• Introduction
  • Overall Renewals
  • General and Extended Class Registrants
  • Employment Status
  • Employed in Nursing in Ontario
  • Overall Working Status
  • Number of Nursing Positions and Working Status
  • Age Distribution
  • Overview of Ontario Nursing Positions
    • Working Status for Employment Positions
    • LHIN Region
    • Employment Setting
    • Employment Position
    • Area of Practice


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Introduction

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

CNO sets the requirements for becoming a nurse in Ontario and the standards of practice that nurses must meet to maintain that designation. Only a person with a valid certificate of registration from CNO can practice as a nurse in Ontario and use the protected titles: nurse, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP).

Every year, CNO requires registrants in the General, Extended and Non-Practising classes to renew their registration1. As part of the renewal process, CNO collects registrants’ demographic and employment information to carry out its regulatory mandate. A small percentage of registrants obtain registration in both the RN and RPN categories. At renewal, these individuals can choose to renew one or both registrations. In 2022, 778 registrants renewed in both the RN General Class and the RPN General Class.

This report presents demographic and employment statistics of the nurses who renewed their registrations for 20222 and compares it to data from the 2015-2021 renewal periods.

Earlier in 2022, the Interim Registration Statistics Report was released, containing data up to the February 17, 2022 suspension date. This report contains an additional 528 registrants and represents the final numbers for the 2022 cohort.

CNO continually enhances its reports based on stakeholder feedback. To find out more about CNO’s statistical resources or to sign up for its statistics announcements, please visit www.cno.org/stats.


Overall Renewals

This section shows the number of nurses who have renewed in the General, Extended or Non-Practising Classes over the past eight years.

Category - Class 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
RN
General 104,401 104,140 104,483 105,098 106,709 107,968 109,782 111,716
Extended (NP) 2,567 2,822 3,083 3,306 3,569 3,819 4,035 4,352
Non-Practising 8,417 8,830 8,885 10,530 10,543 10,774 10,802 11,042
RPN
General 44,195 46,888 48,748 50,710 53,593 54,922 55,862 57,624
Non-Practising 1,623 1,889 2,055 2,932 3,156 3,462 3,636 3,858
Total 161,203 164,569 167,254 172,576 177,570 180,945 184,117 188,592


Category - Class 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
RN
General 64.8% 63.3% 62.5% 60.9% 60.1% 59.7% 59.6% 59.2%
Extended (NP) 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3%
Non-Practising 5.2% 5.4% 5.3% 6.1% 5.9% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9%
RPN
General 27.4% 28.5% 29.1% 29.4% 30.2% 30.4% 30.3% 30.6%
Non-Practising 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


General and Extended Class Registrants

The remainder of the report focuses on registrants who renewed in the General and Extended Classes. For simplicity of reporting, RN refers to Registered Nurses in the General Class, RPN to Registered Practical Nurses in the General Class and NP to Registered Nurses in the Extended Class (Nurse Practitioners).

2,5672,8223,0833,3063,5693,8194,0354,35244,19546,88848,74850,71053,59354,92255,86257,624104,401104,140104,483105,098106,709107,968109,782111,71620152016201720182019202020212022020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000
Nurse TypeNPRPNRNRegistration Renewals
Nurse Type 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
RN 104,401 104,140 104,483 105,098 106,709 107,968 109,782 111,716
RPN 44,195 46,888 48,748 50,710 53,593 54,922 55,862 57,624
NP 2,567 2,822 3,083 3,306 3,569 3,819 4,035 4,352
Total 151,163 153,850 156,314 159,114 163,871 166,709 169,679 173,692


Nurse Type 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
RN 69.1% 67.7% 66.8% 66.1% 65.1% 64.8% 64.7% 64.3%
RPN 29.2% 30.5% 31.2% 31.9% 32.7% 32.9% 32.9% 33.2%
NP 1.7% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Status

The following section provides information about the employment status of nurses.

Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 132,291 134,636 135,566 138,464 142,731 144,458 144,483 148,526
In and outside Ontario 752 814 865 908 886 941 880 1,154
Outside Ontario 1,522 1,776 2,278 2,471 2,594 2,729 2,990 3,434
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 4,453 4,685 4,844 5,034 5,267 5,452 7,354 5,877
In and outside Ontario 29 32 42 40 44 56 48 47
Outside Ontario 96 110 131 116 113 145 193 184
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 1,512 1,563 1,577 1,365 1,632 1,486 1,108 1,022
Not seeking nursing employment 562 446 405 458 421 448 511 533
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 4,378 4,424 4,288 4,010 4,499 4,183 4,102 4,574
Not seeking nursing employment 1,912 2,163 2,130 2,597 1,908 2,000 2,254 2,472
On leave
On leave 3,656 3,201 4,188 3,651 3,776 4,811 5,756 5,869
Total 151,163 153,850 156,314 159,114 163,871 166,709 169,679 173,692


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 92,739 92,698 92,049 92,801 94,475 94,733 94,961 96,134
In and outside Ontario 673 720 743 772 763 793 722 912
Outside Ontario 1,205 1,390 1,808 1,963 2,062 2,190 2,357 2,715
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 2,571 2,558 2,522 2,535 2,615 2,752 3,524 3,144
In and outside Ontario 24 28 36 34 37 48 38 40
Outside Ontario 80 80 102 87 85 101 148 136
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 479 407 379 376 438 435 337 363
Not seeking nursing employment 352 255 246 274 250 242 291 296
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 2,267 2,233 2,185 2,091 2,267 2,230 2,251 2,582
Not seeking nursing employment 1,561 1,689 1,731 1,935 1,463 1,519 1,711 1,879
On leave
On leave 2,450 2,082 2,682 2,230 2,254 2,925 3,442 3,515
Total 104,401 104,140 104,483 105,098 106,709 107,968 109,782 111,716


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 37,273 39,433 40,813 42,797 45,149 46,457 46,077 48,701
In and outside Ontario 50 55 70 74 65 71 64 126
Outside Ontario 277 348 424 447 455 449 514 584
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 1,785 2,014 2,214 2,374 2,525 2,564 3,674 2,583
In and outside Ontario 3 4 3 5 5 6 7 4
Outside Ontario 14 27 25 29 26 36 43 42
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 1,030 1,153 1,194 982 1,190 1,047 767 658
Not seeking nursing employment 209 191 156 177 166 201 216 232
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 2,082 2,149 2,048 1,858 2,165 1,888 1,794 1,927
Not seeking nursing employment 339 458 384 631 425 445 507 552
On leave
On leave 1,133 1,056 1,417 1,336 1,422 1,758 2,199 2,215
Total 44,195 46,888 48,748 50,710 53,593 54,922 55,862 57,624


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 2,279 2,505 2,704 2,866 3,107 3,268 3,445 3,691
In and outside Ontario 29 39 52 62 58 77 94 116
Outside Ontario 40 38 46 61 77 90 119 135
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 97 113 108 125 127 136 156 150
In and outside Ontario 2 0 3 1 2 2 3 3
Outside Ontario 2 3 4 0 2 8 2 6
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 3 3 4 7 4 4 4 1
Not seeking nursing employment 1 0 3 7 5 5 4 5
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 29 42 55 61 67 65 57 65
Not seeking nursing employment 12 16 15 31 20 36 36 41
On leave
On leave 73 63 89 85 100 128 115 139
Total 2,567 2,822 3,083 3,306 3,569 3,819 4,035 4,352


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 87.5% 87.5% 86.7% 87.0% 87.1% 86.7% 85.2% 85.5%
In and outside Ontario 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7%
Outside Ontario 1.0% 1.2% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.8% 2.0%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 2.9% 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 4.3% 3.4%
In and outside Ontario 0.0% 0.0% 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% 0.1% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.7% 0.6%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 2.9% 2.9% 2.7% 2.5% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.6%
Not seeking nursing employment 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
On leave
On leave 2.4% 2.1% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 2.9% 3.4% 3.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 88.8% 89.0% 88.1% 88.3% 88.5% 87.7% 86.5% 86.1%
In and outside Ontario 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%
Outside Ontario 1.2% 1.3% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.4%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 3.2% 2.8%
In and outside Ontario 0.0% 0.0% 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% 0.1% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3%
Not seeking nursing employment 1.5% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.7%
On leave
On leave 2.3% 2.0% 2.6% 2.1% 2.1% 2.7% 3.1% 3.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 84.3% 84.1% 83.7% 84.4% 84.2% 84.6% 82.5% 84.5%
In and outside Ontario 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Outside Ontario 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 4.0% 4.3% 4.5% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 6.6% 4.5%
In and outside Ontario 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Outside Ontario 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 2.3% 2.5% 2.4% 1.9% 2.2% 1.9% 1.4% 1.1%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 4.7% 4.6% 4.2% 3.7% 4.0% 3.4% 3.2% 3.3%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0%
On leave
On leave 2.6% 2.3% 2.9% 2.6% 2.7% 3.2% 3.9% 3.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employed in nursing only
In Ontario 88.8% 88.8% 87.7% 86.7% 87.1% 85.6% 85.4% 84.8%
In and outside Ontario 1.1% 1.4% 1.7% 1.9% 1.6% 2.0% 2.3% 2.7%
Outside Ontario 1.6% 1.3% 1.5% 1.8% 2.2% 2.4% 2.9% 3.1%
Employed in nursing & non-nursing
In Ontario 3.8% 4.0% 3.5% 3.8% 3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 3.4%
In and outside Ontario 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Outside Ontario 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
Employed in non-nursing only
Seeking nursing employment 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Not employed
Seeking nursing employment 1.1% 1.5% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5%
Not seeking nursing employment 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
On leave
On leave 2.8% 2.2% 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 3.4% 2.9% 3.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employed in Nursing in Ontario

The following section shows the number of nurses employed in nursing in Ontario at the time of renewal. For the remainder of the report, in Ontario includes registrants who reported employment only in Ontario and registrants who reported employment in and outside Ontario.

