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Quebec losing 37 young nurses for every 100 who enter workforce: report
The nurse shortage worsens as 40 young nurses leave for every 100 new ones in Canada, while Quebec's ratio improved slightly to 37 departures per 100 new nurses in 2023.
- The Montreal Economic Institute reported Wednesday that 40 nurses under 35 leave the profession for every 100 who join nationally, based on Canadian Institute for Health Information data.
- Evidence from national registration and union surveys indicates long hours, burnout and red tape drive nurses away, with over a third working involuntary overtime and six in 10 facing workplace violence in the past year.
- Only two provinces showed improvement, with British Columbia lowering young-nurse turnover to 27 per 100 and Quebec to 37, through licensing reforms and shift-swapping pools, the provincial health authority said.
- Nursing vacancies have tripled to more than 41,000 in 2023, intensifying workforce gaps as Emmanuelle B. Faubert warns this worsens shortages and burdens remaining staff.
- With Bill 10 adopted in 2023, Quebec's ban on private nurse agencies removed 3.7 million hours of work, saving $697 million and repatriating 5,500 employees.
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Exodus of nurses under 35 in the country, but Quebec is improving - CityNews Montreal
Canada is struggling to retain young nurses. A new MEI report released Wednesday shows that the number of Canadian nurses under 35 who leave the profession each year is increasing compared to the number who join it. In 2023, 40 nurses under 35 left the profession for every 100 new recruits. In Quebec, there has […]
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For those under 35, 37 leave the profession for every 100 recruits, barely better than 10 years ago.
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