Human Resources

One of the most striking features of Ontario nurses’ current reality – indeed the reality of registered nurses across Canada – is the high number of RNs who are working part-time or casual. In recent years, upwards of half of working RNs have not had full-time employment. This is a most unusual circumstance for any profession, and serves as a stark contrast with other jurisdictions, like the U.S., where 71.6 per cent of RNs are full-time.

In this section:

• Perils of Casual and Part-time Nursing - An already stressed health-care system is strained by the many potential hours lost due to part-time and casual employment.
• Seventy Per Cent (70%) Full-Time RN Employment - Since 2000, RNAO has advocated for 70 per cent full-time (FT) employment for RNs in the province of Ontario

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