20152016201720182019202020212022135,000140,000145,000150,000155,000160,000
Registrants employed in nursing in Ontario
2015201620172018201920202021202294,00095,00096,00097,00098,00099,000100,000101,000
Registrants employed in nursing in Ontario
2015201620172018201920202021202236,00038,00040,00042,00044,00046,00048,00050,00052,000
Registrants employed in nursing in Ontario
201520162017201820192020202120222,0002,5003,0003,5004,000
Registrants employed in nursing in Ontario
Nurse Type 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
RN 96,007 96,004 95,350 96,142 97,890 98,326 99,245 100,230
RPN 39,111 41,506 43,100 45,250 47,744 49,098 49,822 51,414
NP 2,407 2,657 2,867 3,054 3,294 3,483 3,698 3,960
Total 137,525 140,167 141,317 144,446 148,928 150,907 152,765 155,604


Nurse Type 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
RN 69.8% 68.5% 67.5% 66.6% 65.7% 65.2% 65.0% 64.4%
RPN 28.4% 29.6% 30.5% 31.3% 32.1% 32.5% 32.6% 33.0%
NP 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Overall Working Status

The following section shows the overall working status of registrants employed in nursing in Ontario.

Overall working status (full-time, part-time or casual) is the highest working status amongst all of a registrant’s nursing positions. The three examples below illustrate how overall working status is calculated:

  • Example 1: If a registrant has both a casual nursing position and a full-time nursing position, the registrant’s overall working status is full-time.
  • Example 2: If a registrant has three casual nursing positions, the registrant’s overall working status is casual.
  • Example 3: If a registrant has one part-time nursing position and one full-time non-nursing position, the registrant’s overall working status is part-time.
7.6%7.8%7.8%7.7%7.5%7.4%6.7%6.9%28.8%29.1%29.4%29.4%29.1%28.7%27.3%25.2%63.6%63.1%62.9%62.9%63.4%63.9%66.1%67.9%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Employment StatusCasual employmentPart-time employmentFull-time employment
7.2%7.2%7.1%7.0%6.9%6.7%6.3%6.9%26.3%26.3%26.4%26.4%25.9%25.7%24.6%22.6%66.5%66.5%66.5%66.6%67.2%67.6%69.1%70.6%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Employment StatusCasual employmentPart-time employmentFull-time employment
9.1%9.5%9.6%9.5%9.1%8.9%7.6%7.3%35.7%36.3%36.4%36.5%36.1%35.2%33.1%30.7%55.1%54.2%54.0%54.0%54.8%55.8%59.3%62.0%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Employment StatusCasual employmentPart-time employmentFull-time employment
2.5%2.3%3.2%3.5%3.6%3.5%3.8%3.9%16.0%17.2%19.6%19.1%20.1%20.5%20.1%20.4%81.5%80.5%77.3%77.4%76.3%76.0%76.1%75.7%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Employment StatusCasual employmentPart-time employmentFull-time employment
Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 87,399 88,434 88,854 90,813 94,484 96,504 100,927 105,619
Part-time employment 39,611 40,808 41,484 42,486 43,281 43,261 41,633 39,176
Casual employment 10,513 10,925 10,975 11,147 11,163 11,142 10,205 10,809
Not specified 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Total 137,525 140,167 141,317 144,446 148,928 150,907 152,765 155,604


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 63,872 63,803 63,381 64,024 65,796 66,453 68,578 70,747
Part-time employment 25,258 25,265 25,214 25,389 25,373 25,245 24,413 22,608
Casual employment 6,877 6,936 6,752 6,729 6,721 6,628 6,254 6,875
Not specified 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total 96,007 96,004 95,350 96,142 97,890 98,326 99,245 100,230


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 21,565 22,493 23,258 24,426 26,174 27,405 29,536 31,876
Part-time employment 13,968 15,085 15,709 16,513 17,245 17,301 16,477 15,760
Casual employment 3,576 3,928 4,132 4,311 4,325 4,392 3,809 3,778
Not specified 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 39,111 41,506 43,100 45,250 47,744 49,098 49,822 51,414


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 1,962 2,138 2,215 2,363 2,514 2,646 2,813 2,996
Part-time employment 385 458 561 584 663 715 743 808
Casual employment 60 61 91 107 117 122 142 156
Total 2,407 2,657 2,867 3,054 3,294 3,483 3,698 3,960


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 63.6% 63.1% 62.9% 62.9% 63.4% 63.9% 66.1% 67.9%
Part-time employment 28.8% 29.1% 29.4% 29.4% 29.1% 28.7% 27.3% 25.2%
Casual employment 7.6% 7.8% 7.8% 7.7% 7.5% 7.4% 6.7% 6.9%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 66.5% 66.5% 66.5% 66.6% 67.2% 67.6% 69.1% 70.6%
Part-time employment 26.3% 26.3% 26.4% 26.4% 25.9% 25.7% 24.6% 22.6%
Casual employment 7.2% 7.2% 7.1% 7.0% 6.9% 6.7% 6.3% 6.9%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 55.1% 54.2% 54.0% 54.0% 54.8% 55.8% 59.3% 62.0%
Part-time employment 35.7% 36.3% 36.4% 36.5% 36.1% 35.2% 33.1% 30.7%
Casual employment 9.1% 9.5% 9.6% 9.5% 9.1% 8.9% 7.6% 7.3%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Overall Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 81.5% 80.5% 77.3% 77.4% 76.3% 76.0% 76.1% 75.7%
Part-time employment 16.0% 17.2% 19.6% 19.1% 20.1% 20.5% 20.1% 20.4%
Casual employment 2.5% 2.3% 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 3.8% 3.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Number of Nursing Positions and Working Status

The following section shows the number of nursing employment positions and working statuses of registrants employed in nursing in Ontario.

Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 74,709 75,639 75,945 77,259 79,992 81,629 86,019 87,829
Part-time 30,598 31,463 31,541 32,026 32,594 32,604 33,022 29,852
Casual 9,143 9,521 9,645 9,643 9,626 9,619 9,111 9,432
Not stated 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 608 423 382 653 702 737 844 988
Full-time and part-time 3,138 3,217 3,261 3,237 3,401 3,501 3,425 3,932
Full-time and casual 7,420 7,615 7,592 7,852 8,472 8,618 8,546 10,163
Both part-time 3,244 3,307 3,616 3,750 3,694 3,610 2,969 3,055
Part-time and casual 4,495 4,598 4,864 5,109 5,310 5,340 4,317 4,705
Both casual 1,381 1,426 1,372 1,506 1,546 1,529 1,133 1,440
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 1,304 1,308 1,402 1,545 1,652 1,750 1,854 2,368
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 1,247 1,413 1,442 1,598 1,670 1,690 1,301 1,548
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 236 237 251 268 269 280 224 292
Total 137,525 140,167 141,317 144,446 148,928 150,907 152,765 155,604


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 55,105 55,031 54,604 55,006 56,301 56,860 58,726 59,439
Part-time 20,128 20,130 19,818 19,788 19,750 19,584 19,378 17,381
Casual 6,162 6,201 6,107 5,998 5,982 5,883 5,633 6,096
Not stated 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 394 270 222 365 399 395 464 537
Full-time and part-time 1,853 1,881 1,868 1,854 1,927 1,966 2,053 2,268
Full-time and casual 5,380 5,489 5,450 5,546 5,892 5,912 5,963 6,758
Both part-time 1,762 1,717 1,864 1,944 1,870 1,853 1,622 1,562
Part-time and casual 2,644 2,585 2,695 2,818 2,887 2,896 2,612 2,697
Both casual 792 830 759 814 814 827 687 884
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 936 920 994 1,024 1,048 1,093 1,177 1,487
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 704 807 820 831 862 900 777 945
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 147 143 146 154 158 157 153 176
Total 96,007 96,004 95,350 96,142 97,890 98,326 99,245 100,230


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 18,108 18,974 19,661 20,474 21,813 22,816 25,220 26,242
Part-time 10,219 11,050 11,384 11,903 12,455 12,600 13,199 11,998
Casual 2,928 3,270 3,466 3,550 3,545 3,625 3,345 3,190
Not stated 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 201 149 148 261 278 319 353 419
Full-time and part-time 1,159 1,209 1,260 1,262 1,347 1,397 1,228 1,519
Full-time and casual 1,785 1,840 1,839 1,984 2,230 2,330 2,198 2,960
Both part-time 1,430 1,512 1,665 1,708 1,724 1,651 1,234 1,365
Part-time and casual 1,805 1,952 2,086 2,209 2,338 2,346 1,607 1,889
Both casual 583 585 592 673 709 680 422 524
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 297 306 331 423 482 518 522 698
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 508 570 567 693 722 699 431 508
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 86 89 100 110 101 117 63 102
Total 39,111 41,506 43,100 45,250 47,744 49,098 49,822 51,414


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 1,496 1,634 1,680 1,779 1,878 1,953 2,073 2,148
Part-time 251 283 339 335 389 420 445 473
Casual 53 50 72 95 99 111 133 146
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 13 4 12 27 25 23 27 32
Full-time and part-time 126 127 133 121 127 138 144 145
Full-time and casual 255 286 303 322 350 376 385 445
Both part-time 52 78 87 98 100 106 113 128
Part-time and casual 46 61 83 82 85 98 98 119
Both casual 6 11 21 19 23 22 24 32
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 71 82 77 98 122 139 155 183
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 35 36 55 74 86 91 93 95
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 3 5 5 4 10 6 8 14
Total 2,407 2,657 2,867 3,054 3,294 3,483 3,698 3,960


