College of Nurses of Ontario Nursing Statistics Report 2026: Appendix A

Registration Renewal Statistics

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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 2026 and is one of the three appendices referenced in the College of Nurses of Ontario Nursing Statistics Report 2026. To return to the College of Nurses of Ontario Nursing Statistics Report 2026, please visit https://cno.org/Assets/CNO/Documents/Statistics/latest-reports/nursing-statistics-report-2026.pdf.

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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 2026 and compares it with data from the 2021 to 2025 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 19, 2025, and closed on March 23, 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	108,976	110,938	114,080	119,243	125,297	129,398
RPN	55,056	56,846	58,469	58,276	58,713	60,062
NP	4,035	4,352	4,642	4,998	5,367	5,792
Dual RN/RPN	806	778	993	1,246	1,519	1,768
Total	168,873	172,914	178,184	183,763	190,896	197,020

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	64.5%	64.2%	64.0%	64.9%	65.6%	65.7%
RPN	32.6%	32.9%	32.8%	31.7%	30.8%	30.5%
NP	2.4%	2.5%	2.6%	2.7%	2.8%	2.9%
Dual RN/RPN	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

3.1.2 Non-Practising Class

Counts

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	10,775	11,014	11,493	12,388	12,681	13,071
RPN	3,607	3,828	4,026	4,057	4,018	4,052
Dual RN/RPN	27	28	23	21	26	39
Total	14,409	14,870	15,542	16,466	16,725	17,162

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	74.8%	74.1%	73.9%	75.2%	75.8%	76.2%
RPN	25.0%	25.7%	25.9%	24.6%	24.0%	23.6%
Dual RN/RPN	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	90,138	91,082	91,717	92,744	93,704	94,861
RPN	47,532	48,697	49,348	50,443	51,889	53,671
NP	3,228	3,464	3,674	3,918	4,146	4,443
Dual RN/RPN	354	334	305	265	258	346
Total	141,252	143,577	145,044	147,370	149,997	153,321

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	63.8%	63.4%	63.2%	62.9%	62.5%	61.9%
RPN	33.7%	33.9%	34.0%	34.2%	34.6%	35.0%
NP	2.3%	2.4%	2.5%	2.7%	2.8%	2.9%
Dual RN/RPN	0.3%	0.2%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	6,260	6,272	6,269	6,233	6,172	6,103
RPN	977	998	1,039	1,057	1,062	1,094
NP	475	535	595	679	772	859
Dual RN/RPN	17	16	8	7	7	8
Total	7,729	7,821	7,911	7,976	8,013	8,064

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	81.0%	80.2%	79.2%	78.1%	77.0%	75.7%
RPN	12.6%	12.8%	13.1%	13.3%	13.3%	13.6%
NP	6.1%	6.8%	7.5%	8.5%	9.6%	10.7%
Dual RN/RPN	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	12,578	13,584	16,094	20,266	25,421	28,434
RPN	6,547	7,151	8,082	6,776	5,762	5,297
NP	332	353	373	401	449	490
Dual RN/RPN	435	428	680	974	1,254	1,414
Total	19,892	21,516	25,229	28,417	32,886	35,635

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	63.2%	63.1%	63.8%	71.3%	77.3%	79.8%
RPN	32.9%	33.2%	32.0%	23.8%	17.5%	14.9%
NP	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%
Dual RN/RPN	2.2%	2.0%	2.7%	3.4%	3.8%	4.0%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Gains	9,480	10,814	12,485	13,374	14,886	13,550
Losses	6,535	6,773	7,215	7,795	7,753	7,426
Net	2,945	4,041	5,270	5,579	7,133	6,124

Non-Practising Class

Type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Gains	2,656	2,848	3,360	4,091	3,781	3,701
Losses	2,453	2,387	2,688	3,167	3,522	3,264
Net	203	461	672	924	259	437

3.3.2 Age Gains & Losses

Gains

Age Group	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Under 35	7,557	8,448	9,193	9,552	10,462	9,565
35-54	1,667	2,155	3,083	3,556	4,185	3,740
Over 55	256	211	209	266	239	245
Total	9,480	10,814	12,485	13,374	14,886	13,550

Losses

Age Group	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Under 35	1,187	1,551	1,745	2,181	1,992	1,968
35-54	1,272	1,540	1,650	2,030	1,972	1,931
Over 55	4,076	3,682	3,820	3,584	3,789	3,527
Total	6,535	6,773	7,215	7,795	7,753	7,426

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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
18 - 24	9,534	9,640	9,200	9,297	9,457	9,769
25 - 34	49,124	50,995	53,697	55,614	58,016	58,862
35 - 44	38,753	41,285	44,715	48,375	52,696	56,846
45 - 54	36,111	35,763	35,702	35,627	36,026	36,697
55 - 64	28,419	28,113	27,652	27,583	27,418	27,506
65+	6,932	7,118	7,218	7,267	7,283	7,340
Total	168,873	172,914	178,184	183,763	190,896	197,020

Proportions

Age Group	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
18 - 24	5.6%	5.6%	5.2%	5.1%	5.0%	5.0%
25 - 34	29.1%	29.5%	30.1%	30.3%	30.4%	29.9%
35 - 44	22.9%	23.9%	25.1%	26.3%	27.6%	28.9%
45 - 54	21.4%	20.7%	20.0%	19.4%	18.9%	18.6%
55 - 64	16.8%	16.3%	15.5%	15.0%	14.4%	14.0%
65+	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%
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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
18 - 24	128	129	132	133	160	186
25 - 34	2,199	2,272	2,514	2,696	2,689	2,886
35 - 44	2,292	2,515	2,813	3,411	3,693	4,032
45 - 54	2,792	2,804	2,784	2,789	2,826	2,829
55 - 64	3,916	3,861	3,953	4,008	3,945	3,860
65+	3,082	3,289	3,346	3,429	3,412	3,369
Total	14,409	14,870	15,542	16,466	16,725	17,162

Proportions

Age Group	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
18 - 24	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	1.1%
25 - 34	15.3%	15.3%	16.2%	16.4%	16.1%	16.8%
35 - 44	15.9%	16.9%	18.1%	20.7%	22.1%	23.5%
45 - 54	19.4%	18.9%	17.9%	16.9%	16.9%	16.5%
55 - 64	27.2%	26.0%	25.4%	24.3%	23.6%	22.5%
65+	21.4%	22.1%	21.5%	20.8%	20.4%	19.6%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing in Ontario	152,169	155,018	158,430	164,150	170,738	176,448
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only	3,159	3,585	4,275	4,681	4,833	5,188
Employed in non-nursing	1,609	1,544	1,854	2,047	2,251	2,396
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing	6,243	6,958	7,547	7,575	7,763	7,961
On leave	5,693	5,809	6,078	5,310	5,311	5,027
Total	168,873	172,914	178,184	183,763	190,896	197,020

Proportions

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing in Ontario	90.1%	89.7%	88.9%	89.3%	89.4%	89.6%
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only	1.9%	2.1%	2.4%	2.5%	2.5%	2.6%
Employed in non-nursing	1.0%	0.9%	1.0%	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing	3.7%	4.0%	4.2%	4.1%	4.1%	4.0%
On leave	3.4%	3.4%	3.4%	2.9%	2.8%	2.6%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

3.5.2 Non-Practising Class

Counts

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing in Ontario	0	0	0	0	0	0
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only	3,857	3,981	4,279	4,770	4,951	5,247
Employed in non-nursing	2,572	2,596	2,628	2,745	2,748	2,808
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing	6,040	6,247	6,517	6,722	6,686	6,742
On leave	1,940	2,046	2,118	2,229	2,340	2,365
Total	14,409	14,870	15,542	16,466	16,725	17,162

