Monday, May 06, 2013
More Support for New Nurses in Ontario
New Ontario Government Helping Nurses Begin Their Careers
Ontario is ensuring that the people of this province have greater access to quality front-line health care by helping more nurses to enter the workforce.
The province is expanding the Nursing Graduate Guarantee so that new nursing graduates from other provinces and territories have the opportunity to work in Ontario.
As part of the Nursing Graduate Guarantee, the province is also creating the Nursing Career OrIENtation Initiative, an employment initiative to help internationally educated nurses transition to practise full-time in Ontario.
These initiatives will provide nursing graduates educated outside of the province with an opportunity to gain employment and to work with experienced nurses to enhance their knowledge and skills.
Supporting nurses who are entering the workforce in Ontario is part of the government's Action Plan for Health Care and its commitment to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Quick Facts
- An average of 2,200 nurses are hired through the Nursing Graduate Guarantee each year.
- Since 2007, more than 14,300 nurses have participated in the Nursing Graduate Guarantee initiative.
- There are 16,400 more nurses working in Ontario since 2003.
- National Nursing Week is May 6-12, 2013.
Quotes
“Our Nursing Graduate Guarantee has been a tremendous success in helping nurses gain a foothold into their profession with some immediate hands-on experience. We are now providing the same opportunity to new nurses who were educated in other provinces and internationally to ensure Ontario has the best nursing workforce providing care to patients.”
Deb Matthews
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
“The Nursing Career OrIENtation Initiative supports the vision of our Immigration Strategy and will benefit Ontarians in many ways, from helping internationally educated nurses achieve success and building our highly skilled workforce, while ensuring we have strong communities where the people of Ontario can thrive.”
Michael Coteau
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
“No one works more closely with patients than nurses. These initiatives will assist nurses who are new graduates and those who are new to Ontario to launch and continue a career in nursing while ensuring that the province has a stable workforce meeting the care needs of patients.”
Zubeida Ramji
Executive Director, CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses
For public inquiries call ServiceOntario, INFOline
(Toll-free in Ontario only)
1-866-532-3161
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