{"id":50819,"date":"2025-08-07T01:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/50819\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T01:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:03:13","slug":"ontario-adds-thousands-of-new-nursing-places-at-colleges-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/50819\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario adds thousands of new nursing places at colleges, universities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ford government<\/a> has unveiled funding for an extra 2,200 nursing<\/a> places at universities and colleges across Ontario as it attempts to boost the health-care workforce for hospitals and a growing number of long-term care<\/a> homes.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Ontario unveiled $56.8 million from its long-term care budget to expand the number of post-secondary places for nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered practical nurses.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the province is expanding flexible, online nurse training for personal support workers looking to add a practical nursing diploma from a college or practical nurses seeking a bachelor of science in nursing.<\/p>\n

The move, Ontario\u2019s long-term care minister told Global News, will expand staffing available to hospitals and boost the number of nurses available to work at newly opened long-term care homes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are building 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds, so of course we need incredible PSWs, nurses, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses to staff at those homes once they are built,\u201d Natalia Kusendova-Bashta said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCapital projects cannot exist without the training and education, that\u2019s why these two pieces go so well hand-in-hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The number of new places offered came from the struggling post-secondary education sector.<\/p>\n

According to Kusendova-Bashta, the government asked how many new places could be supported by existing colleges and universities in Ontario.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday\u2019s announcement of 2,200 spots is a direct response to our survey of the sector,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is a step in the right direction, and we\u2019ll certainly do an analysis in the coming years to see if we can expand more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Internal government projections, obtained last year by The Canadian Press<\/a>, found Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 5o,853 more personal support workers by 2032.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s announcement also included a one-time payment of $7.5 million to universities and colleges to buy new nursing clinical supplies and equipment for laboratories.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur government continues to expand nursing enrollment in our colleges and universities to ensure we are building the health-care workforce we need to protect Ontario health care and ensure people can continue to access excellent care, close to home,\u201d Nolan Quinn, colleges and universities minister, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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