Proportions

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing in Ontario	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Employed in nursing outside Ontario only	26.8%	26.8%	27.5%	29.0%	29.6%	30.6%
Employed in non-nursing	17.8%	17.5%	16.9%	16.7%	16.4%	16.4%
Not employed in nursing or non-nursing	41.9%	42.0%	41.9%	40.8%	40.0%	39.3%
On leave	13.5%	13.8%	13.6%	13.5%	14.0%	13.8%
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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	109,782	111,716	115,073	120,489	126,816	131,166
RPN	55,862	57,624	59,462	59,522	60,232	61,830
NP	4,035	4,352	4,642	4,998	5,367	5,792
Total	169,679	173,692	179,177	185,009	192,415	198,788

Proportions

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	64.7%	64.3%	64.2%	65.1%	65.9%	66.0%
RPN	32.9%	33.2%	33.2%	32.2%	31.3%	31.1%
NP	2.4%	2.5%	2.6%	2.7%	2.8%	2.9%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

4.1.3 Non-Practising Class

Counts

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	10,802	11,042	11,516	12,409	12,707	13,110
RPN	3,634	3,856	4,049	4,078	4,044	4,091
Total	14,436	14,898	15,565	16,487	16,751	17,201

Proportions

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	74.8%	74.1%	74.0%	75.3%	75.9%	76.2%
RPN	25.2%	25.9%	26.0%	24.7%	24.1%	23.8%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	90,492	91,416	92,022	93,009	93,962	95,207
RPN	47,890	49,030	49,657	50,735	52,196	54,073
NP	3,228	3,464	3,674	3,918	4,146	4,443
Total	141,610	143,910	145,353	147,662	150,304	153,723

Proportions

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	63.9%	63.5%	63.3%	63.0%	62.5%	61.9%
RPN	33.8%	34.1%	34.2%	34.4%	34.7%	35.2%
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%

4.2.2 Canada (excluding Ontario)

Counts

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	6,277	6,288	6,277	6,240	6,179	6,111
RPN	977	1,001	1,042	1,061	1,068	1,101
NP	475	535	595	679	772	859
Total	7,729	7,824	7,914	7,980	8,019	8,071

Proportions

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	81.2%	80.4%	79.3%	78.2%	77.1%	75.7%
RPN	12.6%	12.8%	13.2%	13.3%	13.3%	13.6%
NP	6.1%	6.8%	7.5%	8.5%	9.6%	10.6%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

4.2.3 International

Counts

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	13,013	14,012	16,774	21,240	26,675	29,848
RPN	6,995	7,593	8,763	7,726	6,968	6,656
NP	332	353	373	401	449	490
Total	20,340	21,958	25,910	29,367	34,092	36,994

Proportions

Category	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	64.0%	63.8%	64.7%	72.3%	78.2%	80.7%
RPN	34.4%	34.6%	33.8%	26.3%	20.4%	18.0%
NP	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario	94,961	96,134	97,764	102,226	107,450	111,236
In and outside Ontario	722	912	1,225	1,474	1,525	1,461
Outside Ontario	2,357	2,715	3,290	3,732	3,857	4,152
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario	3,524	3,144	3,095	3,208	3,467	3,550
In and outside Ontario	38	40	56	64	75	71
Outside Ontario	148	136	157	134	169	193
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment	337	363	509	761	990	1,210
Not seeking nursing employment	291	296	377	375	349	350
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment	2,251	2,582	2,913	3,376	3,860	4,244
Not seeking nursing employment	1,711	1,879	1,971	1,776	1,584	1,377
On leave
On leave	3,442	3,515	3,716	3,363	3,490	3,322
Total	109,782	111,716	115,073	120,489	126,816	131,166

Proportions

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario	86.5%	86.1%	85.0%	84.8%	84.7%	84.8%
In and outside Ontario	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%
Outside Ontario	2.1%	2.4%	2.9%	3.1%	3.0%	3.2%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario	3.2%	2.8%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%
In and outside Ontario	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	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	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%	0.8%	0.9%
Not seeking nursing employment	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment	2.1%	2.3%	2.5%	2.8%	3.0%	3.2%
Not seeking nursing employment	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.5%	1.2%	1.0%
On leave
On leave	3.1%	3.1%	3.2%	2.8%	2.8%	2.5%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

4.3.2 RPN

Counts

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario	46,077	48,701	50,125	50,915	51,868	53,573
In and outside Ontario	64	126	176	234	235	190
Outside Ontario	514	584	672	630	600	595
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario	3,674	2,583	2,445	2,314	2,290	2,322
In and outside Ontario	7	4	9	6	10	7
Outside Ontario	43	42	43	33	36	38
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment	767	658	707	673	689	691
Not seeking nursing employment	216	232	272	249	234	185
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment	1,794	1,927	2,178	2,010	1,956	2,077
Not seeking nursing employment	507	552	536	532	519	464
On leave
On leave	2,199	2,215	2,299	1,926	1,795	1,688
Total	55,862	57,624	59,462	59,522	60,232	61,830

Proportions

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario	82.5%	84.5%	84.3%	85.5%	86.1%	86.6%
In and outside Ontario	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Outside Ontario	0.9%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	1.0%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario	6.6%	4.5%	4.1%	3.9%	3.8%	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	1.4%	1.1%	1.2%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%
Not seeking nursing employment	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment	3.2%	3.3%	3.7%	3.4%	3.2%	3.4%
Not seeking nursing employment	0.9%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%
On leave
On leave	3.9%	3.8%	3.9%	3.2%	3.0%	2.7%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

4.3.3 NP

Counts

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario	3,445	3,691	3,921	4,176	4,462	4,815
In and outside Ontario	94	116	144	215	257	285
Outside Ontario	119	135	142	185	210	249
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario	156	150	164	165	172	161
In and outside Ontario	3	3	6	9	9	8
Outside Ontario	2	6	13	10	4	9
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment	4	1	6	4	3	8
Not seeking nursing employment	4	5	5	8	13	5
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment	57	65	62	57	78	81
Not seeking nursing employment	36	41	35	43	37	44
On leave
On leave	115	139	144	126	122	127
Total	4,035	4,352	4,642	4,998	5,367	5,792

Proportions

Employment Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario	85.4%	84.8%	84.5%	83.6%	83.1%	83.1%
In and outside Ontario	2.3%	2.7%	3.1%	4.3%	4.8%	4.9%
Outside Ontario	2.9%	3.1%	3.1%	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario	3.9%	3.4%	3.5%	3.3%	3.2%	2.8%
In and outside Ontario	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
Outside Ontario	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Not seeking nursing employment	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment	1.4%	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%	1.5%	1.4%
Not seeking nursing employment	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%
On leave
On leave	2.9%	3.2%	3.1%	2.5%	2.3%	2.2%
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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	99,245	100,230	102,140	106,972	112,517	116,318
RPN	49,822	51,414	52,755	53,469	54,403	56,092
NP	3,698	3,960	4,235	4,565	4,900	5,269
Total	152,765	155,604	159,130	165,006	171,820	177,679

4.4.3 Proportions

Nurse Type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	65.0%	64.4%	64.2%	64.8%	65.5%	65.5%
RPN	32.6%	33.0%	33.2%	32.4%	31.7%	31.6%
NP	2.4%	2.5%	2.7%	2.8%	2.9%	3.0%
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.

