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Skill underutilization among immigrant women with a nursing education

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  • Christoph Schimmele
  • Feng Hou

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Canada is experiencing a nursing shortage as the demand for nurses has grown faster than the supply of people with a nursing education (Baumann & Crea-Arsenio, 2023). There were 21,000 job vacancies for registered nurses and 10,000 vacancies for licensed practical nurses in the first quarter of 2025 (Statistics Canada, 2025). Internationally educated nurses (IENs) are a potential solution for easing these shortages (McGuire-Brown, 2025). A study by Statistics Canada researchers published in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal examines how place of education is associated with the underutilization of immigrant women with a nursing education (Schimmele & Hou, 2024). The study used data from the 2021 Census of Population and focused on immigrant women aged 25 to 64 years who were educated to be licensed practical nurses, registered nurses or nurse practitioners, which are occupations that require a licence to practise. Immigrant women identified as underutilized workers were those who had a nursing education but were employed in non-health occupations or in health occupations requiring less education than they had obtained.

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  • Christoph Schimmele & Feng Hou, 2025. "Skill underutilization among immigrant women with a nursing education," Economic and Social Reports 202501000001e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp8e:202501000001e
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202501000001-eng
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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