Ontario Investing $56.8 Million to Expand Nursing Enrollment

August 6, 2025

• Nurses are the backbone of Ontario’s health care system – delivering skilled, compassionate care and supporting patients at every stage of life.
• To help meet the growing demand for health care professionals, our government is over $56 million to expand enrolment in nursing programs at Ontario’s publicly assisted colleges and universities.
• This investment will train 2,200 additional registered practical nurses (RPNs), registered nurses (RNs), and nurse practitioners (NPs) by 2029 – strengthening our nursing workforce and ensuring a reliable pipeline of highly skilled nurses for our hospitals, long-term care homes, community health centres and primary care clinics.
• This investment is protecting Ontario’s health-care system by ensuring communities have access to excellent health care, close to home, for decades to come.