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

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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	68,578	70,747	72,099	75,236	79,223	81,972
Part-time employment	24,413	22,608	21,739	22,640	24,405	25,637
Casual employment	6,254	6,875	8,302	9,096	8,889	8,709
Total	99,245	100,230	102,140	106,972	112,517	116,318

Proportions

Overall Working Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	69.1%	70.6%	70.6%	70.3%	70.4%	70.5%
Part-time employment	24.6%	22.6%	21.3%	21.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Casual employment	6.3%	6.9%	8.1%	8.5%	7.9%	7.5%
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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	29,536	31,876	33,646	34,585	35,563	36,572
Part-time employment	16,477	15,760	14,773	14,458	14,643	15,365
Casual employment	3,809	3,778	4,336	4,426	4,197	4,155
Total	49,822	51,414	52,755	53,469	54,403	56,092

Proportions

Overall Working Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	59.3%	62.0%	63.8%	64.7%	65.4%	65.2%
Part-time employment	33.1%	30.7%	28.0%	27.0%	26.9%	27.4%
Casual employment	7.6%	7.3%	8.2%	8.3%	7.7%	7.4%
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 2021 to 2026. 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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	2,813	2,996	3,238	3,472	3,750	4,034
Part-time employment	743	808	814	909	939	1,018
Casual employment	142	156	183	184	211	217
Total	3,698	3,960	4,235	4,565	4,900	5,269

Proportions

Overall Working Status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	76.1%	75.7%	76.5%	76.1%	76.5%	76.6%
Part-time employment	20.1%	20.4%	19.2%	19.9%	19.2%	19.3%
Casual employment	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%	4.0%	4.3%	4.1%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
One nursing employment position
Full-time	58,726	59,439	60,953	63,855	67,393	69,733
Part-time	19,378	17,381	16,699	17,409	18,830	19,788
Casual	5,633	6,096	7,296	7,970	7,881	7,778
One nursing employment position subtotal	83,737	82,916	84,948	89,234	94,104	97,299
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time	464	537	535	596	626	731
Full-time and part-time	2,053	2,268	2,050	2,131	2,436	2,754
Full-time and casual	5,963	6,758	6,743	6,681	6,785	6,699
Both part-time	1,622	1,562	1,444	1,547	1,672	1,885
Part-time and casual	2,612	2,697	2,689	2,758	2,911	2,922
Both casual	687	884	1,150	1,299	1,205	1,166
Two nursing employment positions subtotal	13,401	14,706	14,611	15,012	15,635	16,157
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position)	1,177	1,486	1,415	1,485	1,495	1,569
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions)	777	945	900	922	967	1,009
Overall casual (all positions are casual)	153	177	266	319	316	284
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal	2,107	2,608	2,581	2,726	2,778	2,862
Total	99,245	100,230	102,140	106,972	112,517	116,318

Proportions

Number of positions held and working status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
One nursing employment position
Full-time	59.2%	59.3%	59.7%	59.7%	59.9%	60.0%
Part-time	19.5%	17.3%	16.3%	16.3%	16.7%	17.0%
Casual	5.7%	6.1%	7.1%	7.5%	7.0%	6.7%
One nursing employment position subtotal	84.4%	82.7%	83.2%	83.4%	83.6%	83.6%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Full-time and part-time	2.1%	2.3%	2.0%	2.0%	2.2%	2.4%
Full-time and casual	6.0%	6.7%	6.6%	6.2%	6.0%	5.8%
Both part-time	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%	1.4%	1.5%	1.6%
Part-time and casual	2.6%	2.7%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.5%
Both casual	0.7%	0.9%	1.1%	1.2%	1.1%	1.0%
Two nursing employment positions subtotal	13.5%	14.7%	14.3%	14.0%	13.9%	13.9%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position)	1.2%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%	1.3%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions)	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%
Overall casual (all positions are casual)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal	2.1%	2.6%	2.5%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
One nursing employment position
Full-time	25,220	26,242	27,961	28,937	29,732	30,600
Part-time	13,199	11,998	11,317	11,214	11,303	11,774
Casual	3,345	3,190	3,620	3,699	3,530	3,527
One nursing employment position subtotal	41,764	41,430	42,898	43,850	44,565	45,901
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time	353	419	430	430	480	518
Full-time and part-time	1,228	1,519	1,386	1,417	1,556	1,729
Full-time and casual	2,198	2,960	3,110	3,032	3,060	3,018
Both part-time	1,234	1,365	1,171	1,091	1,226	1,357
Part-time and casual	1,607	1,889	1,814	1,710	1,656	1,738
Both casual	422	524	646	665	622	584
Two nursing employment positions subtotal	7,042	8,676	8,557	8,345	8,600	8,944
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position)	522	698	716	711	675	664
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions)	431	508	468	445	451	488
Overall casual (all positions are casual)	63	102	116	118	112	95
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal	1,016	1,308	1,300	1,274	1,238	1,247
Total	49,822	51,414	52,755	53,469	54,403	56,092

Proportions

Number of positions held and working status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
One nursing employment position
Full-time	50.6%	51.0%	53.0%	54.1%	54.7%	54.6%
Part-time	26.5%	23.3%	21.5%	21.0%	20.8%	21.0%
Casual	6.7%	6.2%	6.9%	6.9%	6.5%	6.3%
One nursing employment position subtotal	83.8%	80.6%	81.3%	82.0%	81.9%	81.8%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Full-time and part-time	2.5%	3.0%	2.6%	2.7%	2.9%	3.1%
Full-time and casual	4.4%	5.8%	5.9%	5.7%	5.6%	5.4%
Both part-time	2.5%	2.7%	2.2%	2.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Part-time and casual	3.2%	3.7%	3.4%	3.2%	3.0%	3.1%
Both casual	0.8%	1.0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	1.0%
Two nursing employment positions subtotal	14.1%	16.9%	16.2%	15.6%	15.8%	15.9%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position)	1.0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions)	0.9%	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Overall casual (all positions are casual)	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal	2.0%	2.5%	2.5%	2.4%	2.3%	2.2%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
One nursing employment position
Full-time	2,073	2,148	2,308	2,436	2,576	2,739
Part-time	445	473	442	496	520	571
Casual	133	146	185	182	206	223
One nursing employment position subtotal	2,651	2,767	2,935	3,114	3,302	3,533
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time	27	32	40	37	51	67
Full-time and part-time	144	145	148	180	214	238
Full-time and casual	385	445	472	531	585	644
Both part-time	113	128	131	140	143	155
Part-time and casual	98	119	141	149	146	139
Both casual	24	32	43	48	53	49
Two nursing employment positions subtotal	791	901	975	1,085	1,192	1,292
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position)	155	183	221	237	265	288
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions)	93	95	93	118	126	141
Overall casual (all positions are casual)	8	14	11	11	16	15
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal	256	292	325	366	407	444
Total	3,698	3,960	4,235	4,565	4,901	5,269

Proportions

Number of positions held and working status	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
One nursing employment position
Full-time	56.1%	54.2%	54.5%	53.4%	52.6%	52.0%
Part-time	12.0%	11.9%	10.4%	10.9%	10.6%	10.8%
Casual	3.6%	3.7%	4.4%	4.0%	4.2%	4.2%
One nursing employment position subtotal	71.7%	69.9%	69.3%	68.2%	67.4%	67.1%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%	0.8%	1.0%	1.3%
Full-time and part-time	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	3.9%	4.4%	4.5%
Full-time and casual	10.4%	11.2%	11.1%	11.6%	11.9%	12.2%
Both part-time	3.1%	3.2%	3.1%	3.1%	2.9%	2.9%
Part-time and casual	2.7%	3.0%	3.3%	3.3%	3.0%	2.6%
Both casual	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%
Two nursing employment positions subtotal	21.4%	22.8%	23.0%	23.8%	24.3%	24.5%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position)	4.2%	4.6%	5.2%	5.2%	5.4%	5.5%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions)	2.5%	2.4%	2.2%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%
Overall casual (all positions are casual)	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Three or more nursing employment positions subtotal	6.9%	7.4%	7.7%	8.0%	8.3%	8.4%
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”.

