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Number of registered nurses employed in Canada in 2024, by province

Characteristic	Number of registered nurses
Ontario	115,406
Quebec	80,077
British Columbia	43,711
Alberta	42,694
Manitoba	13,895
Saskatchewan	12,505
Nova Scotia	11,574
New Brunswick	8,275
Newfoundland and Labrador	6,315
Prince Edward Island	1,922
Northwest Territories/Nunavut	1,766
Yukon	731

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July 2025

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In 2024, there were over 338,000 registered nurses (RNs) employed in Canada. Over 115,400 of them were employed in Ontario. Quebec’s RN workforce of around 80,000 made up almost a quarter of the total workforce.

How many nurses are there in Canada?

In Canada, four groups of nursing professionals are regulated: nurse practitioners (NPs), registered nurses (RNs), registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs). LPNs are also called registered practical nurses (RPNs) in Ontario and becoming an LPN requires less amount of education compared to the other three nursing professionals. The number of regulated nurses employed in Canada has been steadily increasing and reached 498,000 in 2024.

What percentage of nurses are male?

While nursing is still a female-dominated occupation, the percentage of male nurses has been increasing. In 2024, among registered nurses, the male female ratio was roughly 1:9. That is, every one in ten nurses was male. Meanwhile, the average age of an RN has been decreasing. However, there were differences between the province and territories, with the average age of nurses ranging from 41 to 46 years old.