 6.9% 7.8% 9.2%
Community Subtotal 47.9% 47.2% 46.7% 46.1% 45.5% 45.8%
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 3.3% 3.5% 3.4% 3.5% 3.9% 4.4%
Retirement Home 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Long-Term Care Subtotal 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% 4.1% 4.4% 5.1%
Other
College/University 5.8% 5.4% 5.4% 5.5% 5.3% 5.6%
Correctional Facility 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Health-Related Business/Industry 2.1% 2.1% 2.4% 2.6% 2.8% 3.0%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
School 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Spa 0.7% 0.9% 1.2% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.3% 0.9% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1%
Other (describe) 2.4% 3.6% 4.1% 4.4% 5.1% 4.4%
Not stated 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Other Subtotal 12.8% 14.7% 15.6% 17.1% 17.5% 17.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.5 Employment Position

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5.5.1 RN

Counts

Employment Position 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 467 494 502 538 590 603
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 355 350 372 388 431 435
Case Manager 4,328 4,349 4,215 4,247 4,279 4,362
Clinical Educator 2,514 2,396 2,540 2,707 2,710 2,979
Consultant 1,151 1,155 1,087 1,177 1,226 1,272
Educator/Faculty 3,053 2,962 3,189 3,152 3,406 3,456
Infection Control Nurse 282 435 526 572 565 554
Informatics Analyst 314 354 328 333 380 368
Middle Manager 3,749 3,728 3,800 3,924 3,954 3,987
Occupational Health Nurse 733 778 810 813 801 816
Office Nurse 2,003 1,944 1,860 1,962 1,931 1,959
Other (please specify) 8,502 8,628 9,383 10,161 11,292 12,196
Outpost Nurse 291 288 307 310 277 301
Policy Analyst 62 53 70 76 83 90
Public Health Nurse 3,177 4,396 5,509 4,705 3,679 3,239
Researcher 372 365 378 400 383 387
Sales/Marketing Representative 105 94 81 84 87 87
Senior Manager 1,934 1,927 2,080 2,053 2,145 2,162
Staff Nurse 79,973 79,464 80,688 81,837 86,497 91,366
Visiting Nurse 2,970 2,811 2,614 2,720 2,964 3,356
Volunteer 263 225 225 221 234 213
Not stated 282 45 82 33 65 67
Total 116,880 117,241 120,646 122,413 127,979 134,255
Note:
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist

Proportions

Employment Position 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Case Manager 3.7% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2%
Clinical Educator 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.1% 2.2%
Consultant 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Educator/Faculty 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6%
Infection Control Nurse 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Informatics Analyst 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Middle Manager 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Office Nurse 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Other (please specify) 7.3% 7.4% 7.8% 8.3% 8.8% 9.1%
Outpost Nurse 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Policy Analyst 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Public Health Nurse 2.7% 3.7% 4.6% 3.8% 2.9% 2.4%
Researcher 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Senior Manager 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6%
Staff Nurse 68.4% 67.8% 66.9% 66.9% 67.6% 68.1%
Visiting Nurse 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.5%
Volunteer 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Not stated 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Note:
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist

5.5.2 RPN

Counts

Employment Position 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0 0 0 1 0 0
Case Manager 523 536 620 665 711 759
Clinical Educator 458 469 499 564 582 667
Consultant 112 126 136 165 169 189
Educator/Faculty 455 449 550 555 534 605
Infection Control Nurse 36 100 213 257 266 267
Informatics Analyst 101 100 96 109 120 143
Middle Manager 702 704 758 814 873 972
Occupational Health Nurse 184 242 277 301 286 291
Office Nurse 1,920 1,935 1,948 2,007 2,034 2,073
Other (please specify) 5,921 5,709 6,123 6,261 6,342 6,587
Outpost Nurse 34 31 63 64 54 59
Policy Analyst 4 5 5 6 5 5
Public Health Nurse 236 286 1,023 698 381 276
Researcher 29 36 31 34 44 33
Sales/Marketing Representative 37 28 30 33 39 25
Senior Manager 370 380 441 470 462 495
Staff Nurse 44,652 43,700 46,151 47,148 47,668 48,340
Visiting Nurse 4,647 4,092 3,820 3,907 3,941 3,833
Volunteer 63 72 68 66 56 58
Not stated 188 24 56 21 30 36
Total 60,672 59,024 62,908 64,146 64,597 65,713