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

5.1.1 RN

Counts

Working Status for Employment Positions	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	68,965	71,166	72,371	75,489	79,551	82,456
Part-time employment	29,149	27,643	26,450	27,541	29,805	31,738
Casual employment	19,127	21,837	23,592	24,949	24,899	24,652
Total	117,241	120,646	122,413	127,979	134,255	138,846

Proportions

Working Status for Employment Positions	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	58.8%	59.0%	59.1%	59.0%	59.3%	59.4%
Part-time employment	24.9%	22.9%	21.6%	21.5%	22.2%	22.9%
Casual employment	16.3%	18.1%	19.3%	19.5%	18.5%	17.8%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.1.2 RPN

Counts

Working Status for Employment Positions	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	29,977	32,385	34,179	35,090	36,113	37,216
Part-time employment	19,535	19,406	18,012	17,670	18,131	19,195
Casual employment	9,512	11,117	11,955	11,837	11,469	11,356
Total	59,024	62,908	64,146	64,597	65,713	67,767

Proportions

Working Status for Employment Positions	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	50.8%	51.5%	53.3%	54.3%	55.0%	54.9%
Part-time employment	33.1%	30.8%	28.1%	27.4%	27.6%	28.3%
Casual employment	16.1%	17.7%	18.6%	18.3%	17.5%	16.8%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.1.3 NP

Counts

Working Status for Employment Positions	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	2,825	3,007	3,247	3,494	3,778	4,075
Part-time employment	1,188	1,282	1,323	1,508	1,597	1,750
Casual employment	1,053	1,238	1,392	1,494	1,659	1,768
Total	5,066	5,527	5,962	6,496	7,034	7,593

Proportions

Working Status for Employment Positions	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Full-time employment	55.8%	54.4%	54.5%	53.8%	53.7%	53.7%
Part-time employment	23.5%	23.2%	22.2%	23.2%	22.7%	23.0%
Casual employment	20.8%	22.4%	23.3%	23.0%	23.6%	23.3%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Central	21,271	22,549	23,779	25,218	26,502	27,576
East	24,295	25,006	24,819	25,633	26,559	27,690
North East	6,144	6,321	6,248	6,307	6,581	6,828
North West	3,033	3,076	3,101	3,257	3,319	3,381
Toronto	30,425	31,115	31,566	33,217	34,907	35,829
West	32,045	32,548	32,837	34,305	36,290	37,471
Not specified	28	31	63	42	97	71
Total	117,241	120,646	122,413	127,979	134,255	138,846

Proportions

Ontario Health Region	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Central	18.1%	18.7%	19.4%	19.7%	19.7%	19.9%
East	20.7%	20.7%	20.3%	20.0%	19.8%	19.9%
North East	5.2%	5.2%	5.1%	4.9%	4.9%	4.9%
North West	2.6%	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Toronto	26.0%	25.8%	25.8%	26.0%	26.0%	25.8%
West	27.3%	27.0%	26.8%	26.8%	27.0%	27.0%
Not specified	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.2.2 RPN

Counts

Ontario Health Region	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Central	11,231	12,522	13,018	12,962	12,944	13,200
East	12,612	13,134	13,457	13,781	14,207	14,931
North East	3,504	3,630	3,645	3,662	3,753	3,854
North West	1,516	1,548	1,558	1,553	1,587	1,661
Toronto	11,674	13,016	13,060	13,003	13,028	13,147
West	18,473	19,039	19,385	19,600	20,104	20,907
Not specified	14	19	23	36	90	67
Total	59,024	62,908	64,146	64,597	65,713	67,767

Proportions

Ontario Health Region	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Central	19.0%	19.9%	20.3%	20.1%	19.7%	19.5%
East	21.4%	20.9%	21.0%	21.3%	21.6%	22.0%
North East	5.9%	5.8%	5.7%	5.7%	5.7%	5.7%
North West	2.6%	2.5%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%
Toronto	19.8%	20.7%	20.4%	20.1%	19.8%	19.4%
West	31.3%	30.3%	30.2%	30.3%	30.6%	30.9%
Not specified	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Central	724	800	915	991	1,135	1,276
East	949	1,030	1,090	1,180	1,302	1,412
North East	358	383	388	406	442	461
North West	201	242	279	309	324	350
Toronto	1,358	1,497	1,634	1,823	1,923	2,095
West	1,474	1,575	1,645	1,784	1,894	1,999
Not specified	2	0	11	3	14	0
Total	5,066	5,527	5,962	6,496	7,034	7,593

5.2.3.1 Proportions

Ontario Health Region	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Central	14.3%	14.5%	15.3%	15.3%	16.1%	16.8%
East	18.7%	18.6%	18.3%	18.2%	18.5%	18.6%
North East	7.1%	6.9%	6.5%	6.2%	6.3%	6.1%
North West	4.0%	4.4%	4.7%	4.8%	4.6%	4.6%
Toronto	26.8%	27.1%	27.4%	28.1%	27.3%	27.6%
West	29.1%	28.5%	27.6%	27.5%	26.9%	26.3%
Not specified	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	73,222	73,386	74,599	79,208	82,946	84,545
RPN	23,429	25,028	25,988	26,952	27,546	28,386
NP	1,723	1,865	1,952	2,115	2,258	2,381
Total	98,374	100,279	102,539	108,275	112,750	115,312

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	74.4%	73.2%	72.8%	73.2%	73.6%	73.3%
RPN	23.8%	25.0%	25.3%	24.9%	24.4%	24.6%
NP	1.8%	1.9%	1.9%	2.0%	2.0%	2.1%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.3.2 Community

Counts

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	22,971	25,405	24,642	23,953	24,639	26,030
RPN	12,445	13,884	13,667	13,206	13,519	13,935
NP	2,389	2,581	2,746	2,955	3,219	3,522
Total	37,805	41,870	41,055	40,114	41,377	43,487

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	60.8%	60.7%	60.0%	59.7%	59.5%	59.9%
RPN	32.9%	33.2%	33.3%	32.9%	32.7%	32.0%
NP	6.3%	6.2%	6.7%	7.4%	7.8%	8.1%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.3.3 Long-Term Care

Counts

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	9,083	8,985	9,770	10,939	12,593	13,763
RPN	19,655	19,412	20,088	19,805	20,080	20,560
NP	210	217	245	285	357	402
Total	28,948	28,614	30,103	31,029	33,030	34,725

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	31.4%	31.4%	32.5%	35.3%	38.1%	39.6%
RPN	67.9%	67.8%	66.7%	63.8%	60.8%	59.2%
NP	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	1.1%	1.2%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.3.4 Other

Counts

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	11,929	12,824	13,379	13,848	14,050	14,492
RPN	3,470	4,551	4,383	4,612	4,548	4,869
NP	744	864	1,019	1,138	1,199	1,288
Total	16,143	18,239	18,781	19,598	19,797	20,649

