Job prospects Independent Practice - Registered Nurse in Canada
People working as an independent practice - registered nurse have different job prospects depending on where they work in Canada. Find out what the future holds for them in your province or territory. These prospects are applicable to all Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 3012).
Note that these employment prospects were published in December 2019 based on information available at that time. You can read our new special report to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on some occupations in your province or territory. You can also visit the Canadian Online Job Posting Dashboard to find the latest data on the demand and work requirements for this occupation.
Job opportunities over the next 3 years
Explore future job prospects by province and territory.
| Location | Job prospects |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Fair Fair |
| Prince Edward Island | Good Good |
| Nova Scotia | Good Good |
| New Brunswick | Good Good |
| Quebec | Good Good |
| Ontario | Fair Fair |
| Manitoba | Good Good |
| Saskatchewan | Fair Fair |
| Alberta | Good Good |
| British Columbia | Good Good |
| Yukon Territory | Good Good |
| Northwest Territories | Good Good |
| Nunavut | Good Good |
You can also look at this data on a map. Go to LMI Explore
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Take a closer look at the projected labour demand and supply for this occupation over the 2019-2028 period. For more information on future job trends, go to the Canadian Occupational Projections System.
Summary
SHORTAGE: This occupational group is expected to face labour shortage conditions over the period of 2019-2028 at the national level. The section below contains more detailed information regarding the outlook for this occupational group.
Employment in 2018
314,300
Median age of workers in 2018
41
Average retirement age in 2018
61.0
Detailed analysis
In order to determine the expected outlook of an occupation, the magnitude of the difference between the projected total numbers of new job seekers and job openings over the whole projection period (2019-2028) is analyzed in conjunction with an assessment of labour market conditions in recent years. The intention is to determine if recent labour market conditions (surplus, balance or shortage) are expected to persist or change over the period 2019-2028. For instance, if the analysis of key labour market indicators suggests that the number of job seekers was insufficient to fill the job openings (a shortage of workers) in an occupational group in recent years, the projections are used to assess if this situation will continue over the projection period or if the occupation will move towards balanced conditions.
The analysis of key labour market indicators such as job vacancies and employment growth as well as the unemployment rate suggests that the number of job openings exceeded substantially the number of job seekers in this occupational group over the 2016-2018 period.
For Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, over the period 2019-2028, new job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 191,100 , while 154,600 new job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill them.
The labour shortage conditions seen in recent years is expected to persist into the 2019-2028 period, and could even become more acute as the projected number of job openings is expected to be substantially larger than the projected number of job seekers over that period.
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