Forty percent of nurses in Canada leave the job before they turn 35 years old, a new study has found.
The report, published on Sept. 24 by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), said that for every 100 Canadian nurses who started working in the field in 2022, 40 nurses below the age of 35 quit. The number has increased 25 percent since 2013.
“This exodus of young nurses has been worsening for the past decade, contributing to our health care woes.” said MEI economist and co-author of the publication, Emmanuelle B. Faubert, in a news release.
The report said that based on these numbers, Canada is on its way to seeing a shortage of 117,600 nurses by 2030….