Proportions

Nurse type	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
RN	73.9%	70.3%	71.2%	70.7%	71.0%	70.2%
RPN	21.5%	25.0%	23.3%	23.5%	23.0%	23.6%
NP	4.6%	4.7%	5.4%	5.8%	6.1%	6.2%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital	65,170	65,282	66,233	70,074	73,398	74,911
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital	3,243	3,148	3,247	3,392	3,458	3,539
Complex Continuing Care Hospital	1,508	1,470	1,524	1,689	1,775	1,758
Rehabilitation Hospital	1,759	1,765	1,816	2,024	2,177	2,259
Other Hospital (describe)	1,542	1,721	1,779	2,029	2,138	2,078
Hospital Subtotal	73,222	73,386	74,599	79,208	82,946	84,545
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre	59	55	59	62	76	82
Cancer Centre	782	817	864	957	990	1,046
Children Treatment Centre (CTC)	59	66	66	61	68	67
Client Environment	441	363	348	362	344	339
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)	5	—	—	—	—	—
Community Health Centre (CHC)	1,213	1,356	1,257	1,280	1,326	1,446
Community Mental Health Program	679	701	760	755	776	828
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC)	198	211	195	196	198	187
Family Health Team (FHT)	1,060	1,058	1,075	1,031	1,020	1,116
Hospice	654	726	763	760	831	932
Home and Community Care Support Services	4,889	4,736	5,864	6,219	6,600	7,406
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic	70	79	96	98	118	124
Nursing/Staffing Agency	1,762	1,885	1,743	1,844	1,732	1,754
Physician Office	2,040	1,934	1,952	1,911	1,883	1,936
Public Health Unit/Department	5,160	6,827	5,684	4,338	3,761	3,690
Remote Nursing Station	391	464	435	477	484	483
Other Community (describe)	3,509	4,127	3,481	3,602	4,432	4,594
Community Subtotal	22,971	25,405	24,642	23,953	24,639	26,030
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility	8,485	8,376	9,124	10,163	11,475	12,388
Retirement Home	399	427	427	550	846	1,144
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe)	199	182	219	226	272	231
Long-Term Care Subtotal	9,083	8,985	9,770	10,939	12,593	13,763
Other
College/University	4,125	4,351	4,405	4,601	4,784	4,966
Correctional Facility	874	900	925	964	993	1,025
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union	1,552	1,600	1,718	1,803	1,883	1,921
Health-Related Business/Industry	1,847	2,107	2,242	2,348	2,436	2,614
Industry (Not Health-Related)	308	307	307	318	303	302
School	418	439	431	445	510	517
Spa	250	332	406	527	576	581
Telephone Health Advisory Services	353	408	312	331	319	309
Other (describe)	2,202	2,380	2,633	2,511	2,246	2,257
Not stated	36	46	23	31	27	16
Other Subtotal	11,929	12,824	13,379	13,848	14,050	14,492
Total	117,241	120,646	122,413	127,979	134,255	138,846

Proportions

Employment Setting	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital	55.6%	54.1%	54.1%	54.8%	54.7%	54.0%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital	2.8%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.6%	2.5%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%
Rehabilitation Hospital	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%
Other Hospital (describe)	1.3%	1.4%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%	1.5%
Hospital Subtotal	62.5%	60.9%	61.0%	61.9%	61.8%	60.9%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Cancer Centre	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
Client Environment	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Community Health Centre (CHC)	1.0%	1.1%	1.0%	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%	0.1%	0.1%
Family Health Team (FHT)	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Hospice	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Home and Community Care Support Services	4.2%	3.9%	4.8%	4.9%	4.9%	5.3%
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Nursing/Staffing Agency	1.5%	1.6%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%	1.3%
Physician Office	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%
Public Health Unit/Department	4.4%	5.7%	4.6%	3.4%	2.8%	2.7%
Remote Nursing Station	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Other Community (describe)	3.0%	3.4%	2.8%	2.8%	3.3%	3.3%
Community Subtotal	19.6%	21.1%	20.1%	18.7%	18.4%	18.7%
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility	7.2%	6.9%	7.5%	7.9%	8.5%	8.9%
Retirement Home	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe)	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Long-Term Care Subtotal	7.7%	7.5%	8.0%	8.5%	9.4%	9.9%
Other
College/University	3.5%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%
Correctional Facility	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union	1.3%	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%
Health-Related Business/Industry	1.6%	1.7%	1.8%	1.8%	1.8%	1.9%
Industry (Not Health-Related)	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
School	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
Spa	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Telephone Health Advisory Services	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Other (describe)	1.9%	2.0%	2.2%	2.0%	1.7%	1.6%
Not stated	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Subtotal	10.2%	10.6%	10.9%	10.8%	10.5%	10.4%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.4.2 RPN

Counts

Employment Setting	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital	15,491	16,641	17,322	17,967	18,472	19,235
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital	2,437	2,483	2,562	2,582	2,589	2,604
Complex Continuing Care Hospital	2,413	2,429	2,410	2,464	2,475	2,540
Rehabilitation Hospital	2,028	2,167	2,317	2,473	2,534	2,580
Other Hospital (describe)	1,060	1,308	1,377	1,466	1,476	1,427
Hospital Subtotal	23,429	25,028	25,988	26,952	27,546	28,386
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre	2	5	4	11	10	8
Cancer Centre	38	62	61	67	73	78
Children Treatment Centre (CTC)	36	29	36	36	26	39
Client Environment	455	403	330	296	323	319
Community Health Centre (CHC)	961	1,057	854	813	803	935
Community Mental Health Program	356	410	465	471	475	465
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC)	16	17	13	21	13	14
Family Health Team (FHT)	775	746	782	785	813	939
Hospice	406	437	476	503	513	594
Home and Community Care Support Services	2,033	1,884	3,529	3,475	3,406	3,629
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic	56	53	67	89	97	110
Nursing/Staffing Agency	2,105	2,251	1,771	1,676	1,548	1,411
Physician Office	1,852	1,830	1,921	1,889	1,867	1,808
Public Health Unit/Department	381	1,385	941	511	370	347
Remote Nursing Station	61	145	89	90	92	100
Other Community (describe)	2,912	3,170	2,328	2,473	3,090	3,139
Community Subtotal	12,445	13,884	13,667	13,206	13,519	13,935
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility	14,945	14,915	15,614	15,397	15,858	16,400
Retirement Home	4,350	4,121	4,090	4,014	3,863	3,811
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe)	360	376	384	394	359	349
Long-Term Care Subtotal	19,655	19,412	20,088	19,805	20,080	20,560
Other
College/University	712	828	881	878	942	1,097
Correctional Facility	113	120	141	138	132	143
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union	109	132	136	145	165	189
Health-Related Business/Industry	765	1,012	981	1,037	1,071	1,131
Industry (Not Health-Related)	126	158	155	137	136	140
School	323	317	379	398	414	414
Spa	249	300	375	520	583	625
Telephone Health Advisory Services	39	184	51	54	49	39
Other (describe)	1,034	1,500	1,284	1,305	1,056	1,091
Not stated	25	33	20	22	20	17
Other Subtotal	3,470	4,551	4,383	4,612	4,548	4,869
Total	59,024	62,908	64,146	64,597	65,713	67,767

