Ontario Continues to Expand Nursing Workforce

June 5, 2025

• Our government is investing over $4.2 million to expand nursing education across the province and improve access to care by ensuring more nurses are trained and ready to work in communities across Ontario. This includes:
  • $2 million to support the launch of an accelerated registered nursing (RN) degree program to allow students to complete their undergraduate program within three to three-and-a-half years, instead of four years at Conestoga College (Kitchener), St. Lawrence College (Kingston), Western University (London) and York University (Toronto)
  • $750,000 to support the inclusion of RN prescribing education into the undergraduate nursing curriculum at Georgian College (Barrie), Humber Polytechnic (Toronto) and the University of Windsor.
  • $1.5 million to expand the capacity for nursing programs at Confederation College in Thunder Bay and Cambrian College in Sudbury.

• By investing in education and accelerating training for nurses, our government is protecting Ontario and building on our progress to grow our nursing workforce for years to come.

• These investments will help ensure Ontarians can connect to the care they need no matter where they live, while also supporting the next generation of health-care professionals.

• Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, our government continues to take bold and decisive action to grow the province’s highly skilled health-care workforce and ensure people and their families have access to high-quality care closer to home for generations to come.