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 54.3% 54.0% 53.7% 53.5% 53.7% 54.1% 56.3% 56.4%
Part-time 22.2% 22.4% 22.3% 22.2% 21.9% 21.6% 21.6% 19.2%
Casual 6.6% 6.8% 6.8% 6.7% 6.5% 6.4% 6.0% 6.1%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Full-time and part-time 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5%
Full-time and casual 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 5.7% 5.7% 5.6% 6.5%
Both part-time 2.4% 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 1.9% 2.0%
Part-time and casual 3.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 2.8% 3.0%
Both casual 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.5%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 57.4% 57.3% 57.3% 57.2% 57.5% 57.8% 59.2% 59.3%
Part-time 21.0% 21.0% 20.8% 20.6% 20.2% 19.9% 19.5% 17.3%
Casual 6.4% 6.5% 6.4% 6.2% 6.1% 6.0% 5.7% 6.1%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Full-time and part-time 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3%
Full-time and casual 5.6% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.7%
Both part-time 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.6% 1.6%
Part-time and casual 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.6% 2.7%
Both casual 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.5%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 46.3% 45.7% 45.6% 45.2% 45.7% 46.5% 50.6% 51.0%
Part-time 26.1% 26.6% 26.4% 26.3% 26.1% 25.7% 26.5% 23.3%
Casual 7.5% 7.9% 8.0% 7.8% 7.4% 7.4% 6.7% 6.2%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Full-time and part-time 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5% 3.0%
Full-time and casual 4.6% 4.4% 4.3% 4.4% 4.7% 4.7% 4.4% 5.8%
Both part-time 3.7% 3.6% 3.9% 3.8% 3.6% 3.4% 2.5% 2.7%
Part-time and casual 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 4.9% 4.9% 4.8% 3.2% 3.7%
Both casual 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 0.8% 1.0%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.4%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 0.9% 1.0%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Number of Positions and Working Status 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
One nursing employment position
Full-time 62.2% 61.5% 58.6% 58.3% 57.0% 56.1% 56.1% 54.2%
Part-time 10.4% 10.7% 11.8% 11.0% 11.8% 12.1% 12.0% 11.9%
Casual 2.2% 1.9% 2.5% 3.1% 3.0% 3.2% 3.6% 3.7%
Two nursing employment positions
Both full-time 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%
Full-time and part-time 5.2% 4.8% 4.6% 4.0% 3.9% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7%
Full-time and casual 10.6% 10.8% 10.6% 10.5% 10.6% 10.8% 10.4% 11.2%
Both part-time 2.2% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 3.2%
Part-time and casual 1.9% 2.3% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 3.0%
Both casual 0.2% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%
Three or more nursing employment positions
Overall full-time (at least one full-time position) 2.9% 3.1% 2.7% 3.2% 3.7% 4.0% 4.2% 4.6%
Overall part-time (highest working status is part-time, no full-time positions) 1.5% 1.4% 1.9% 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
Overall casual (all positions are casual) 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Age Distribution

The following section shows the age distribution of nurses employed in nursing in Ontario.

3.9%3.9%3.9%3.9%4.0%3.9%3.7%3.7%19.7%19.1%18.5%17.7%17.3%17.0%16.4%15.9%26.2%25.7%25.4%24.7%23.7%22.8%22.2%21.5%22.5%22.4%22.3%22.3%22.4%22.7%23.3%24.2%22.8%24.1%25.2%26.4%27.3%28.0%28.7%29.1%4.9%4.7%4.7%5.0%5.4%5.7%5.7%5.6%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Age65+55 - 6445 - 5435 - 4425 - 3418 - 24
4.6%4.7%4.8%4.7%4.9%4.8%4.5%4.5%21.6%21.2%20.7%20.0%19.6%19.4%18.6%18.1%27.4%27.1%26.9%26.1%25.0%23.9%23.1%22.3%21.5%21.3%21.0%21.0%20.8%21.0%21.5%22.3%20.6%21.7%22.5%23.8%25.0%25.8%27.0%27.8%4.3%4.0%4.1%4.4%4.7%5.1%5.3%5.1%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Age65+55 - 6445 - 5435 - 4425 - 3418 - 24
2.4%2.3%2.3%2.3%2.3%2.1%2.1%2.1%15.4%14.5%13.8%12.8%12.4%12.2%12.1%11.6%22.8%22.2%21.9%21.7%21.0%20.5%20.4%19.9%24.6%24.6%24.6%24.6%24.9%25.2%26.0%27.0%28.1%29.7%31.1%32.3%32.3%32.7%32.7%32.4%6.8%6.7%6.4%6.4%7.1%7.2%6.8%7.1%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Age65+55 - 6445 - 5435 - 4425 - 3418 - 24
1.1%1.4%1.4%1.8%2.3%2.3%3.2%3.3%17.1%16.8%17.2%17.0%17.3%18.0%16.8%16.1%32.9%31.2%28.5%26.8%24.4%23.3%23.2%22.1%26.8%27.8%29.2%30.9%32.6%34.0%36.0%36.9%22.1%22.8%23.7%23.5%23.3%22.5%20.7%21.6%201520162017201820192020202120220%25%50%75%100%
Age65+55 - 6445 - 5435 - 4425 - 34
Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 - 24 6,770 6,633 6,636 7,167 8,024 8,532 8,637 8,790
25 - 34 31,317 33,805 35,566 38,168 40,688 42,218 43,871 45,349
35 - 44 30,898 31,360 31,481 32,216 33,302 34,265 35,599 37,667
45 - 54 35,970 36,092 35,854 35,679 35,245 34,373 33,945 33,439
55 - 64 27,161 26,791 26,203 25,577 25,725 25,678 25,120 24,677
65+ 5,409 5,486 5,577 5,639 5,944 5,841 5,593 5,682
Total 137,525 140,167 141,317 144,446 148,928 150,907 152,765 155,604


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 - 24 4,123 3,861 3,888 4,257 4,629 4,998 5,256 5,139
25 - 34 19,791 20,858 21,485 22,850 24,478 25,398 26,836 27,833
35 - 44 20,647 20,410 20,063 20,162 20,343 20,696 21,310 22,328
45 - 54 26,278 26,057 25,616 25,057 24,428 23,474 22,920 22,353
55 - 64 20,744 20,344 19,757 19,262 19,224 19,049 18,490 18,101
65+ 4,424 4,474 4,541 4,554 4,788 4,711 4,433 4,476
Total 96,007 96,004 95,350 96,142 97,890 98,326 99,245 100,230


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 - 24 2,647 2,772 2,748 2,910 3,395 3,534 3,381 3,651
25 - 34 10,995 12,341 13,402 14,601 15,442 16,036 16,268 16,660
35 - 44 9,605 10,211 10,582 11,110 11,884 12,385 12,957 13,876
45 - 54 8,901 9,207 9,420 9,804 10,014 10,089 10,167 10,210
55 - 64 6,005 6,000 5,952 5,795 5,930 6,003 6,007 5,940
65+ 958 975 996 1,030 1,079 1,051 1,042 1,077
Total 39,111 41,506 43,100 45,250 47,744 49,098 49,822 51,414


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
25 - 34 531 606 679 717 768 784 767 856
35 - 44 646 739 836 944 1,075 1,184 1,332 1,463
45 - 54 791 828 818 818 803 810 858 876
55 - 64 412 447 494 520 571 626 623 636
65+ 27 37 40 55 77 79 118 129
Total 2,407 2,657 2,867 3,054 3,294 3,483 3,698 3,960


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 - 24 4.9% 4.7% 4.7% 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% 5.7% 5.6%
25 - 34 22.8% 24.1% 25.2% 26.4% 27.3% 28.0% 28.7% 29.1%
35 - 44 22.5% 22.4% 22.3% 22.3% 22.4% 22.7% 23.3% 24.2%
45 - 54 26.2% 25.7% 25.4% 24.7% 23.7% 22.8% 22.2% 21.5%
55 - 64 19.7% 19.1% 18.5% 17.7% 17.3% 17.0% 16.4% 15.9%
65+ 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 - 24 4.3% 4.0% 4.1% 4.4% 4.7% 5.1% 5.3% 5.1%
25 - 34 20.6% 21.7% 22.5% 23.8% 25.0% 25.8% 27.0% 27.8%
35 - 44 21.5% 21.3% 21.0% 21.0% 20.8% 21.0% 21.5% 22.3%
45 - 54 27.4% 27.1% 26.9% 26.1% 25.0% 23.9% 23.1% 22.3%
55 - 64 21.6% 21.2% 20.7% 20.0% 19.6% 19.4% 18.6% 18.1%
65+ 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 4.7% 4.9% 4.8% 4.5% 4.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
18 - 24 6.8% 6.7% 6.4% 6.4% 7.1% 7.2% 6.8% 7.1%
25 - 34 28.1% 29.7% 31.1% 32.3% 32.3% 32.7% 32.7% 32.4%
35 - 44 24.6% 24.6% 24.6% 24.6% 24.9% 25.2% 26.0% 27.0%
45 - 54 22.8% 22.2% 21.9% 21.7% 21.0% 20.5% 20.4% 19.9%
55 - 64 15.4% 14.5% 13.8% 12.8% 12.4% 12.2% 12.1% 11.6%
65+ 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Age Group 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
25 - 34 22.1% 22.8% 23.7% 23.5% 23.3% 22.5% 20.7% 21.6%
35 - 44 26.8% 27.8% 29.2% 30.9% 32.6% 34.0% 36.0% 36.9%
45 - 54 32.9% 31.2% 28.5% 26.8% 24.4% 23.3% 23.2% 22.1%
55 - 64 17.1% 16.8% 17.2% 17.0% 17.3% 18.0% 16.8% 16.1%
65+ 1.1% 1.4% 1.4% 1.8% 2.3% 2.3% 3.2% 3.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Overview of Ontario Nursing Positions

The following tables provide information about registrants’ nursing positions in Ontario, at the time of renewal. Since some registrants hold multiple positions, the number of positions is greater than the number of registrants employed in nursing in Ontario.

For sections Employment Setting, Employment Position and Area of Practice, hover over the item name for a description.

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 individual nursing employment positions. Unlike overall working status, it does not aggregate working status to the registrant level but instead reports it at the position level.

Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 87,899 88,685 89,038 91,358 95,105 97,174 101,769 106,560
Part-time employment 47,506 48,982 49,994 51,352 52,323 52,430 49,873 48,331
Casual employment 28,414 29,451 30,025 31,225 32,422 32,742 29,692 34,192
Not specified 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Total 163,821 167,118 169,063 173,935 179,850 182,346 181,334 189,083


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 64,136 63,901 63,405 64,247 66,075 66,710 68,966 71,168
Part-time employment 29,765 29,861 29,907 30,206 30,221 30,197 29,150 27,643
Casual employment 18,790 19,050 19,115 19,376 19,886 19,974 19,127 21,837
Not specified 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total 112,691 112,812 112,430 113,829 116,182 116,881 117,243 120,648


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 21,788 22,643 23,414 24,729 26,498 27,798 29,978 32,385
Part-time employment 17,092 18,387 19,210 20,201 21,047 21,095 19,535 19,406
Casual employment 9,099 9,775 10,193 11,055 11,628 11,779 9,512 11,117
Not specified 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total 47,981 50,805 52,820 55,985 59,173 60,672 59,025 62,908


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 1,975 2,141 2,219 2,382 2,532 2,666 2,825 3,007
Part-time employment 649 734 877 945 1,055 1,138 1,188 1,282
Casual employment 525 626 717 794 908 989 1,053 1,238
Total 3,149 3,501 3,813 4,121 4,495 4,793 5,066 5,527


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 53.7% 53.1% 52.7% 52.5% 52.9% 53.3% 56.1% 56.4%
Part-time employment 29.0% 29.3% 29.6% 29.5% 29.1% 28.8% 27.5% 25.6%
Casual employment 17.3% 17.6% 17.8% 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 16.4% 18.1%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 56.9% 56.6% 56.4% 56.4% 56.9% 57.1% 58.8% 59.0%
Part-time employment 26.4% 26.5% 26.6% 26.5% 26.0% 25.8% 24.9% 22.9%
Casual employment 16.7% 16.9% 17.0% 17.0% 17.1% 17.1% 16.3% 18.1%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 45.4% 44.6% 44.3% 44.2% 44.8% 45.8% 50.8% 51.5%
Part-time employment 35.6% 36.2% 36.4% 36.1% 35.6% 34.8% 33.1% 30.8%
Casual employment 19.0% 19.2% 19.3% 19.7% 19.7% 19.4% 16.1% 17.7%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Working Status for Employment Positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Full-time employment 62.7% 61.2% 58.2% 57.8% 56.3% 55.6% 55.8% 54.4%
Part-time employment 20.6% 21.0% 23.0% 22.9% 23.5% 23.7% 23.5% 23.2%
Casual employment 16.7% 17.9% 18.8% 19.3% 20.2% 20.6% 20.8% 22.4%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


LHIN Region

Below are the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) regions of registrants’ employment positions.

LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 14,588 15,135 15,532 16,176 16,917 17,306 17,154 17,987
Central East 14,352 14,748 14,913 15,456 16,055 16,425 15,989 16,281
Central West 5,784 5,970 6,141 6,363 6,246 6,375 6,249 6,736
Champlain 17,240 17,568 17,613 18,002 18,610 18,858 19,075 20,039
Erie St. Clair 8,015 8,101 8,109 8,284 8,667 8,735 8,545 8,597
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 18,201 18,487 18,711 19,292 20,024 20,222 19,628 19,984
Mississauga Halton 10,450 11,107 11,607 12,206 13,020 13,419 13,381 14,885
North East 9,587 9,652 9,720 9,858 9,996 10,056 10,007 10,335
North Simcoe Muskoka 5,885 6,070 5,974 6,170 6,406 6,508 6,518 6,742
North West 4,541 4,578 4,515 4,546 4,699 4,819 4,750 4,867
South East 7,788 7,778 7,820 7,986 8,153 8,162 8,053 8,220
South West 14,145 14,167 14,285 14,519 14,866 14,985 14,928 15,441
Toronto Central 25,199 25,592 25,920 26,644 27,531 27,821 28,170 29,828
Waterloo Wellington 8,016 8,165 8,201 8,429 8,652 8,655 8,887 9,141
Not specified 30 0 2 4 8 0 0 0
Total 163,821 167,118 169,063 173,935 179,850 182,346 181,334 189,083


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 9,801 10,049 10,056 10,145 10,446 10,683 10,765 11,208
Central East 9,294 9,225 9,163 9,277 9,496 9,612 9,428 9,549
Central West 4,111 4,153 4,173 4,251 4,110 4,181 4,116 4,256
Champlain 12,074 12,075 12,085 12,223 12,436 12,529 12,920 13,554
Erie St. Clair 5,112 5,051 4,891 4,929 5,021 5,010 4,897 4,841
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 12,117 12,129 12,083 12,232 12,488 12,617 12,309 12,478
Mississauga Halton 7,469 7,726 7,920 8,193 8,742 8,953 9,072 9,749
North East 6,153 6,089 6,131 6,130 6,123 6,132 6,144 6,321
North Simcoe Muskoka 3,693 3,753 3,658 3,708 3,823 3,838 3,867 3,984
North West 2,967 2,936 2,872 2,889 2,987 3,055 3,033 3,077
South East 5,129 5,044 5,038 5,125 5,163 5,197 5,209 5,232
South West 9,831 9,669 9,594 9,593 9,740 9,633 9,683 9,934
Toronto Central 19,858 19,883 19,847 20,160 20,581 20,431 20,658 21,181
Waterloo Wellington 5,055 5,030 4,919 4,972 5,022 5,010 5,142 5,284
Not specified 27 0 0 2 4 0 0 0
Total 112,691 112,812 112,430 113,829 116,182 116,881 117,243 120,648


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 4,646 4,913 5,280 5,805 6,190 6,301 6,042 6,376
Central East 4,825 5,267 5,469 5,876 6,217 6,467 6,197 6,328
Central West 1,597 1,727 1,867 2,000 2,019 2,061 1,994 2,327
Champlain 4,886 5,188 5,195 5,399 5,775 5,916 5,717 6,037
Erie St. Clair 2,713 2,844 2,994 3,123 3,399 3,457 3,368 3,455
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 5,774 6,034 6,268 6,660 7,092 7,148 6,839 6,985
Mississauga Halton 2,862 3,253 3,524 3,837 4,062 4,212 4,033 4,845
North East 3,154 3,269 3,291 3,417 3,560 3,582 3,505 3,631
North Simcoe Muskoka 2,056 2,161 2,170 2,303 2,420 2,498 2,470 2,561
North West 1,428 1,468 1,451 1,454 1,499 1,556 1,516 1,548
South East 2,474 2,530 2,581 2,654 2,767 2,734 2,604 2,706
South West 4,063 4,214 4,379 4,573 4,756 4,963 4,820 5,067
Toronto Central 4,736 5,014 5,319 5,682 6,052 6,412 6,465 7,498
Waterloo Wellington 2,765 2,923 3,030 3,200 3,361 3,365 3,455 3,544
Not specified 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Total 47,981 50,805 52,820 55,985 59,173 60,672 59,025 62,908


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 141 173 196 226 281 322 347 403
Central East 233 256 281 303 342 346 364 404
Central West 76 90 101 112 117 133 139 153
Champlain 280 305 333 380 399 413 438 448
Erie St. Clair 190 206 224 232 247 268 280 301
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 310 324 360 400 444 457 480 521
Mississauga Halton 119 128 163 176 216 254 276 291
North East 280 294 298 311 313 342 358 383
North Simcoe Muskoka 136 156 146 159 163 172 181 197
North West 146 174 192 203 213 208 201 242
South East 185 204 201 207 223 231 240 282
South West 251 284 312 353 370 389 425 440
Toronto Central 605 695 754 802 898 978 1,047 1,149
Waterloo Wellington 196 212 252 257 269 280 290 313
Not specified 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3,149 3,501 3,813 4,121 4,495 4,793 5,066 5,527


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 8.9% 9.1% 9.2% 9.3% 9.4% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%
Central East 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 8.9% 8.9% 9.0% 8.8% 8.6%
Central West 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.6%
Champlain 10.5% 10.5% 10.4% 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 10.5% 10.6%
Erie St. Clair 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.5%
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 10.8% 10.6%
Mississauga Halton 6.4% 6.6% 6.9% 7.0% 7.2% 7.4% 7.4% 7.9%
North East 5.9% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 5.6% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5%
North Simcoe Muskoka 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
North West 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
South East 4.8% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3%
South West 8.6% 8.5% 8.4% 8.3% 8.3% 8.2% 8.2% 8.2%
Toronto Central 15.4% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.3% 15.5% 15.8%
Waterloo Wellington 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.9% 4.8%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 8.7% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 9.0% 9.1% 9.2% 9.3%
Central East 8.2% 8.2% 8.1% 8.1% 8.2% 8.2% 8.0% 7.9%
Central West 3.6% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5%
Champlain 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 11.0% 11.2%
Erie St. Clair 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.2% 4.0%
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 10.8% 10.8% 10.7% 10.7% 10.7% 10.8% 10.5% 10.3%
Mississauga Halton 6.6% 6.8% 7.0% 7.2% 7.5% 7.7% 7.7% 8.1%
North East 5.5% 5.4% 5.5% 5.4% 5.3% 5.2% 5.2% 5.2%
North Simcoe Muskoka 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3%
North West 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
South East 4.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3%
South West 8.7% 8.6% 8.5% 8.4% 8.4% 8.2% 8.3% 8.2%
Toronto Central 17.6% 17.6% 17.7% 17.7% 17.7% 17.5% 17.6% 17.6%
Waterloo Wellington 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% 4.3% 4.4% 4.4%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 9.7% 9.7% 10.0% 10.4% 10.5% 10.4% 10.2% 10.1%
Central East 10.1% 10.4% 10.4% 10.5% 10.5% 10.7% 10.5% 10.1%
Central West 3.3% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 3.7%
Champlain 10.2% 10.2% 9.8% 9.6% 9.8% 9.8% 9.7% 9.6%
Erie St. Clair 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 5.5%
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 12.0% 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 12.0% 11.8% 11.6% 11.1%
Mississauga Halton 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 6.9% 6.9% 6.9% 6.8% 7.7%
North East 6.6% 6.4% 6.2% 6.1% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 5.8%
North Simcoe Muskoka 4.3% 4.3% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 4.2% 4.1%
North West 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5%
South East 5.2% 5.0% 4.9% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.3%
South West 8.5% 8.3% 8.3% 8.2% 8.0% 8.2% 8.2% 8.1%
Toronto Central 9.9% 9.9% 10.1% 10.1% 10.2% 10.6% 11.0% 11.9%
Waterloo Wellington 5.8% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.9% 5.6%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


LHIN Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Central 4.5% 4.9% 5.1% 5.5% 6.3% 6.7% 6.8% 7.3%
Central East 7.4% 7.3% 7.4% 7.4% 7.6% 7.2% 7.2% 7.3%
Central West 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.8%
Champlain 8.9% 8.7% 8.7% 9.2% 8.9% 8.6% 8.6% 8.1%
Erie St. Clair 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 5.6% 5.5% 5.6% 5.5% 5.4%
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 9.8% 9.3% 9.4% 9.7% 9.9% 9.5% 9.5% 9.4%
Mississauga Halton 3.8% 3.7% 4.3% 4.3% 4.8% 5.3% 5.4% 5.3%
North East 8.9% 8.4% 7.8% 7.5% 7.0% 7.1% 7.1% 6.9%
North Simcoe Muskoka 4.3% 4.5% 3.8% 3.9% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
North West 4.6% 5.0% 5.0% 4.9% 4.7% 4.3% 4.0% 4.4%
South East 5.9% 5.8% 5.3% 5.0% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 5.1%
South West 8.0% 8.1% 8.2% 8.6% 8.2% 8.1% 8.4% 8.0%
Toronto Central 19.2% 19.9% 19.8% 19.5% 20.0% 20.4% 20.7% 20.8%
Waterloo Wellington 6.2% 6.1% 6.6% 6.2% 6.0% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7%
Not specified 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Setting

The following section provides information about the types of nursing employers.

