Nurses Shortage in Ontario
Rest of the Country RN to Population Ratio 814
RNs per 100,000 people
Ontario RN to Population Ratio
665 RNs per 100,000 people
The Nursing shortage has long been predicted by the Canadian Nurses Association as a result of transformation in health-care needs and an increase in the aging population. The shortage has further been amplified by the pandemic, leading to inadequacy in staffing and closures of hospital units.
This condition had a significant impact on mental-health toll on nurses and resulted in some quitting their jobs.
 In 2020, Ontario had the lowest nurse-per-capita ratio in Canada, with 665 registered nurses (RNs) for every 100,000 people while the Canadian average is 814; This also means, Ontario would require 22,003 more working Registered Nurses just to reach the national average.
The RNAO (Registered Nurses Association Ontario) has put forward a list of recommendations to the government to address the staffing shortage including fast tracking internationally educated nurses to become registered in Ontario.
To help address the regional nursing shortage, Trillium Med Village is collaborating with its stakeholders to rebuild the healthcare economy by helping the Internationally Educated Nurses to gain their practical experience and language proficiency, while supporting important roles within community retirement homes, nursing homes and long-term care facilities. This has further enabled our nursing staff at the healthcare facilities to complete other critical and more specialized tasks across units where urgent care is required.
The placement offers International Educated Nurses a pathway to gain practical experience and full-time work opportunity once they complete the program.
Trillium Med Village will provide the participants with the following:
- Gain the required practical experience (including the SPEP for eligible participants*)
- Develop communication and cultural awareness skills
- Participate in professional development workshops
- Mentoring and Networking
- Build a Nursing community for life-long learning
*The participants will be paid during the CDTP-IEN program.
Who can apply?
- You must be an IEN (Internationally Educated Nurse) and have an active status of application with the College of Nurses Ontario (CNO) at the time of your application for this program.
- You must be a resident in Canada and available to work for 20-40 hours per week
- You must not be enrolled in any other training program of a similar nature during this period
How to apply?
Click here to register with Trillium Med Village: https://forms.gle/C2txzJdZSH5w8jwcA
What happens after you register with us?
We will reach out to you with the list of required documents that need to be submitted to enroll in the program.
If you have any questions, please contact us at ien@trilliummedvillage.com
Resources:
Hospitals âbleeding outâ as nursing shortage intensifies – Healthy Debate