Strategic Plan
Health Workforce Canada is dedicated to collaborating with partners to support data-informed planning and innovative models of care strategies to ensure worker wellness. Together we will help build a stronger, healthier workforce for the future.
Our first Strategic Plan 2025 to 2028 aligns with major health workforce initiatives underway across Canada. It is designed to guide our work to actively engage with diverse formal and informal organizations, networks, associations and communities of practice that are driving innovative solutions.
Our four strategic priorities, supported by key enablers, are at the core of our plan to strengthen and sustain Canada’s health workforce. Each priority will be advanced through key initiatives in collaboration with our partners.
“Together, we are striving for a Canada where health workforce challenges are addressed collaboratively, and decision-makers have the tools and information for evidence-informed health workforce planning and policy across the country. Working closely with partners across the country we are building a stronger healthier workforce and enhancing health outcomes for all people in Canada.”
Glenda Yeates, Chair, Health Workforce Canada
Our Vision
Together, planning, building and supporting a strong, healthy workforce to enhance health outcomes for all people in Canada.
Our Mission
To benefit Canada’s health workforce, patients, and Canadians through better, broader and connected data and planning.
Strategic Priorities 2025 to 2028
We are convening networks to collaborate on health workforce priorities through engagement, knowledge exchange, and inclusive representation, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations.
By advancing health workforce data, we are helping to improve access to enhanced workforce data. Our modelling and forecasting efforts focus on improving Canada’s workforce planning through developed methodologies and scenario planning. Finally, by sharing what works, we can work with partners to promote and adopt best practices and foster innovation in leadership, data and planning.actices and foster innovation in leadership, data and planning.
Key Enablers
Our shared success is driven by four key enablers.- Effective Collaboration nurtures strong relationships with governments, regions, employers, and professional associations to maximize impact.
- Governance Integrity reflects our commitment to accountability, leadership, stewardship, and transparency in all our actions.
- Responsible Resource Stewardship ensures we optimize available resources for operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Inclusive Organizational Excellence fosters a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, with a commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
Read on to explore how each priority will be addressed through key initiatives and how we will achieve success in collaboration with our partners.