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The State of Nursing in Ontario: A 2025 Review

Year: 2025

Authors: WeRPN

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Survey, challenges, opportunities, support, collaboration, recruitment, culture, Internationally educated nurses, New graduate nurses

Source: WeRPN

Health Worker Group: Registered Practical Nurses

Sector:

Country: Canada

Geography: Ontario

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Report

WeRPN Role: Sponsored

In 2025, WeRPN conducted a comprehensive survey to document and benchmark the current state of nursing in Ontario and the challenges and opportunities facing this profession. Over 1,000 RPNs participated from across the province. This annual survey follows previous research conducted in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2020.

Methodology From March 25 to April 10, 2025, an online survey was commissioned among 1,025Registered Practical Nurses across Ontario, by WeRPN. For comparison purposes only, the sample plan would carry a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points,19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.

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