As of the 2021 renewal, Community Care Access Centre has been replaced with Local Health Integration Network.

Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 72,268 73,220 73,865 75,911 78,572 80,027 82,168 83,531
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 5,503 5,452 5,431 5,512 5,700 5,796 5,749 5,723
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 4,336 4,252 4,136 3,963 4,133 4,049 3,948 3,931
Rehabilitation Hospital 2,940 3,068 3,164 3,240 3,550 3,779 3,831 3,981
Other Hospital (describe) 2,467 2,560 2,495 2,619 2,665 2,721 2,678 3,114
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 107 92 89 71 76 59 61 60
Cancer Centre 616 660 686 838 871 864 852 905
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 96 98 98 97 97 94 98 99
Client’s Environment 832 839 932 1,134 1,163 1,108 902 770
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 4,947 5,180 5,351 5,402 5,487 5,444 5 0
Community Health Centre (CHC) 2,441 2,424 2,462 2,382 2,481 2,601 2,724 2,984
Community Mental Health Program 946 1,002 988 1,069 1,069 1,096 1,075 1,153
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 194 223 218 247 244 232 219 235
Family Health Team (FHT) 2,210 2,291 2,302 2,397 2,522 2,522 2,514 2,497
Hospice 742 763 832 920 1,013 1,066 1,070 1,169
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,075 6,773
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 197 229 230 236 277 274 312 337
Nursing/Staffing Agency 4,575 4,656 4,609 4,805 4,731 4,774 3,876 4,152
Physician’s Office 4,200 4,346 4,429 4,545 4,567 4,578 4,156 4,090
Public Health Unit/Department 4,366 4,310 4,238 4,232 4,164 4,014 5,607 8,307
Remote Nursing Station 358 367 393 477 465 459 511 670
Other Community (describe) 6,627 6,957 7,401 8,137 8,608 8,671 6,749 7,669
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 24,146 24,892 24,921 25,327 26,127 26,191 23,608 23,480
Retirement Home 4,110 4,461 4,776 4,961 5,234 5,397 4,771 4,567
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 628 578 610 541 549 557 569 567
Other
College/University 4,948 4,945 5,035 5,209 5,328 5,269 5,109 5,479
Correctional Facility 781 818 851 878 963 970 1,011 1,046
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 1,574 1,553 1,536 1,570 1,634 1,674 1,705 1,773
Health-Related Business/Industry 2,339 2,561 2,577 2,625 2,754 2,710 2,719 3,254
Industry (Not Health-Related) 498 489 452 444 430 423 442 472
School 779 797 769 779 840 822 755 767
Spa 128 155 183 263 358 438 544 696
Telephone Health Advisory Services 299 265 244 255 270 271 439 649
Other (describe) 2,624 2,615 2,760 2,724 2,752 2,821 3,421 4,104
Not stated 0 0 0 125 157 575 61 79
Total 163,822 167,118 169,063 173,935 179,851 182,346 181,334 189,083


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 60,542 60,853 60,823 61,883 63,577 64,265 65,170 65,283
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 3,178 3,151 3,154 3,161 3,220 3,296 3,243 3,148
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 1,747 1,731 1,671 1,554 1,603 1,554 1,508 1,470
Rehabilitation Hospital 1,509 1,548 1,562 1,570 1,719 1,826 1,759 1,765
Other Hospital (describe) 1,632 1,561 1,545 1,559 1,588 1,594 1,542 1,721
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 103 84 82 66 70 55 59 55
Cancer Centre 574 618 640 781 799 804 782 817
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 64 72 60 65 60 60 59 66
Client’s Environment 450 455 443 524 503 481 441 363
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 4,102 4,202 4,244 4,204 4,194 4,219 5 0
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1,280 1,231 1,225 1,100 1,154 1,188 1,213 1,356
Community Mental Health Program 669 664 640 694 682 684 679 701
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 179 202 194 223 214 214 198 211
Family Health Team (FHT) 1,190 1,174 1,136 1,132 1,156 1,098 1,060 1,058
Hospice 464 488 542 589 630 654 654 726
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,889 4,736
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 55 59 55 53 75 64 70 79
Nursing/Staffing Agency 2,453 2,361 2,255 2,246 2,083 2,091 1,762 1,885
Physician’s Office 2,649 2,598 2,541 2,456 2,328 2,247 2,040 1,934
Public Health Unit/Department 4,080 4,026 3,937 3,918 3,862 3,712 5,160 6,827
Remote Nursing Station 293 283 312 373 372 365 391 464
Other Community (describe) 3,997 4,031 4,055 4,363 4,489 4,385 3,509 4,127
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 9,275 9,345 9,278 9,253 9,453 9,612 8,485 8,376
Retirement Home 598 563 527 457 447 455 399 427
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 262 233 239 222 199 191 199 182
Other
College/University 4,237 4,199 4,203 4,285 4,382 4,301 4,125 4,351
Correctional Facility 710 720 755 772 842 843 874 900
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 1,477 1,448 1,412 1,436 1,495 1,517 1,552 1,600
Health-Related Business/Industry 1,773 1,877 1,851 1,838 1,879 1,839 1,848 2,108
Industry (Not Health-Related) 417 396 368 349 336 311 308 307
School 468 446 442 420 431 416 418 439
Spa 83 86 88 116 178 208 250 332
Telephone Health Advisory Services 280 245 222 227 234 233 353 408
Other (describe) 1,902 1,862 1,929 1,869 1,844 1,795 2,203 2,380
Not stated 0 0 0 71 85 304 36 46
Total 112,692 112,812 112,430 113,829 116,183 116,881 117,243 120,648


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 10,685 11,245 11,811 12,740 13,606 14,303 15,491 16,641
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 2,287 2,262 2,236 2,298 2,422 2,435 2,437 2,483
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 2,570 2,500 2,446 2,387 2,503 2,468 2,413 2,429
Rehabilitation Hospital 1,412 1,495 1,574 1,645 1,796 1,918 2,028 2,167
Other Hospital (describe) 783 929 875 972 995 1,050 1,060 1,308
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 4 8 7 5 6 4 2 5
Cancer Centre 25 25 29 30 43 29 38 62
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 30 24 35 31 33 30 36 29
Client’s Environment 379 383 487 607 655 619 455 403
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 728 862 984 1,075 1,177 1,097 0 0
Community Health Centre (CHC) 735 714 767 794 804 885 961 1,057
Community Mental Health Program 258 320 329 349 357 372 356 410
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 13 17 21 18 25 11 16 17
Family Health Team (FHT) 520 559 592 681 737 769 775 746
Hospice 276 271 286 328 377 407 406 437
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,034 1,884
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 33 37 44 39 43 48 56 53
Nursing/Staffing Agency 2,114 2,287 2,347 2,551 2,638 2,675 2,105 2,251
Physician’s Office 1,436 1,607 1,713 1,877 1,986 2,081 1,852 1,830
Public Health Unit/Department 226 223 237 253 246 254 381 1,385
Remote Nursing Station 16 25 14 30 33 32 61 145
Other Community (describe) 2,485 2,773 3,149 3,523 3,836 3,961 2,912 3,170
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 14,790 15,451 15,518 15,910 16,513 16,420 14,945 14,915
Retirement Home 3,501 3,884 4,235 4,486 4,771 4,924 4,350 4,121
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 361 341 362 315 345 354 360 376
Other
College/University 500 524 584 664 675 690 712 828
Correctional Facility 65 89 83 95 105 108 113 120
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 73 81 100 103 104 118 109 132
Health-Related Business/Industry 549 652 687 741 793 772 765 1,012
Industry (Not Health-Related) 75 85 77 87 88 105 126 158
School 305 344 321 354 404 402 323 317
Spa 41 61 77 125 154 197 249 300
Telephone Health Advisory Services 18 19 21 25 21 26 39 184
Other (describe) 688 708 772 794 813 912 1,034 1,500
Not stated 0 0 0 53 69 196 25 33
Total 47,981 50,805 52,820 55,985 59,173 60,672 59,025 62,908


