Table 1 Number of nurses in Canada's provinces by cadre in 2015 and 2019
ON | QC | BC | SK | AB | NB | PEI | NL | NS | MB | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | 2015 | 2019 | |
All regulated nurses | 148,666 | 160,137 | 99,059 | 101,233 | 49,915 | 53,733 | 14,793 | 15,678 | 48,816 | 53,340 | 11,628 | 11,444 | 2,247 | 2,489 | 8,448 | 8,344 | 13,581 | 14,030 | 16,984 | 17,794 |
Nurse practitioners | 2520 | 3451 | 305 | 545 | 315 | 514 | 186 | 236 | 414 | 571 | 109 | 139 | 17 | 43 | 136 | 183 | 149 | 204 | 152 | 217 |
Registered nurses | 102,490 | 103,877 | 70,042 | 72,695 | 35,397 | 38,041 | 10,226 | 10,940 | 34,764 | 35,907 | 8240 | 8019 | 1586 | 1704 | 6008 | 5771 | 9524 | 9508 | 12,634 | 12,995 |
Licensed practical nurses | 43,656 | 52,809 | 28,712 | 27,993 | 11,619 | 12,351 | 3503 | 3700 | 12,330 | 15,513 | 3279 | 3286 | 644 | 742 | 2304 | 2390 | 3908 | 4318 | 3202 | 3518 |