According to a survey in 2025, nearly four in ten nurses in Canada had to work overtime involuntarily sometime in the past six months. This often occurred through moral or professional obligation, outright guilt, or was mandated.
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Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (March 23, 2025). Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. "Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason." Chart. March 23, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (2025). Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2026. /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. "Distribution of Nurses Who Have Worked Involuntary Overtime during The past Six Months in Canada in 2025, by Reason." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Mar 2025, /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/ (last visited July 16, 2026)
Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason [Graph], Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, March 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