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 1,041 1,122 1,231 1,288 1,389 1,459 1,507 1,607
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 38 39 41 53 58 65 69 92
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 19 21 19 22 27 27 27 32
Rehabilitation Hospital 19 25 28 25 35 35 44 49
Other Hospital (describe) 52 70 75 88 82 77 76 85
Community
Cancer Centre 17 17 17 27 29 31 32 26
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 2 2 3 1 4 4 3 4
Client’s Environment 3 1 2 3 5 8 6 4
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 117 116 123 123 116 128 0 0
Community Health Centre (CHC) 426 479 470 488 523 528 550 571
Community Mental Health Program 19 18 19 26 30 40 40 42
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 2 4 3 6 5 7 5 7
Family Health Team (FHT) 500 558 574 584 629 655 679 693
Hospice 2 4 4 3 6 5 10 6
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 153
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 109 133 131 144 159 162 186 205
Nursing/Staffing Agency 8 8 7 8 10 8 9 16
Physician’s Office 115 141 175 212 253 250 264 326
Public Health Unit/Department 60 61 64 61 56 48 66 95
Remote Nursing Station 49 59 67 74 60 62 59 61
Other Community (describe) 145 153 197 251 283 325 328 372
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 81 96 125 164 161 159 178 189
Retirement Home 11 14 14 18 16 18 22 19
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 5 4 9 4 5 12 10 9
Other
College/University 211 222 248 260 271 278 272 300
Correctional Facility 6 9 13 11 16 19 24 26
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 24 24 24 31 35 39 44 41
Health-Related Business/Industry 17 32 39 46 82 99 106 134
Industry (Not Health-Related) 6 8 7 8 6 7 8 7
School 6 7 6 5 5 4 14 11
Spa 4 8 18 22 26 33 45 64
Telephone Health Advisory Services 1 1 1 3 15 12 47 57
Other (describe) 34 45 59 61 95 114 184 224
Not stated 0 0 0 1 3 75 0 0
Total 3,149 3,501 3,813 4,121 4,495 4,793 5,066 5,527


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 44.1% 43.8% 43.7% 43.6% 43.7% 43.9% 45.3% 44.2%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.0%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.1%
Rehabilitation Hospital 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cancer Centre 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Client’s Environment 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% — —
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6%
Community Mental Health Program 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Family Health Team (FHT) 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Hospice 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services — — — — — — 3.9% 3.6%
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.6% 2.6% 2.1% 2.2%
Physician’s Office 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.2%
Public Health Unit/Department 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 3.1% 4.4%
Remote Nursing Station 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Other Community (describe) 4.0% 4.2% 4.4% 4.7% 4.8% 4.8% 3.7% 4.1%
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 14.7% 14.9% 14.7% 14.6% 14.5% 14.4% 13.0% 12.4%
Retirement Home 2.5% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 2.6% 2.4%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Other
College/University 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.9%
Correctional Facility 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Health-Related Business/Industry 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
School 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Spa 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Other (describe) 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.9% 2.2%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 53.7% 53.9% 54.1% 54.4% 54.7% 55.0% 55.6% 54.1%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.6%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Rehabilitation Hospital 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Cancer Centre 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Client’s Environment 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 3.6% 3.7% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% — —
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1%
Community Mental Health Program 0.6% 0.6% 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% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Family Health Team (FHT) 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Hospice 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services — — — — — — 4.2% 3.9%
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.5% 1.6%
Physician’s Office 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6%
Public Health Unit/Department 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 4.4% 5.7%
Remote Nursing Station 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Other Community (describe) 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 3.8% 3.0% 3.4%
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 8.2% 8.3% 8.3% 8.1% 8.1% 8.2% 7.2% 6.9%
Retirement Home 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Other
College/University 3.8% 3.7% 3.7% 3.8% 3.8% 3.7% 3.5% 3.6%
Correctional Facility 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
Health-Related Business/Industry 1.6% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
School 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Spa 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Other (describe) 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.9% 2.0%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 22.3% 22.1% 22.4% 22.8% 23.0% 23.6% 26.2% 26.5%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 4.8% 4.5% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 4.1% 3.9%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 5.4% 4.9% 4.6% 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9%
Rehabilitation Hospital 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% 3.4%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.6% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 2.1%
Community
Blood Transfusion Centre 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cancer Centre 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Client’s Environment 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.8% — —
Community Health Centre (CHC) 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.7%
Community Mental Health Program 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Family Health Team (FHT) 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Hospice 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services — — — — — — 3.4% 3.0%
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 4.4% 4.5% 4.4% 4.6% 4.5% 4.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Physician’s Office 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9%
Public Health Unit/Department 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 2.2%
Remote Nursing Station 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other Community (describe) 5.2% 5.5% 6.0% 6.3% 6.5% 6.5% 4.9% 5.0%
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 30.8% 30.4% 29.4% 28.4% 27.9% 27.1% 25.3% 23.7%
Retirement Home 7.3% 7.6% 8.0% 8.0% 8.1% 8.1% 7.4% 6.6%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Other
College/University 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3%
Correctional Facility 0.1% 0.2% 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% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Health-Related Business/Industry 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.6%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
School 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5%
Spa 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Other (describe) 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 2.4%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Setting 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Hospital
Acute Care Hospital 33.1% 32.0% 32.3% 31.3% 30.9% 30.4% 29.7% 29.1%
Addiction & Mental Health Centre/Psychiatric Hospital 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.7%
Complex Continuing Care Hospital 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6%
Rehabilitation Hospital 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9%
Other Hospital (describe) 1.7% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Community
Cancer Centre 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Children Treatment Centre (CTC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Client’s Environment 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) 3.7% 3.3% 3.2% 3.0% 2.6% 2.7% — —
Community Health Centre (CHC) 13.5% 13.7% 12.3% 11.8% 11.6% 11.0% 10.9% 10.3%
Community Mental Health Program 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Family Health Team (FHT) 15.9% 15.9% 15.1% 14.2% 14.0% 13.7% 13.4% 12.5%
Hospice 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) home and community care services — — — — — — 3.0% 2.8%
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic 3.5% 3.8% 3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.7% 3.7%
Nursing/Staffing Agency 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Physician’s Office 3.7% 4.0% 4.6% 5.1% 5.6% 5.2% 5.2% 5.9%
Public Health Unit/Department 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 1.7%
Remote Nursing Station 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1%
Other Community (describe) 4.6% 4.4% 5.2% 6.1% 6.3% 6.8% 6.5% 6.7%
Long-term Care
Long-Term Care Facility 2.6% 2.7% 3.3% 4.0% 3.6% 3.3% 3.5% 3.4%
Retirement Home 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Other Long-Term Care Facility (describe) 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Other
College/University 6.7% 6.3% 6.5% 6.3% 6.0% 5.8% 5.4% 5.4%
Correctional Facility 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Government/Association/Regulatory Body/Union 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7%
Health-Related Business/Industry 0.5% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% 2.4%
Industry (Not Health-Related) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
School 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
Spa 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 1.2%
Telephone Health Advisory Services 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 1.0%
Other (describe) 1.1% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 2.1% 2.4% 3.6% 4.1%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Position

The following section provides information about the types of nursing positions held by registrants.

Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 467 468 461 479 472 477 509 512
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 413 346 380 369 356 373 370 390
Case Manager 4,642 4,722 4,708 4,789 4,883 4,862 4,898 4,851
Clinical Educator 2,774 2,685 2,786 2,907 2,978 3,026 2,934 3,102
Consultant 1,405 1,338 1,287 1,296 1,347 1,301 1,319 1,262
Educator/Faculty 3,490 3,673 3,683 3,659 3,740 3,713 3,606 3,960
Infection Control Nurse 359 357 358 336 320 318 536 742
Informatics Analyst 350 342 373 367 410 415 454 424
Middle Manager 4,348 4,343 4,424 4,325 4,406 4,477 4,461 4,593
Nurse Practitioner (NP) 2,452 2,746 2,973 3,274 3,583 3,786 4,093 4,486
Occupational Health Nurse 995 969 914 943 943 920 1,023 1,093
Office Nurse 3,828 4,012 4,027 3,863 4,105 3,933 3,884 3,816
Other (please specify) 13,266 13,308 13,522 13,971 14,498 14,540 14,465 15,632
Outpost Nurse 345 335 323 368 382 341 330 376
Policy Analyst 50 59 52 58 63 68 59 78
Public Health Nurse 3,553 3,460 3,445 3,465 3,473 3,424 4,705 6,567
Researcher 468 468 416 417 454 407 410 419
Sales/Marketing Representative 141 143 135 149 139 142 122 112
Senior Manager 2,118 2,075 2,113 2,205 2,288 2,319 2,319 2,541
Staff Nurse 111,320 113,728 114,930 118,376 122,644 125,004 123,555 127,248
Visiting Nurse 6,707 7,123 7,346 7,587 7,761 7,626 6,911 6,443
Volunteer 331 418 407 356 366 330 300 297
Not stated 0 0 0 376 240 544 71 139
Total 163,822 167,118 169,063 173,935 179,851 182,346 181,334 189,083


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 455 453 445 468 463 467 494 502
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 389 322 363 351 344 355 350 372
Case Manager 4,302 4,333 4,287 4,307 4,387 4,328 4,350 4,216
Clinical Educator 2,413 2,310 2,347 2,413 2,479 2,514 2,396 2,540
Consultant 1,293 1,228 1,171 1,168 1,206 1,151 1,155 1,087
Educator/Faculty 2,984 3,120 3,081 3,082 3,101 3,053 2,963 3,189
Infection Control Nurse 335 325 325 302 285 282 435 526
Informatics Analyst 295 281 298 292 317 314 354 328
Middle Manager 3,792 3,786 3,839 3,700 3,721 3,749 3,728 3,800
Occupational Health Nurse 857 826 751 772 755 733 778 810
Office Nurse 2,384 2,389 2,328 2,155 2,160 2,003 1,944 1,860
Other (please specify) 8,497 8,056 7,923 8,287 8,592 8,502 8,628 9,383
Outpost Nurse 296 282 276 304 309 291 288 307
Policy Analyst 47 57 51 51 58 62 53 70
Public Health Nurse 3,370 3,289 3,257 3,248 3,237 3,177 4,396 5,509
Researcher 431 428 372 375 411 372 365 378
Sales/Marketing Representative 111 109 114 117 110 105 94 81
Senior Manager 1,863 1,794 1,813 1,865 1,948 1,934 1,927 2,080
Staff Nurse 75,010 75,793 75,812 76,883 78,808 79,974 79,464 80,689
Visiting Nurse 3,304 3,304 3,266 3,182 3,082 2,970 2,811 2,614
Volunteer 264 327 311 279 285 263 225 225
Not stated 0 0 0 228 125 282 45 82
Total 112,692 112,812 112,430 113,829 116,183 116,881 117,243 120,648


