Immigration Helps Renew Canada Healthcare Workforce

Canada Needs Nurses, Yet Wastes Immigrant Talent

By Mata Press Service Canada is struggling to fill thousands of nursing positions while highly educated immigrants already working in its hospitals and care homes remain trapped in lower-paid jobs that fail to use their qualifications. New Statistics Canada data show that nearly one in eight licensed practical nursing positions remained vacant in 2025, even as earlier federal research found that 62 per cent of recent immigrants working in those …

Immigration Helps Renew Canada Healthcare Workforce

Statistics Canada reports that more than 1.7 million people worked in Canadian health occupations in 2025, an increase of 81,200, or 4.9%, from 2024. Health employment grew faster than overall employment, reflecting sustained demand for care. The findings also show a younger workforce in some occupations, with immigration contributing to renewal even as internationally trained […]