Where do we go from here?
The latter portion of the June 20th, 2024, pop-up discussion included an opportunity for participants to share with us where they’d like to see our dashboards go next. HWC has been actively engaging partners and stakeholders since our formation in November 2023 and it remains an important part of our strategic planning into the future. […]
What is the methodology for collecting the policies in the Policy Tracker?
The Policy Tracker is developed and maintained by CIHI and is updated quarterly. Relevant policies and interventions relating to defined priority areas are extracted from public announcements on federal, provincial, and territorial governments and professional association’s official websites through manual web scraping. The entries are collected using a set of pre-determined scanning criteria and are […]
Do the dashboards offer future projections (e.g., projected shortages of family physicians)?
HWC dashboards do not currently include health workforce supply and demand projections; however, HWC is committed to catalyzing Canada-wide capacity for health workforce modeling and forecasting. We are exploring opportunities in the future ways that health workforce forecasting models may be made available.
Is there an ability to drill down by geography to the community or site level?
Data are currently available by profession and province and territory. Upcoming updates to the dashboards planned for early 2025 will include breakdowns to the health region level where data is available. We recognize visibility at every level is important and will have a place on our larger dashboard roadmap where possible.
When exporting a table from the dashboard, does it reflect the filters you have selected? Is there a way to download all the raw data?
Data tables downloaded from the Workforce in View or Policy Tracker modules will reflect the filters you have selected. To see all raw data in a table format for deeper analysis, you can consult CIHI or Statistics Canada source data tables. Information on and links to source data are always included in the notes section […]
How will access to the tool be managed? Is it subscription based?
To support the goal of ensuring a sustainable and satisfied health workforce in Canada, the tool will remain fully transparent, open to the public and free to use.
Is there any plan to include data on the broader public health workforce?
HWC recognizes the gap in coverage for several key health professions, including public health professionals. We are committed to working with our data partners and other stakeholders to improve data coverage on more health care providers as the information becomes available and is determined to be fit for use.
Does migration data show what country IEHPs migrated from? Is there data on volumes of practitioners moving into Canada and where they are going?
The Provider Profiles dashboard currently provides information on the proportion of licensed health care providers who graduated outside of Canada but does not display detailed information on the countries that IEHPs (internationally educated health professionals) migrated from, nor the volumes of IEHPs moving into Canada and their destinations. Future iterations will look to advance information […]
Is there any data captured around specialty practice for nursing?
Most of the data on Canada’s nurses presented within the dashboards is self-reported through the annual license registration/renewal process, which not only supports regulation of the nursing professions but also provides valuable information on head counts, geospatial distribution, employment characteristics, and practice trends. Some regulatory colleges collect information on the specialized areas in which health […]
Is information on oral health providers included?
Data on the supply of dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants is available in the Provider Profiles dashboard, including the total number and the number per 10,000 population. We continue to work with data partners to support collection and availability of more detailed and timely data on oral health and other health care providers.