Health Workforce
Ontario Health administers and supports a suite of Health Human Resources (HHR) recruitment and retention programs funded by the Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care. These initiatives respond to health system trends, expand the provincial health workforce, and maximize its equitable distribution across sectors and communities in greatest need. We are committed to building a skilled, adaptable, and well-supported health care workforce to deliver high-quality care across the province. By collaborating with health care professionals, employers, educational institutions, and policymakers, we develop and implement strategies to tackle current workforce challenges and anticipate future needs. Our initiatives focus on workforce training, optimization, recruitment, retention and integrated capacity planning.
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Access Centre: Resources for Internationally Educated Health Professionals The Access Centre helps integrate internationally educated health professionals into the Ontario health care system.
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Attracting New PSW Graduates to Long-Term Care and Home and Community Care Sectors Incentive funding to attract personal support workers (PSWs) to work in long-term care homes as well as home and community care organizations
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Community Commitment Program for Nurses The Community Commitment Program for Nurses Provides $25,000 in grant funding to eligible nurses in exchange for a two-year commitment to an eligible employer.
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Emergency Department Nursing Education, Retention and Workforce Program Helping hospitals recruit and retain emergency department nurses by improving access to specialized training for nurses.
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Emergency Department Peer-to-Peer Program On-demand, virtual support from a credentialed peer Emergency Department physician.
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Practice Ontario: Physician Recruitment and Transition into Practice Supports Practice Ontario offers a comprehensive suite of recruitment and retention services to medical residents, physicians, communities, health care organizations and physician recruiters.
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Rural and Northern Locum Programs Centralized and coordinated locum physician assistance for hospitals, communities, and physicians, as well as supports to enable distributed education opportunities for medical learners.
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Surgical Innovation Fund Report: Leading Practices from the Surgical Innovation Fund The Surgical Innovation Fund helped hospitals recover from the pandemic by funding projects for training, new hires, extended hours, new equipment, renovations and more.
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Temporary Reimbursement of Fees for Internationally Educated and Inactive Nurses The government of Ontario is temporarily covering the costs of fees associated with General Class and Temporary Class Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) for inactive or internationally educated nurses.
Last Updated: December 09, 2025