Proportions

Employment Position 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Case Manager 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2%
Clinical Educator 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Consultant 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Educator/Faculty 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
Infection Control Nurse 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Informatics Analyst 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Middle Manager 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Office Nurse 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2%
Other (please specify) 9.8% 9.7% 9.7% 9.8% 9.8% 10.0%
Outpost Nurse 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Policy Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Public Health Nurse 0.4% 0.5% 1.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.4%
Researcher 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Senior Manager 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%
Staff Nurse 73.6% 74.0% 73.4% 73.5% 73.8% 73.6%
Visiting Nurse 7.7% 6.9% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 5.8%
Volunteer 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Not stated 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

5.5.3 NP

Counts

Employment Position 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 10 15 10 14 18 19
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 18 20 18 12 19 19
Case Manager 11 12 15 12 19 14
Clinical Educator 54 69 63 71 59 72
Consultant 38 38 39 43 40 45
Educator/Faculty 205 194 221 223 253 276
Infection Control Nurse 0 1 3 1 0 0
Informatics Analyst 0 0 0 0 2 0
Middle Manager 26 29 35 36 30 30
Nurse Practitioner (NP) 3,786 4,093 4,486 4,976 5,433 5,908
Occupational Health Nurse 3 3 6 1 4 8
Office Nurse 10 5 8 6 4 1
Other (please specify) 117 127 126 125 150 135
Outpost Nurse 16 11 6 10 6 4
Policy Analyst 2 1 3 1 2 2
Public Health Nurse 11 23 35 29 14 13
Researcher 6 9 10 11 11 9
Sales/Marketing Representative 0 0 1 1 1 1
Senior Manager 15 12 20 23 20 32
Staff Nurse 378 391 408 357 389 413
Visiting Nurse 9 8 9 4 14 19
Volunteer 4 3 4 5 3 7
Not stated 74 2 1 1 5 7
Total 4,793 5,066 5,527 5,962 6,496 7,034
Note:
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist

Proportions

Employment Position 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Case Manager 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Clinical Educator 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
Consultant 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Educator/Faculty 4.3% 3.8% 4.0% 3.7% 3.9% 3.9%
Infection Control Nurse 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Informatics Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Middle Manager 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4%
Nurse Practitioner (NP) 79.0% 80.8% 81.2% 83.5% 83.6% 84.0%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Office Nurse 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Other (please specify) 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.3% 1.9%
Outpost Nurse 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Policy Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Public Health Nurse 0.2% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%
Researcher 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Senior Manager 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5%
Staff Nurse 7.9% 7.7% 7.4% 6.0% 6.0% 5.9%
Visiting Nurse 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Volunteer 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Not stated 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Note:
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist


5.6 Area of Practice

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5.6.1 RN

Counts

Area of Practice 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acute Care 11,090 11,540 11,662 11,933 12,721 13,663
Administration 2,449 2,395 2,487 2,548 2,606 2,703
Cancer Care 2,958 2,950 3,016 3,127 3,353 3,513
Cardiac Care 3,072 2,968 2,856 2,989 3,140 3,262
Case Management 4,098 4,202 4,161 4,078 4,244 4,315
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 1,014 961 970 1,053 1,121 1,135
Complex Continuing Care 2,180 2,071 1,989 2,022 2,211 2,442
Critical Care 8,607 8,768 9,218 9,393 9,921 10,634
Diabetes Care 733 695 700 705 718 717
Education 3,568 3,504 3,677 3,792 4,067 4,207
Emergency 7,879 8,012 7,974 8,164 8,916 9,378
Foot Care 366 342 315 316 326 339
Geriatrics 9,938 8,869 8,610 9,232 10,281 11,493
Infection Prevention/Control 443 908 1,226 1,014 832 728
Informatics 466 500 481 526 556 572
Maternal/Newborn 6,233 6,268 6,216 6,319 6,652 6,749
Medicine 6,522 6,521 6,127 6,181 6,713 7,209
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 7,394 7,309 7,251 7,534 7,914 8,144
Nephrology 2,815 2,783 2,815 2,938 3,045 3,082
Occupational Health 911 1,001 1,036 1,055 1,024 1,054
Other 9,780 9,618 10,501 10,691 11,230 11,857
Palliative Care 2,284 2,233 2,188 2,275 2,320 2,558
Perioperative Care 5,004 5,061 5,294 5,553 5,849 6,123
Policy 141 164 183 229 213 244
Primary Care 4,442 4,318 4,342 4,460 4,708 5,025
Public Health 3,717 4,869 6,817 5,724 4,402 3,973
Rehabilitation 2,148 1,962 1,948 2,032 2,200 2,321
Sales 98 79 72 80 96 94
Surgery 5,886 5,846 5,793 5,927 6,031 6,189
Telehealth Services 348 492 649 496 518 492
Not stated 296 32 72 27 51 40
Total 116,880 117,241 120,646 122,413 127,979 134,255


