Overview of the RN workforce

Number of RNs registered to practice in 2007:

•  109,673

Number of RNs working in nursing in 2007:

• 90,962

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Where Did RNs Work in 2007?

• 64% (57,563) work in hospitals


• 19% (16,915) work in the community


• 9% (7,774) work in long term care facilities


• 7% (6,268) work in other places (such as education, government physician’s offices etc)


• 2% (1,713) not specified
  

RN Employment by LIHN Region

 
Number
% of Total

Central
6,936
7.7%

Central East
7,607
8.4%

Central West
2,559
2.8%

Champlain
9,819
10.9%

Erie St. Clair
4,346
4.8%

Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant
10,338
11.5%

Mississauga Halton
5,488
6.1%

North East
5.065
5.6%

North Simcoe Muskoka
3,022
3.3%

North West
2,318
2.6%

South East
4,378
4.9%

South West
8,520
9.4%

Toronto Central
15,239
16.9%

Waterloo Wellington
4.014
4.4%

Not Specified
584
0.6%

Total
90,233
100
Age of RNs in Ontario

• The average age of registered nurses in Ontario was 45.9 (Nurse Practitioners averaged the same age). The share of the nursing workforce under age 35 has dropped from 24 per cent in 1995 to 18 per cent in 2007.


• The share of the nursing workforce over age 45 has increased from 42 per cent in 1995 to 56 per cent in 2007.
  

Age Distribution of RN Workforce in Ontario

 
1995
2007

Under 35
24%
18%

35-44
33%
27%

45+
42%
56%
Source: CNO Membership Statistics Report 2007, RNs in general class only. Small cell size prevents reporting of some RN(EC) age groups.