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Case Manager 334 377 414 470 487 523 536 620
Clinical Educator 321 333 386 438 452 458 469 499
Consultant 95 94 89 106 115 112 126 136
Educator/Faculty 341 392 415 398 435 455 449 550
Infection Control Nurse 24 32 33 34 35 36 100 213
Informatics Analyst 55 61 75 74 93 101 100 96
Middle Manager 524 528 557 603 666 702 704 758
Occupational Health Nurse 134 136 160 162 184 184 242 277
Office Nurse 1,442 1,620 1,695 1,703 1,941 1,920 1,935 1,948
Other (please specify) 4,693 5,162 5,517 5,592 5,800 5,921 5,710 6,123
Outpost Nurse 24 26 26 43 52 34 31 63
Policy Analyst 2 2 1 5 4 4 5 5
Public Health Nurse 168 156 173 203 223 236 286 1,023
Researcher 30 32 34 34 37 29 36 31
Sales/Marketing Representative 29 34 20 32 29 37 28 30
Senior Manager 237 265 281 322 320 370 380 441
Staff Nurse 36,067 37,654 38,783 41,152 43,441 44,652 43,700 46,151
Visiting Nurse 3,396 3,812 4,066 4,396 4,670 4,647 4,092 3,820
Volunteer 65 89 95 76 77 63 72 68
Not stated 0 0 0 142 112 188 24 56
Total 47,981 50,805 52,820 55,985 59,173 60,672 59,025 62,908


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 12 15 16 11 9 10 15 10
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 24 24 17 18 12 18 20 18
Case Manager 6 12 7 12 9 11 12 15
Clinical Educator 40 42 53 56 47 54 69 63
Consultant 17 16 27 22 26 38 38 39
Educator/Faculty 165 161 187 179 204 205 194 221
Infection Control Nurse 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Informatics Analyst 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Middle Manager 32 29 28 22 19 26 29 35
Nurse Practitioner (NP) 2,452 2,746 2,973 3,274 3,583 3,786 4,093 4,486
Occupational Health Nurse 4 7 3 9 4 3 3 6
Office Nurse 2 3 4 5 4 10 5 8
Other (please specify) 76 90 82 92 106 117 127 126
Outpost Nurse 25 27 21 21 21 16 11 6
Policy Analyst 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 3
Public Health Nurse 15 15 15 14 13 11 23 35
Researcher 7 8 10 8 6 6 9 10
Sales/Marketing Representative 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Senior Manager 18 16 19 18 20 15 12 20
Staff Nurse 243 281 335 341 395 378 391 408
Visiting Nurse 7 7 14 9 9 9 8 9
Volunteer 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 4
Not stated 0 0 0 6 3 74 2 1
Total 3,149 3,501 3,813 4,121 4,495 4,793 5,066 5,527


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Case Manager 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6%
Clinical Educator 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6%
Consultant 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Educator/Faculty 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1%
Infection Control Nurse 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Informatics Analyst 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Middle Manager 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4%
Nurse Practitioner (NP) 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Office Nurse 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0%
Other (please specify) 8.1% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.1% 8.0% 8.0% 8.3%
Outpost Nurse 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Policy Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Public Health Nurse 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 2.6% 3.5%
Researcher 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Senior Manager 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3%
Staff Nurse 68.0% 68.1% 68.0% 68.1% 68.2% 68.6% 68.1% 67.3%
Visiting Nurse 4.1% 4.3% 4.3% 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 3.8% 3.4%
Volunteer 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Case Manager 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.7% 3.7% 3.5%
Clinical Educator 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.2% 2.0% 2.1%
Consultant 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Educator/Faculty 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6%
Infection Control Nurse 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Informatics Analyst 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Middle Manager 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Office Nurse 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1.9% 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5%
Other (please specify) 7.5% 7.1% 7.0% 7.3% 7.4% 7.3% 7.4% 7.8%
Outpost Nurse 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Policy Analyst 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Public Health Nurse 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 3.7% 4.6%
Researcher 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Senior Manager 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7%
Staff Nurse 66.6% 67.2% 67.4% 67.5% 67.8% 68.4% 67.8% 66.9%
Visiting Nurse 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2%
Volunteer 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Case Manager 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Clinical Educator 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Consultant 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Educator/Faculty 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9%
Infection Control Nurse 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Informatics Analyst 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Middle Manager 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Office Nurse 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 3.3% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Other (please specify) 9.8% 10.2% 10.4% 10.0% 9.8% 9.8% 9.7% 9.7%
Outpost Nurse 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Policy Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Public Health Nurse 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 1.6%
Researcher 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Senior Manager 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%
Staff Nurse 75.2% 74.1% 73.4% 73.5% 73.4% 73.6% 74.0% 73.4%
Visiting Nurse 7.1% 7.5% 7.7% 7.9% 7.9% 7.7% 6.9% 6.1%
Volunteer 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Employment Position 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Advanced Practice Nurse - CNS 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Advanced Practice Nurse - Other 0.8% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Case Manager 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Clinical Educator 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 1.1%
Consultant 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Educator/Faculty 5.2% 4.6% 4.9% 4.3% 4.5% 4.3% 3.8% 4.0%
Infection Control Nurse 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Informatics Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Middle Manager 1.0% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Nurse Practitioner (NP) 77.9% 78.4% 78.0% 79.4% 79.7% 79.0% 80.8% 81.2%
Occupational Health Nurse 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Office Nurse 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Other (please specify) 2.4% 2.6% 2.2% 2.2% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3%
Outpost Nurse 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Policy Analyst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Public Health Nurse 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.6%
Researcher 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Sales/Marketing Representative 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Senior Manager 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Staff Nurse 7.7% 8.0% 8.8% 8.3% 8.8% 7.9% 7.7% 7.4%
Visiting Nurse 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Volunteer 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Area of Practice

The following section provides information about registrants’ domain of specialization.

Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 13,476 13,562 14,336 14,181 15,134 15,690 16,304 16,803
Administration 3,315 3,089 2,914 3,046 3,076 3,133 3,091 3,198
Cancer Care 2,900 2,911 3,003 3,139 3,214 3,314 3,257 3,373
Cardiac Care 3,134 3,254 3,300 3,319 3,504 3,539 3,420 3,344
Case Management 4,042 4,172 4,235 4,488 4,569 4,636 4,770 4,753
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 1,446 1,452 1,552 1,579 1,623 1,645 1,583 1,612
Complex Continuing Care 5,993 5,988 5,878 6,104 6,300 6,272 6,034 5,799
Critical Care 7,668 7,770 7,798 8,313 8,590 8,756 8,899 9,384
Diabetes Care 885 915 908 914 926 899 847 859
Education 3,963 4,210 4,262 4,538 4,565 4,533 4,412 4,695
Emergency 8,070 8,267 8,307 8,533 8,729 8,785 9,033 9,134
Foot Care 1,195 1,258 1,301 1,359 1,359 1,237 1,205 1,147
Geriatrics 26,363 27,694 28,024 28,506 29,604 29,904 26,943 26,391
Infection Prevention/Control 590 577 577 524 551 511 1,185 1,924
Informatics 605 576 584 589 619 619 641 617
Maternal/Newborn 6,971 6,930 6,949 7,011 7,146 7,083 7,129 7,151
Medicine 8,665 9,000 9,225 10,163 10,621 10,986 11,059 10,981
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 10,275 10,465 10,525 10,805 11,253 11,515 11,481 11,599
Nephrology 2,695 2,879 2,947 3,100 3,283 3,377 3,384 3,460
Occupational Health 1,209 1,187 1,128 1,148 1,149 1,132 1,294 1,397
Other 15,036 15,059 15,061 14,670 14,983 14,976 14,879 16,709
Palliative Care 3,353 3,650 3,698 3,802 4,072 4,145 4,018 3,987
Perioperative Care 5,510 5,529 5,593 5,796 6,025 6,062 6,079 6,411
Policy 147 183 162 178 186 166 179 200
Primary Care 9,313 9,394 9,701 10,584 10,905 11,152 11,012 11,097
Public Health 4,547 4,512 4,478 4,443 4,482 4,420 5,730 8,910
Rehabilitation 4,058 4,054 4,187 4,115 4,410 4,522 4,327 4,466
Sales 126 132 121 131 134 169 128 125
Surgery 7,788 7,999 7,868 7,950 7,969 8,071 8,189 8,199
Telehealth Services 484 450 441 446 503 539 744 1,241
Not stated 0 0 0 461 367 558 78 117
Total 163,822 167,118 169,063 173,935 179,851 182,346 181,334 189,083


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 10,161 10,129 10,553 10,184 10,838 11,090 11,540 11,662
Administration 2,711 2,521 2,374 2,466 2,458 2,449 2,395 2,487
Cancer Care 2,672 2,661 2,744 2,845 2,906 2,958 2,950 3,016
Cardiac Care 2,852 2,922 2,947 2,946 3,087 3,072 2,968 2,856
Case Management 3,747 3,816 3,816 3,980 4,045 4,098 4,203 4,162
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 972 994 1,027 1,001 1,034 1,014 961 970
Complex Continuing Care 2,304 2,311 2,162 2,194 2,188 2,180 2,071 1,989
Critical Care 7,570 7,655 7,671 8,168 8,447 8,607 8,768 9,218
Diabetes Care 755 764 759 744 731 733 695 700
Education 3,335 3,480 3,458 3,650 3,629 3,568 3,505 3,677
Emergency 7,371 7,481 7,481 7,687 7,824 7,879 8,012 7,975
Foot Care 448 453 416 430 404 366 342 315
Geriatrics 9,673 9,828 9,723 9,624 9,808 9,939 8,869 8,610
Infection Prevention/Control 515 483 487 462 469 443 908 1,226
Informatics 494 455 467 467 487 466 500 481
Maternal/Newborn 6,250 6,155 6,157 6,195 6,304 6,233 6,268 6,216
Medicine 5,744 5,854 5,881 6,270 6,405 6,522 6,521 6,127
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 6,880 6,911 6,909 7,057 7,233 7,394 7,309 7,251
Nephrology 2,370 2,469 2,519 2,618 2,761 2,815 2,783 2,815
Occupational Health 1,067 1,042 961 952 927 911 1,001 1,036
Other 10,876 10,524 10,342 9,863 9,893 9,780 9,618 10,501
Palliative Care 2,002 2,144 2,119 2,139 2,314 2,284 2,233 2,188
Perioperative Care 4,825 4,777 4,754 4,887 4,994 5,004 5,061 5,294
Policy 133 159 145 153 167 141 164 183
Primary Care 4,458 4,348 4,295 4,506 4,457 4,442 4,318 4,342
Public Health 3,937 3,907 3,850 3,779 3,802 3,717 4,869 6,817
Rehabilitation 2,038 2,002 2,072 1,945 2,066 2,148 1,962 1,948
Sales 89 90 79 79 92 98 79 72
Surgery 6,014 6,095 5,905 5,928 5,882 5,886 5,846 5,793
Telehealth Services 429 382 357 350 353 348 492 649
Not stated 0 0 0 260 178 296 32 72
Total 112,692 112,812 112,430 113,829 116,183 116,881 117,243 120,648