Proportions

Area of Practice 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acute Care 9.5% 9.8% 9.7% 9.7% 9.9% 10.2%
Administration 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0%
Cancer Care 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
Cardiac Care 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4%
Case Management 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
Complex Continuing Care 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8%
Critical Care 7.4% 7.5% 7.6% 7.7% 7.8% 7.9%
Diabetes Care 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Education 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1%
Emergency 6.7% 6.8% 6.6% 6.7% 7.0% 7.0%
Foot Care 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Geriatrics 8.5% 7.6% 7.1% 7.5% 8.0% 8.6%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.4% 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5%
Informatics 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Maternal/Newborn 5.3% 5.3% 5.2% 5.2% 5.2% 5.0%
Medicine 5.6% 5.6% 5.1% 5.0% 5.2% 5.4%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 6.3% 6.2% 6.0% 6.2% 6.2% 6.1%
Nephrology 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%
Occupational Health 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Other 8.4% 8.2% 8.7% 8.7% 8.8% 8.8%
Palliative Care 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9%
Perioperative Care 4.3% 4.3% 4.4% 4.5% 4.6% 4.6%
Policy 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Primary Care 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 3.7%
Public Health 3.2% 4.2% 5.7% 4.7% 3.4% 3.0%
Rehabilitation 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
Sales 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Surgery 5.0% 5.0% 4.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.6%
Telehealth Services 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Not stated 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.6.2 RPN

Counts

Area of Practice 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acute Care 4,278 4,423 4,769 4,967 5,227 5,493
Administration 650 661 681 773 820 831
Cancer Care 228 185 231 289 326 330
Cardiac Care 315 302 330 326 369 351
Case Management 522 550 571 680 674 729
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 526 514 527 555 534 552
Complex Continuing Care 4,049 3,905 3,754 3,794 3,890 3,940
Critical Care 43 40 53 69 64 58
Diabetes Care 123 116 117 125 132 125
Education 760 728 812 895 863 967
Emergency 750 849 982 1,257 1,368 1,463
Foot Care 870 858 831 903 927 972
Geriatrics 19,668 17,746 17,420 17,733 17,312 17,374
Infection Prevention/Control 66 266 681 496 322 321
Informatics 151 138 134 148 157 197
Maternal/Newborn 792 803 871 923 943 965
Medicine 4,358 4,440 4,759 5,149 5,325 5,331
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 3,961 3,993 4,122 4,237 4,329 4,388
Nephrology 512 546 577 604 595 613
Occupational Health 202 269 334 354 323 325
Other 4,778 4,780 5,655 5,559 6,063 6,129
Palliative Care 1,725 1,636 1,650 1,642 1,690 1,762
Perioperative Care 1,038 1,000 1,102 1,147 1,213 1,255
Policy 20 11 15 18 22 23
Primary Care 4,766 4,613 4,536 4,846 4,787 5,011
Public Health 667 806 2,000 1,362 861 693
Rehabilitation 2,336 2,329 2,475 2,541 2,655 2,741
Sales 71 48 53 63 66 69
Surgery 2,108 2,261 2,326 2,509 2,586 2,571
Telehealth Services 149 166 495 158 126 105
Not stated 190 42 45 24 28 29
Total 60,672 59,024 62,908 64,146 64,597 65,713


