Ontario Continuing to Support and Grow its Nursing Workforce

To build on the nearly 100,000 new nurses the province has added to the workforce since 2018, our government is investing $510 million over the next three years to give more than 20,000 health care learners the opportunity to work in hospitals and home and community care organizations by the end of 2027. 

To support nurses who want to maximize their skills and experience, the government is also investing over $1.6 million over the next year to support more than 1,600 registered nurses with up to $1,000 towards tuition costs as they train to prescribe medications for certain conditions, such as contraception, immunizations, smoking cessation, and topical wound care.

Additionally, beginning April 1, 2025, internationally educated registered nurses will be able to move through the CNO registration process faster. Internationally educated registered nurses who have a baccalaureate degree and registered practical nurses who have a diploma will no longer need to go through the lengthy education assessment step in the registration process, saving them up to $7,500 and allowing them to start practicing in Ontario sooner.

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En: Nursing Workforce

Fr: Personnel infirmier