According to the late Honourable Murray Sinclair, systemic racism is “when the system itself is based upon and founded upon racist beliefs and philosophies and thinking that has put in place policies and practices.” And so, we may understand systemic racism as one of the paradigms of the health care system.

The Giga Mino Ganawenimaag Anishinaabeg Training: Theory of Change and Implementation model defines cultural safety. It outlines corresponding challenges and solutions, and discusses anti-racist change, organizational culture, the role of the team, as well as psychological safety and supportive accountability. The model also lays out a way forward to cultural safety through change management and tangible actions we can take across the health care system in Canada.

The model was written by Dr. Marcia Anderson, Vice-Dean, Indigenous Health, Social Justice and Anti-Racism, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, with input from the Change Management and Evaluation Working Group.

(This resource has been published in English only.)

Health Workforce Canada brought together over 50 experts from across the country on October 29^th, 2024, to discuss health workforce modelling and forecasting. The meeting also primed participants for the inaugural Health Workforce Canada Connects symposium starting the next day. 

This report summarizes the insights and discussions from the day-long meeting, detailing successful use cases, challenges and opportunities in health workforce modelling and forecasting, as well as future directions for planning and policy.  

Our team sincerely thanks the health workforce leaders who participated in the Pre-Symposium Meeting and shared valuable insights. Health Workforce Canada is committed to leveraging these perspectives to drive its modelling and forecasting program of work.  

To access the report, click here

Health Workforce Canada is pleased to share the release of its “Current State Analysis Report on Health Workforce Modelling and Forecasting in Canada.” This report was developed through extensive consultations with federal, provincial and territorial government modelling teams, academic researchers, and professional associations. It draws on insights from over 50 interviews and a literature review conducted in spring 2024.  

The report highlights several challenges in health workforce modelling, such as fragmented data-sharing practices and limited data on rural, remote and equity-deserving populations. It also identifies opportunities for enhancing collaboration and innovation in health workforce planning. 

Health Workforce Canada is grateful to our many collaborators who provided invaluable guidance on this report.  

 To access the report, click here.

At more than 450,000 strong, nurses comprise the largest group of regulated health professionals in Canada. They are critical to patients and Canada’s health care system. However, nurses are facing increased workloads, high rates of burnout, stress, anxiety and depression.

To help support and retain nurses, Canada’s Health Minister and the Chief Nursing Officer for Canada have released a Nursing Retention Toolkit. Called Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada, the kit was created by nurses for nurses. It is designed to provide employers and administrators with the tools they need to improve health and wellness for nurses.

Health Workforce Canada commends the many outstanding nurses who have devoted time and energy to creating this rich resource.

N4 – The National Newcomer Navigation Network has launched the N4 IEHP Resource Hub, a comprehensive platform that provides resources, tools, reports, and an up-to-date list of supports for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs), organizations supporting them (stakeholders) and employers. It promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing and integration of these professionals into Canada’s health care system.

Health Workforce Canada is grateful to N4 for providing this valuable resource to help support Internationally Educated Health Professionals.

Health Workforce Canada is pleased to share a mental health toolkit of resources for health workers provided by the Canadian Health Workforce Network (CHWN). CHWN has partnered with several health professional and leadership organizations to create this extensive online, bilingual searchable toolkit of resources to address the rising rates of health worker burnout leading to unprecedented rates of attrition from the workforce. These resources build on research undertaken through the CIHR and SSHRC funded Healthy Professional Worker Partnership and a CIHR funded study of health worker burnout.