Proportions

Employment Setting	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital	26.2%	26.5%	27.0%	27.8%	28.1%	28.4%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital	4.1%	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%	3.9%	3.8%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital	4.1%	3.9%	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	3.7%
Rehabilitation Hospital	3.4%	3.4%	3.6%	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%
Other Hospital (describe)	1.8%	2.1%	2.1%	2.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Hospital Subtotal	39.7%	39.8%	40.5%	41.7%	41.9%	41.9%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cancer Centre	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Client Environment	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Community Health Centre (CHC)	1.6%	1.7%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.4%
Community Mental Health Program	0.6%	0.7%	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%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.4%
Hospice	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Home and Community Care Support Services	3.4%	3.0%	5.5%	5.4%	5.2%	5.4%
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Nursing/Staffing Agency	3.6%	3.6%	2.8%	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%
Physician Office	3.1%	2.9%	3.0%	2.9%	2.8%	2.7%
Public Health Unit/Department	0.6%	2.2%	1.5%	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Remote Nursing Station	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Community (describe)	4.9%	5.0%	3.6%	3.8%	4.7%	4.6%
Community Subtotal	21.1%	22.1%	21.3%	20.5%	20.6%	20.6%
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility	25.3%	23.7%	24.3%	23.8%	24.1%	24.2%
Retirement Home	7.4%	6.6%	6.4%	6.2%	5.9%	5.6%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Long-Term Care Subtotal	33.3%	30.9%	31.3%	30.7%	30.6%	30.3%
Other
College/University	1.2%	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%
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%	0.3%	0.3%
Health-Related Business/Industry	1.3%	1.6%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%	1.7%
Industry (Not Health-Related)	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
School	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Spa	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Telephone Health Advisory Services	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other (describe)	1.8%	2.4%	2.0%	2.0%	1.6%	1.6%
Not stated	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Subtotal	5.9%	7.2%	6.8%	7.1%	6.9%	7.2%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.4.3 NP

Counts

Employment Setting	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital	1,507	1,607	1,661	1,813	1,965	2,070
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital	69	92	104	106	107	108
Complex Continuing Care Hospital	27	32	37	36	35	33
Rehabilitation Hospital	44	49	46	55	46	52
Other Hospital (describe)	76	85	104	105	105	118
Hospital Subtotal	1,723	1,865	1,952	2,115	2,258	2,381
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre	0	0	0	1	2	1
Cancer Centre	32	26	35	38	41	45
Children Treatment Centre (CTC)	3	4	2	3	2	3
Client Environment	6	4	5	5	9	9
Community Health Centre (CHC)	550	571	584	608	644	727
Community Mental Health Program	40	42	63	67	78	84
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC)	5	7	5	9	7	6
Family Health Team (FHT)	679	693	723	773	779	835
Hospice	10	6	4	7	12	10
Home and Community Care Support Services	152	153	145	153	143	143
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic	186	205	225	266	307	369
Nursing/Staffing Agency	9	16	18	11	24	14
Physician Office	264	326	389	394	407	444
Public Health Unit/Department	66	95	75	56	49	52
Remote Nursing Station	59	61	62	60	70	69
Other Community (describe)	328	372	411	504	645	711
Community Subtotal	2,389	2,581	2,746	2,955	3,219	3,522
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility	178	189	208	251	307	355
Retirement Home	22	19	32	28	34	36
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe)	10	9	5	6	16	11
Long-Term Care Subtotal	210	217	245	285	357	402
Other
College/University	272	300	326	346	393	402
Correctional Facility	24	26	22	22	25	31
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union	44	41	49	49	54	61
Health-Related Business/Industry	106	134	156	185	208	263
Industry (Not Health-Related)	8	7	13	10	10	7
School	14	11	19	15	20	17
Spa	45	64	91	99	100	95
Telephone Health Advisory Services	47	57	82	80	76	86
Other (describe)	184	224	261	332	313	326
Not stated	0	0	0	3	1	0
Other Subtotal	744	864	1,019	1,138	1,199	1,288
Total	5,066	5,527	5,962	6,496	7,034	7,593

Proportions

Employment Setting	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital	29.7%	29.1%	27.9%	27.9%	27.9%	27.3%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital	1.4%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Rehabilitation Hospital	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Other Hospital (describe)	1.5%	1.5%	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.6%
Hospital Subtotal	34.0%	33.7%	32.7%	32.6%	32.1%	31.4%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cancer Centre	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC)	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Client Environment	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Community Health Centre (CHC)	10.9%	10.3%	9.8%	9.4%	9.2%	9.6%
Community Mental Health Program	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Family Health Team (FHT)	13.4%	12.5%	12.1%	11.9%	11.1%	11.0%
Hospice	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Home and Community Care Support Services	3.0%	2.8%	2.4%	2.4%	2.0%	1.9%
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic	3.7%	3.7%	3.8%	4.1%	4.4%	4.9%
Nursing/Staffing Agency	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Physician Office	5.2%	5.9%	6.5%	6.1%	5.8%	5.8%
Public Health Unit/Department	1.3%	1.7%	1.3%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%
Remote Nursing Station	1.2%	1.1%	1.0%	0.9%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Community (describe)	6.5%	6.7%	6.9%	7.8%	9.2%	9.4%
Community Subtotal	47.2%	46.7%	46.1%	45.5%	45.8%	46.4%
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facility	3.5%	3.4%	3.5%	3.9%	4.4%	4.7%
Retirement Home	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe)	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Long-Term Care Subtotal	4.1%	3.9%	4.1%	4.4%	5.1%	5.3%
Other
College/University	5.4%	5.4%	5.5%	5.3%	5.6%	5.3%
Correctional Facility	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Health-Related Business/Industry	2.1%	2.4%	2.6%	2.8%	3.0%	3.5%
Industry (Not Health-Related)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
School	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Spa	0.9%	1.2%	1.5%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%
Telephone Health Advisory Services	0.9%	1.0%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%	1.1%
Other (describe)	3.6%	4.1%	4.4%	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
Not stated	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Subtotal	14.7%	15.6%	17.1%	17.5%	17.0%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS	494	502	538	590	603	618
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other	350	372	388	431	435	462
Case Manager	4,349	4,215	4,247	4,279	4,362	4,389
Clinical Educator	2,396	2,540	2,707	2,710	2,979	3,069
Consultant	1,155	1,087	1,177	1,226	1,272	1,303
Educator/Faculty	2,962	3,189	3,152	3,406	3,456	3,618
Infection Control Nurse	435	526	572	565	554	544
Informatics Analyst	354	328	333	380	368	402
Middle Manager	3,728	3,800	3,924	3,954	3,987	4,100
Occupational Health Nurse	778	810	813	801	816	814
Office Nurse	1,944	1,860	1,962	1,931	1,959	1,870
Other (please specify)	8,628	9,383	10,161	11,292	12,196	13,030
Outpost Nurse	288	307	310	277	301	273
Policy Analyst	53	70	76	83	90	94
Public Health Nurse	4,396	5,509	4,705	3,679	3,239	3,203
Researcher	365	378	400	383	387	331
Sales/Marketing Representative	94	81	84	87	87	84
Senior Manager	1,927	2,080	2,053	2,145	2,162	2,210
Staff Nurse	79,464	80,688	81,837	86,497	91,366	94,320
Visiting Nurse	2,811	2,614	2,720	2,964	3,356	3,845
Volunteer	225	225	221	234	213	223
Not stated	45	82	33	65	67	44
Total	117,241	120,646	122,413	127,979	134,255	138,846
Note:
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist

