Advancing Health Workforce Data in Canada: What Success Looks Like
What do we need to make it easier for people across Canada to plan for the health workforce? Whether it’s across a province or territory, in the community, or in a hospital, a strong data foundation is critical. And making health workforce data more comprehensive, coordinated, and connected across the country supports more consistent, evidence-based decision-making. The new Pan‑Canadian Health […]
Health Workforce Canada and CIHI Renew Partnership to Strengthen Health Workforce Planning
May 26, 2026 – Health Workforce Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) have renewed and expanded their collaboration through a new Memorandum of Understanding, reinforcing their shared commitment to improving health workforce data, analytics and planning. Their work is designed to support the health workforce and improve health outcomes for people across […]
New Pan‑Canadian Health Workforce Data Strategy
Paving the way to plan for the health workforce Health workers in Canada work hard to care for people in every corner of the country, every day. But across the country, the data collected on the health workforce is fragmented and incomplete, constraining the ability of health system partners to plan effectively and respond to […]
Health Workforce Canada announces permanent CEO
After a national search, Health Workforce Canada’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Chilton as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2025. Sean joins Health Workforce Canada as a seasoned health executive with over three decades of progressive leadership across one of Canada’s largest and most complex health systems. Currently […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – 2025
Recognition of Truths Through dialogue and wisdom shared by our partners and Indigenous Strategy Advisor, we acknowledge the following truths: Building Towards Reconciliation As Health Workforce Canada grows, we remain committed to advancing reconciliation through meaningful actions: We will continue to learn and acknowledge truths, becoming better allies in this ongoing journey.
New Provider Wellness Dashboard Module to better understand work stress, workplace safety, employee satisfaction and more
Canada’s health care workers are the backbone of our health system, and understanding their well-being is integral to planning for a safe and healthy workforce. We’ve created a new dashboard module on Provider Wellness to help improve understanding of both the physical and mental well-being of Canada’s health workforce. There’s information directly from surveys with […]
The Pulse: April 2025 edition
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New interactive dashboard data is here to support your health workforce planning
Presenting the next step in our work to strengthen health workforce data and planning in Canada – Primary Health Care and Long-Term Care Continuum modules! These two new interactive modules are now live within our Workforce in View dashboard. Powered by data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Statistics Canada, they bring together available health sector data […]
The Pulse: February 2025 edition
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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 […]