Study shows urgent need for enhanced health workforce modelling in Canada
The Caring for Canadians: Canada’s Future Health Workforce study released today highlights the urgency to better plan for the country’s health workforce needs with improved data, modelling and scenario-planning. Caring for Canadians, which included participation from Health Workforce Canada, projects an increase in shortages of family physicians, registered nurses and pharmacists over the next 10 […]
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CEO Deb Gordon looks at the year ahead for Health Workforce Canada

Deb Gordon, Interim CEO Happy New Year! As I reflect on 2024, I think about the challenges confronting our health care system, the opportunities that lie ahead, and our role in finding meaningful solutions. A significant number of people without access to primary care in their communities, lengthy wait times for services, competing financial pressures, […]
Health Workforce Canada marks its first anniversary!
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Introducing Health Workforce Canada’s Strategic Plan 2025 to 2028!
We are pleased to launch Health Workforce Canada’s first strategic plan, which will guide our collective work from 2025 to 2028. Our plan comes at a time when Canada’s health workforce faces daunting challenges. To build a stronger, healthier workforce for the future, we need data-informed planning, innovative models of care, and strategies to ensure worker […]
People at the centre of our first symposium, and at the centre of health care
On October 30 and 31, 2024 in Montreal, health system leaders, employers, policymakers, health professionals, researchers, caregivers and patients shared ideas for how to support Canada’s health workforce, the people we rely on to deliver health care when we need it. Health Workforce Canada Connects was Health Workforce Canada’s first symposium, and as a new […]
Strategies for improving the retention of newly graduated nurses
On Friday, September 27, Health Workforce Canada had the opportunity to attend a workshop in Vancouver, that focused on retention solutions for new graduate nurses. This workshop was led by Rob Paquin and his team (the STARS team). We were fortunate enough to have Rob lead HWC’s first pop-up session on retaining new health care […]
Health workforce dashboards are now updated and even better
We’re thrilled to advise that our three health workforce data and information dashboards for Canada are now updated and even better. The modules in these dashboards are currently powered by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Statistics Canada and offer an interactive, consolidated view of some of the pan-Canadian health workforce data available today. The Workforce in […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Statement
Health Workforce Canada is a new organization and our vision is: “Together, planning, building and supporting a strong, healthy workforce to enhance health outcomes for all people in Canada.” Contributing to meeting the needs of Indigenous communities and health workers through our work is fundamentally important. Our work has begun through seeking advice, open listening, […]