Proportions

Employment Position	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Case Manager	3.7%	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	3.2%	3.2%
Clinical Educator	2.0%	2.1%	2.2%	2.1%	2.2%	2.2%
Consultant	1.0%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%
Educator/Faculty	2.5%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	2.6%	2.6%
Infection Control Nurse	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Informatics Analyst	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle Manager	3.2%	3.1%	3.2%	3.1%	3.0%	3.0%
Occupational Health Nurse	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Office Nurse	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%	1.5%	1.3%
Other (please specify)	7.4%	7.8%	8.3%	8.8%	9.1%	9.4%
Outpost Nurse	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Policy Analyst	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Public Health Nurse	3.7%	4.6%	3.8%	2.9%	2.4%	2.3%
Researcher	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Sales/Marketing Representative	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Senior Manager	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%
Staff Nurse	67.8%	66.9%	66.9%	67.6%	68.1%	67.9%
Visiting Nurse	2.4%	2.2%	2.2%	2.3%	2.5%	2.8%
Volunteer	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Not stated	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other	0	0	1	0	0	0
Case Manager	536	620	665	711	759	820
Clinical Educator	469	499	564	582	667	729
Consultant	126	136	165	169	189	210
Educator/Faculty	449	550	555	534	605	667
Infection Control Nurse	100	213	257	266	267	301
Informatics Analyst	100	96	109	120	143	160
Middle Manager	704	758	814	873	972	1,029
Occupational Health Nurse	242	277	301	286	291	281
Office Nurse	1,935	1,948	2,007	2,034	2,073	2,098
Other (please specify)	5,709	6,123	6,261	6,342	6,587	6,851
Outpost Nurse	31	63	64	54	59	43
Policy Analyst	5	5	6	5	5	8
Public Health Nurse	286	1,023	698	381	276	274
Researcher	36	31	34	44	33	34
Sales/Marketing Representative	28	30	33	39	25	25
Senior Manager	380	441	470	462	495	526
Staff Nurse	43,700	46,151	47,148	47,668	48,340	49,610
Visiting Nurse	4,092	3,820	3,907	3,941	3,833	4,001
Volunteer	72	68	66	56	58	74
Not stated	24	56	21	30	36	26
Total	59,024	62,908	64,146	64,597	65,713	67,767

Proportions

Employment Position	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Case Manager	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%
Clinical Educator	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	1.1%
Consultant	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Educator/Faculty	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%	1.0%
Infection Control Nurse	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%	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%	1.3%	1.4%	1.5%	1.5%
Occupational Health Nurse	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Office Nurse	3.3%	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%	3.2%	3.1%
Other (please specify)	9.7%	9.7%	9.8%	9.8%	10.0%	10.1%
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	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Researcher	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Sales/Marketing Representative	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Senior Manager	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Staff Nurse	74.0%	73.4%	73.5%	73.8%	73.6%	73.2%
Visiting Nurse	6.9%	6.1%	6.1%	6.1%	5.8%	5.9%
Volunteer	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Not stated	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

5.5.3 NP

Counts

Employment Position	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS	15	10	14	18	19	13
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other	20	18	12	19	19	24
Case Manager	12	15	12	19	14	15
Clinical Educator	69	63	71	59	72	73
Consultant	38	39	43	40	45	29
Educator/Faculty	194	221	223	253	276	286
Infection Control Nurse	1	3	1	0	0	0
Informatics Analyst	0	0	0	2	0	0
Middle Manager	29	35	36	30	30	35
Nurse Practitioner (NP)	4,093	4,486	4,976	5,433	5,908	6,425
Occupational Health Nurse	3	6	1	4	8	1
Office Nurse	5	8	6	4	1	3
Other (please specify)	127	126	125	150	135	182
Outpost Nurse	11	6	10	6	4	8
Policy Analyst	1	3	1	2	2	1
Public Health Nurse	23	35	29	14	13	11
Researcher	9	10	11	11	9	18
Sales/Marketing Representative	0	1	1	1	1	0
Senior Manager	12	20	23	20	32	28
Staff Nurse	391	408	357	389	413	414
Visiting Nurse	8	9	4	14	19	16
Volunteer	3	4	5	3	7	8
Not stated	2	1	1	5	7	3
Total	5,066	5,527	5,962	6,496	7,034	7,593
Note:
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist

Proportions

Employment Position	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Case Manager	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Clinical Educator	1.4%	1.1%	1.2%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%
Consultant	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%
Educator/Faculty	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%	3.8%
Infection Control Nurse	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Informatics Analyst	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Middle Manager	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Nurse Practitioner (NP)	80.8%	81.2%	83.5%	83.6%	84.0%	84.6%
Occupational Health Nurse	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Office Nurse	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Other (please specify)	2.5%	2.3%	2.1%	2.3%	1.9%	2.4%
Outpost Nurse	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Policy Analyst	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Public Health Nurse	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
Researcher	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Sales/Marketing Representative	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Senior Manager	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%	0.4%
Staff Nurse	7.7%	7.4%	6.0%	6.0%	5.9%	5.5%
Visiting Nurse	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Volunteer	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Not stated	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Acute Care	11,540	11,662	11,933	12,721	13,663	14,972
Administration	2,395	2,487	2,548	2,606	2,703	2,777
Cancer Care	2,950	3,016	3,127	3,353	3,513	3,525
Cardiac Care	2,968	2,856	2,989	3,140	3,262	3,338
Case Management	4,202	4,161	4,078	4,244	4,315	4,445
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management	961	970	1,053	1,121	1,135	1,303
Complex Continuing Care	2,071	1,989	2,022	2,211	2,442	2,692
Critical Care	8,768	9,218	9,393	9,921	10,634	10,676
Diabetes Care	695	700	705	718	717	722
Education	3,504	3,677	3,792	4,067	4,207	4,474
Emergency	8,012	7,974	8,164	8,916	9,378	9,501
Foot Care	342	315	316	326	339	375
Geriatrics	8,869	8,610	9,232	10,281	11,493	12,475
Infection Prevention/Control	908	1,226	1,014	832	728	716
Informatics	500	481	526	556	572	632
Maternal/Newborn	6,268	6,216	6,319	6,652	6,749	6,892
Medicine	6,521	6,127	6,181	6,713	7,209	7,112
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction	7,309	7,251	7,534	7,914	8,144	8,339
Nephrology	2,783	2,815	2,938	3,045	3,082	3,094
Occupational Health	1,001	1,036	1,055	1,024	1,054	1,016
Other	9,618	10,501	10,691	11,230	11,857	12,264
Palliative Care	2,233	2,188	2,275	2,320	2,558	2,741
Perioperative Care	5,061	5,294	5,553	5,849	6,123	6,091
Policy	164	183	229	213	244	234
Primary Care	4,318	4,342	4,460	4,708	5,025	5,350
Public Health	4,869	6,817	5,724	4,402	3,973	3,923
Rehabilitation	1,962	1,948	2,032	2,200	2,321	2,322
Sales	79	72	80	96	94	108
Surgery	5,846	5,793	5,927	6,031	6,189	6,204
Telehealth Services	492	649	496	518	492	504
Not stated	32	72	27	51	40	29
Total	117,241	120,646	122,413	127,979	134,255	138,846

