Looming ‘Crisis’: Canada Short Nearly 90,000 Health Workers

A man wears a mask as he walks past the emergency department of the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B.C., on April 3, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press

Canada is facing a “health worker crisis” and is in immediate need of nearly 90,000 nurses, doctors, and other front-line staff, according to a Department of Health memo.

Shortages exist in most medical occupations across the nation, says the document, which was first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.