Proportions

Area of Practice 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acute Care 7.1% 7.5% 7.6% 7.7% 8.1% 8.4%
Administration 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3%
Cancer Care 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Cardiac Care 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%
Case Management 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Complex Continuing Care 6.7% 6.6% 6.0% 5.9% 6.0% 6.0%
Critical Care 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Diabetes Care 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Education 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5%
Emergency 1.2% 1.4% 1.6% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2%
Foot Care 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5%
Geriatrics 32.4% 30.1% 27.7% 27.6% 26.8% 26.4%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.1% 0.5% 1.1% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5%
Informatics 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Maternal/Newborn 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Medicine 7.2% 7.5% 7.6% 8.0% 8.2% 8.1%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 6.5% 6.8% 6.6% 6.6% 6.7% 6.7%
Nephrology 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Occupational Health 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5%
Other 7.9% 8.1% 9.0% 8.7% 9.4% 9.3%
Palliative Care 2.8% 2.8% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7%
Perioperative Care 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9%
Policy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Primary Care 7.9% 7.8% 7.2% 7.6% 7.4% 7.6%
Public Health 1.1% 1.4% 3.2% 2.1% 1.3% 1.1%
Rehabilitation 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2%
Sales 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Surgery 3.5% 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 3.9%
Telehealth Services 0.2% 0.3% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Not stated 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


5.6.3 NP

Counts

Area of Practice 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acute Care 322 341 372 432 460 470
Administration 34 35 30 38 39 37
Cancer Care 128 122 126 134 148 155
Cardiac Care 152 150 158 179 178 206
Case Management 16 17 20 17 21 23
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 105 108 115 121 138 147
Complex Continuing Care 43 58 56 69 61 76
Critical Care 106 91 113 102 113 134
Diabetes Care 43 36 42 39 41 36
Education 205 179 206 227 258 290
Emergency 156 172 177 182 204 225
Foot Care 1 5 1 1 2 3
Geriatrics 297 328 361 369 391 475
Infection Prevention/Control 2 11 17 12 8 2
Informatics 2 3 2 3 3 3
Maternal/Newborn 58 58 64 70 81 85
Medicine 106 98 95 112 121 147
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 160 179 226 296 343 370
Nephrology 50 55 68 67 72 72
Occupational Health 19 24 27 26 23 33
Other 418 481 553 557 641 669
Palliative Care 136 149 149 139 148 161
Perioperative Care 20 18 15 14 26 37
Policy 5 4 2 3 6 4
Primary Care 1,944 2,080 2,219 2,426 2,624 2,802
Public Health 36 55 93 63 49 49
Rehabilitation 38 36 43 42 42 39
Sales 0 1 0 0 0 0
Surgery 77 82 80 90 93 93
Telehealth Services 42 86 97 132 161 188
Not stated 72 4 0 0 1 3
Total 4,793 5,066 5,527 5,962 6,496 7,034


Proportions

Area of Practice 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acute Care 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 7.2% 7.1% 6.7%
Administration 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Cancer Care 2.7% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2%
Cardiac Care 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 2.7% 2.9%
Case Management 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1%
Complex Continuing Care 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 1.1%
Critical Care 2.2% 1.8% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.9%
Diabetes Care 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
Education 4.3% 3.5% 3.7% 3.8% 4.0% 4.1%
Emergency 3.3% 3.4% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2%
Foot Care 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Geriatrics 6.2% 6.5% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0% 6.8%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
Informatics 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Maternal/Newborn 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Medicine 2.2% 1.9% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.1%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 3.3% 3.5% 4.1% 5.0% 5.3% 5.3%
Nephrology 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Occupational Health 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Other 8.7% 9.5% 10.0% 9.3% 9.9% 9.5%
Palliative Care 2.8% 2.9% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3%
Perioperative Care 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5%
Policy 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Primary Care 40.6% 41.1% 40.1% 40.7% 40.4% 39.8%
Public Health 0.8% 1.1% 1.7% 1.1% 0.8% 0.7%
Rehabilitation 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Surgery 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3%
Telehealth Services 0.9% 1.7% 1.8% 2.2% 2.5% 2.7%
Not stated 1.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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