Recruitment & Retention
The Recruitment and Retention dashboard shows how Canada’s health workforce changes over time through entries into and exits from the workforce. It brings together information on turnover, graduate retention, interprovincial mobility, and providers per population to help assess workforce sustainability across provinces and territories.
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Latest update: 2026-02-24
Questions to Explore
- Are more health professionals entering the workforce than leaving it? How does this vary by occupation, sector, and geography?
- Where do nurse and physician graduates practise after completing training?
- What are the overall demographic profiles of the populations being served in each province and territory?
- What are the multi-year trends in workforce growth, attrition, and net change?
Data Sources
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI): Health Workforce Database (HWDB) and Scott’s Medical Database (SMDB)
- Statistics Canada: Population and demography statistics