Proportions

Area of Practice	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Acute Care	9.8%	9.7%	9.7%	9.9%	10.2%	10.8%
Administration	2.0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Cancer Care	2.5%	2.5%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.5%
Cardiac Care	2.5%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%	2.4%	2.4%
Case Management	3.6%	3.4%	3.3%	3.3%	3.2%	3.2%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
Complex Continuing Care	1.8%	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.8%	1.9%
Critical Care	7.5%	7.6%	7.7%	7.8%	7.9%	7.7%
Diabetes Care	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Education	3.0%	3.0%	3.1%	3.2%	3.1%	3.2%
Emergency	6.8%	6.6%	6.7%	7.0%	7.0%	6.8%
Foot Care	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Geriatrics	7.6%	7.1%	7.5%	8.0%	8.6%	9.0%
Infection Prevention/Control	0.8%	1.0%	0.8%	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
Informatics	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Maternal/Newborn	5.3%	5.2%	5.2%	5.2%	5.0%	5.0%
Medicine	5.6%	5.1%	5.0%	5.2%	5.4%	5.1%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction	6.2%	6.0%	6.2%	6.2%	6.1%	6.0%
Nephrology	2.4%	2.3%	2.4%	2.4%	2.3%	2.2%
Occupational Health	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Other	8.2%	8.7%	8.7%	8.8%	8.8%	8.8%
Palliative Care	1.9%	1.8%	1.9%	1.8%	1.9%	2.0%
Perioperative Care	4.3%	4.4%	4.5%	4.6%	4.6%	4.4%
Policy	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Primary Care	3.7%	3.6%	3.6%	3.7%	3.7%	3.9%
Public Health	4.2%	5.7%	4.7%	3.4%	3.0%	2.8%
Rehabilitation	1.7%	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%
Sales	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Surgery	5.0%	4.8%	4.8%	4.7%	4.6%	4.5%
Telehealth Services	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Not stated	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Acute Care	4,423	4,769	4,967	5,227	5,493	6,019
Administration	661	681	773	820	831	906
Cancer Care	185	231	289	326	330	379
Cardiac Care	302	330	326	369	351	341
Case Management	550	571	680	674	729	812
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management	514	527	555	534	552	608
Complex Continuing Care	3,905	3,754	3,794	3,890	3,940	4,013
Critical Care	40	53	69	64	58	70
Diabetes Care	116	117	125	132	125	132
Education	728	812	895	863	967	1,077
Emergency	849	982	1,257	1,368	1,463	1,472
Foot Care	858	831	903	927	972	1,021
Geriatrics	17,746	17,420	17,733	17,312	17,374	17,809
Infection Prevention/Control	266	681	496	322	321	321
Informatics	138	134	148	157	197	217
Maternal/Newborn	803	871	923	943	965	973
Medicine	4,440	4,759	5,149	5,325	5,331	5,284
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction	3,993	4,122	4,237	4,329	4,388	4,540
Nephrology	546	577	604	595	613	678
Occupational Health	269	334	354	323	325	323
Other	4,780	5,655	5,559	6,063	6,129	6,276
Palliative Care	1,636	1,650	1,642	1,690	1,762	1,817
Perioperative Care	1,000	1,102	1,147	1,213	1,255	1,287
Policy	11	15	18	22	23	26
Primary Care	4,613	4,536	4,846	4,787	5,011	5,208
Public Health	806	2,000	1,362	861	693	662
Rehabilitation	2,329	2,475	2,541	2,655	2,741	2,699
Sales	48	53	63	66	69	75
Surgery	2,261	2,326	2,509	2,586	2,571	2,564
Telehealth Services	166	495	158	126	105	135
Not stated	42	45	24	28	29	23
Total	59,024	62,908	64,146	64,597	65,713	67,767

Proportions

Area of Practice	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Acute Care	7.5%	7.6%	7.7%	8.1%	8.4%	8.9%
Administration	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%
Cancer Care	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Cardiac Care	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Case Management	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	1.0%	1.1%	1.2%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Complex Continuing Care	6.6%	6.0%	5.9%	6.0%	6.0%	5.9%
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	1.2%	1.3%	1.4%	1.3%	1.5%	1.6%
Emergency	1.4%	1.6%	2.0%	2.1%	2.2%	2.2%
Foot Care	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.5%	1.5%
Geriatrics	30.1%	27.7%	27.6%	26.8%	26.4%	26.3%
Infection Prevention/Control	0.5%	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Informatics	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Maternal/Newborn	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.5%	1.5%	1.4%
Medicine	7.5%	7.6%	8.0%	8.2%	8.1%	7.8%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction	6.8%	6.6%	6.6%	6.7%	6.7%	6.7%
Nephrology	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Occupational Health	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Other	8.1%	9.0%	8.7%	9.4%	9.3%	9.3%
Palliative Care	2.8%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%
Perioperative Care	1.7%	1.8%	1.8%	1.9%	1.9%	1.9%
Policy	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Primary Care	7.8%	7.2%	7.6%	7.4%	7.6%	7.7%
Public Health	1.4%	3.2%	2.1%	1.3%	1.1%	1.0%
Rehabilitation	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%	4.1%	4.2%	4.0%
Sales	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Surgery	3.8%	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	3.9%	3.8%
Telehealth Services	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Not stated	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Acute Care	341	372	432	460	470	594
Administration	35	30	38	39	37	39
Cancer Care	122	126	134	148	155	164
Cardiac Care	150	158	179	178	206	216
Case Management	17	20	17	21	23	15
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management	108	115	121	138	147	173
Complex Continuing Care	58	56	69	61	76	89
Critical Care	91	113	102	113	134	122
Diabetes Care	36	42	39	41	36	43
Education	179	206	227	258	290	308
Emergency	172	177	182	204	225	236
Foot Care	5	1	1	2	3	3
Geriatrics	328	361	369	391	475	509
Infection Prevention/Control	11	17	12	8	2	3
Informatics	3	2	3	3	3	5
Maternal/Newborn	58	64	70	81	85	75
Medicine	98	95	112	121	147	142
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction	179	226	296	343	370	394
Nephrology	55	68	67	72	72	76
Occupational Health	24	27	26	23	33	23
Other	481	553	557	641	669	767
Palliative Care	149	149	139	148	161	159
Perioperative Care	18	15	14	26	37	39
Policy	4	2	3	6	4	5
Primary Care	2,080	2,219	2,426	2,624	2,802	3,034
Public Health	55	93	63	49	49	49
Rehabilitation	36	43	42	42	39	39
Sales	1	0	0	0	0	2
Surgery	82	80	90	93	93	95
Telehealth Services	86	97	132	161	188	174
Not stated	4	0	0	1	3	1
Total	5,066	5,527	5,962	6,496	7,034	7,593

Proportions

Area of Practice	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Acute Care	6.7%	6.7%	7.2%	7.1%	6.7%	7.8%
Administration	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Cancer Care	2.4%	2.3%	2.2%	2.3%	2.2%	2.2%
Cardiac Care	3.0%	2.9%	3.0%	2.7%	2.9%	2.8%
Case Management	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.3%
Complex Continuing Care	1.1%	1.0%	1.2%	0.9%	1.1%	1.2%
Critical Care	1.8%	2.0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.9%	1.6%
Diabetes Care	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Education	3.5%	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%	4.1%	4.1%
Emergency	3.4%	3.2%	3.1%	3.1%	3.2%	3.1%
Foot Care	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Geriatrics	6.5%	6.5%	6.2%	6.0%	6.8%	6.7%
Infection Prevention/Control	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Informatics	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Maternal/Newborn	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%
Medicine	1.9%	1.7%	1.9%	1.9%	2.1%	1.9%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction	3.5%	4.1%	5.0%	5.3%	5.3%	5.2%
Nephrology	1.1%	1.2%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	1.0%
Occupational Health	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Other	9.5%	10.0%	9.3%	9.9%	9.5%	10.1%
Palliative Care	2.9%	2.7%	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%	2.1%
Perioperative Care	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%
Policy	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Primary Care	41.1%	40.1%	40.7%	40.4%	39.8%	40.0%
Public Health	1.1%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Rehabilitation	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%
Sales	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Surgery	1.6%	1.4%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%	1.3%
Telehealth Services	1.7%	1.8%	2.2%	2.5%	2.7%	2.3%
Not stated	0.1%	0.0%	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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