Canada Short Nearly 69,000 Health-Care Workers: Federal Report

Canada Short Nearly 69,000 Health-Care Workers: Federal Report
An ICU nurse takes a moment to write some notes during her shift at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on Dec. 4, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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Canada is facing a shortage of nearly 69,000 health-care workers, according to a survey report from Health Canada.

The study, which was requested by provincial and territorial ministers to identify gaps in the health-care workforce, collected information on the education and training of health-care professionals.