The new healthcare worker

However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions and statements expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the College of Nurses of Ontario. [...] Th e Rural Nursing Workforce in Canada and Ontario • In 2004, 11% of the RN workforce in Ontario lived in rural areas (i.e., communities with populations of less than. [...] With the recent Th e goal of the LHINs is to engage communities in health system transformation, enhance changes in health their abilities to make changes at a local level and respond to the needs of unique patient care delivery, the populations across the province. [...] Th e Rural Nursing Workforce: Demographics Th e Rural Nursing Workforce: Canada In 2004, 82.5 % of the RN workforce (excluding Quebec) lived in urban Canada, ranging Rural nurses in from a high of 89.6% in British Columbia to a low of 59.5% in Northwest Territories/ Canada were Nunavut (CIHI, 2005). [...] Between 1994 and 2000, the number of RNs decreased in rural areas (2.32%) and increased Only 47% of rural in urban areas (0.22%).