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 3,108 3,211 3,532 3,720 4,002 4,278 4,423 4,769
Administration 579 536 518 560 593 650 661 681
Cancer Care 155 179 179 194 204 228 185 231
Cardiac Care 175 205 226 232 278 315 302 330
Case Management 290 345 409 497 507 522 550 571
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 395 385 447 488 498 526 514 527
Complex Continuing Care 3,656 3,637 3,673 3,861 4,071 4,049 3,905 3,754
Critical Care 35 42 43 48 45 43 40 53
Diabetes Care 94 113 106 132 148 123 116 117
Education 487 577 638 711 755 760 728 812
Emergency 552 615 647 681 722 750 849 982
Foot Care 747 805 885 928 952 870 858 831
Geriatrics 16,496 17,651 18,043 18,602 19,500 19,668 17,746 17,420
Infection Prevention/Control 72 92 86 58 80 66 266 681
Informatics 109 118 115 121 130 151 138 134
Maternal/Newborn 678 725 735 767 779 792 803 871
Medicine 2,867 3,082 3,283 3,823 4,138 4,358 4,440 4,759
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 3,337 3,483 3,521 3,641 3,882 3,961 3,993 4,122
Nephrology 290 373 386 435 468 512 546 577
Occupational Health 130 134 153 175 202 202 269 334
Other 3,908 4,243 4,404 4,442 4,676 4,778 4,780 5,655
Palliative Care 1,265 1,405 1,472 1,553 1,632 1,725 1,636 1,650
Perioperative Care 673 737 826 897 1,017 1,038 1,000 1,102
Policy 11 19 12 21 18 20 11 15
Primary Care 3,485 3,534 3,790 4,349 4,566 4,766 4,614 4,536
Public Health 571 567 586 618 641 667 806 2,000
Rehabilitation 1,998 2,029 2,083 2,140 2,302 2,336 2,329 2,475
Sales 37 42 42 52 42 71 48 53
Surgery 1,727 1,854 1,898 1,959 2,020 2,108 2,261 2,326
Telehealth Services 54 67 82 87 123 149 166 495
Not stated 0 0 0 193 182 190 42 45
Total 47,981 50,805 52,820 55,985 59,173 60,672 59,025 62,908


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 207 222 251 277 294 322 341 372
Administration 25 32 22 20 25 34 35 30
Cancer Care 73 71 80 100 104 128 122 126
Cardiac Care 107 127 127 141 139 152 150 158
Case Management 5 11 10 11 17 16 17 20
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 79 73 78 90 91 105 108 115
Complex Continuing Care 33 40 43 49 41 43 58 56
Critical Care 63 73 84 97 98 106 91 113
Diabetes Care 36 38 43 38 47 43 36 42
Education 141 153 166 177 181 205 179 206
Emergency 147 171 179 165 183 156 172 177
Foot Care 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 1
Geriatrics 194 215 258 280 296 297 328 361
Infection Prevention/Control 3 2 4 4 2 2 11 17
Informatics 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 2
Maternal/Newborn 43 50 57 49 63 58 58 64
Medicine 54 64 61 70 78 106 98 95
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 58 71 95 107 138 160 179 226
Nephrology 35 37 42 47 54 50 55 68
Occupational Health 12 11 14 21 20 19 24 27
Other 252 292 315 365 414 418 481 553
Palliative Care 86 101 107 110 126 136 149 149
Perioperative Care 12 15 13 12 14 20 18 15
Policy 3 5 5 4 1 5 4 2
Primary Care 1,370 1,512 1,616 1,729 1,882 1,944 2,080 2,219
Public Health 39 38 42 46 39 36 55 93
Rehabilitation 22 23 32 30 42 38 36 43
Sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Surgery 47 50 65 63 67 77 82 80
Telehealth Services 1 1 2 9 27 42 86 97
Not stated 0 0 0 8 7 72 4 0
Total 3,149 3,501 3,813 4,121 4,495 4,793 5,066 5,527


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 8.2% 8.1% 8.5% 8.2% 8.4% 8.6% 9.0% 8.9%
Administration 2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
Cancer Care 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Cardiac Care 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
Case Management 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Complex Continuing Care 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.1%
Critical Care 4.7% 4.6% 4.6% 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 4.9% 5.0%
Diabetes Care 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Education 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.5%
Emergency 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.8% 5.0% 4.8%
Foot Care 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
Geriatrics 16.1% 16.6% 16.6% 16.4% 16.5% 16.4% 14.9% 14.0%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 1.0%
Informatics 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Maternal/Newborn 4.3% 4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8%
Medicine 5.3% 5.4% 5.5% 5.8% 5.9% 6.0% 6.1% 5.8%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 6.3% 6.3% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.1%
Nephrology 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%
Occupational Health 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Other 9.2% 9.0% 8.9% 8.4% 8.3% 8.2% 8.2% 8.8%
Palliative Care 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1%
Perioperative Care 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4%
Policy 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Primary Care 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 5.9%
Public Health 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 3.2% 4.7%
Rehabilitation 2.5% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4%
Sales 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Surgery 4.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4% 4.4% 4.5% 4.3%
Telehealth Services 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.7%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 9.0% 9.0% 9.4% 8.9% 9.3% 9.5% 9.8% 9.7%
Administration 2.4% 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1%
Cancer Care 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Cardiac Care 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
Case Management 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.6% 3.4%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%
Complex Continuing Care 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6%
Critical Care 6.7% 6.8% 6.8% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 7.5% 7.6%
Diabetes Care 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Education 3.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0%
Emergency 6.5% 6.6% 6.7% 6.8% 6.7% 6.7% 6.8% 6.6%
Foot Care 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Geriatrics 8.6% 8.7% 8.6% 8.5% 8.4% 8.5% 7.6% 7.1%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.8% 1.0%
Informatics 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Maternal/Newborn 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 5.4% 5.3% 5.3% 5.2%
Medicine 5.1% 5.2% 5.2% 5.5% 5.5% 5.6% 5.6% 5.1%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 6.2% 6.0%
Nephrology 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%
Occupational Health 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9%
Other 9.7% 9.3% 9.2% 8.7% 8.5% 8.4% 8.2% 8.7%
Palliative Care 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8%
Perioperative Care 4.3% 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.4%
Policy 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Primary Care 4.0% 3.9% 3.8% 4.0% 3.8% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6%
Public Health 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 4.2% 5.7%
Rehabilitation 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6%
Sales 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Surgery 5.3% 5.4% 5.3% 5.2% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 4.8%
Telehealth Services 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 6.5% 6.3% 6.7% 6.6% 6.8% 7.1% 7.5% 7.6%
Administration 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
Cancer Care 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Cardiac Care 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Case Management 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
Complex Continuing Care 7.6% 7.2% 7.0% 6.9% 6.9% 6.7% 6.6% 6.0%
Critical Care 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Diabetes Care 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Education 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3%
Emergency 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.6%
Foot Care 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3%
Geriatrics 34.4% 34.7% 34.2% 33.2% 33.0% 32.4% 30.1% 27.7%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 1.1%
Informatics 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Maternal/Newborn 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4%
Medicine 6.0% 6.1% 6.2% 6.8% 7.0% 7.2% 7.5% 7.6%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 7.0% 6.9% 6.7% 6.5% 6.6% 6.5% 6.8% 6.6%
Nephrology 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9%
Occupational Health 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%
Other 8.1% 8.4% 8.3% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 8.1% 9.0%
Palliative Care 2.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.6%
Perioperative Care 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8%
Policy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Primary Care 7.3% 7.0% 7.2% 7.8% 7.7% 7.9% 7.8% 7.2%
Public Health 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 3.2%
Rehabilitation 4.2% 4.0% 3.9% 3.8% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9%
Sales 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Surgery 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.5% 3.8% 3.7%
Telehealth Services 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.8%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


Area of Practice 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acute Care 6.6% 6.3% 6.6% 6.7% 6.5% 6.7% 6.7% 6.7%
Administration 0.8% 0.9% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.5%
Cancer Care 2.3% 2.0% 2.1% 2.4% 2.3% 2.7% 2.4% 2.3%
Cardiac Care 3.4% 3.6% 3.3% 3.4% 3.1% 3.2% 3.0% 2.9%
Case Management 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management 2.5% 2.1% 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1%
Complex Continuing Care 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0%
Critical Care 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% 2.4% 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 2.0%
Diabetes Care 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8%
Education 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% 4.0% 4.3% 3.5% 3.7%
Emergency 4.7% 4.9% 4.7% 4.0% 4.1% 3.3% 3.4% 3.2%
Foot Care 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Geriatrics 6.2% 6.1% 6.8% 6.8% 6.6% 6.2% 6.5% 6.5%
Infection Prevention/Control 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Informatics 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Maternal/Newborn 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
Medicine 1.7% 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 2.2% 1.9% 1.7%
Mental Health/Psychiatric/Addiction 1.8% 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% 3.1% 3.3% 3.5% 4.1%
Nephrology 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2%
Occupational Health 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Other 8.0% 8.3% 8.3% 8.9% 9.2% 8.7% 9.5% 10.0%
Palliative Care 2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2.8% 2.9% 2.7%
Perioperative Care 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Policy 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Primary Care 43.5% 43.2% 42.4% 42.0% 41.9% 40.6% 41.1% 40.1%
Public Health 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 1.7%
Rehabilitation 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Surgery 1.5% 1.4% 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4%
Telehealth Services 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 0.9% 1.7% 1.8%
Not stated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 1.5% 0.1% 0.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



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