Job prospects Palliative Care Nurse in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The demand for this profession can be explained by population growth and aging, resulting in increased demand for health care, as well as by government priorities in the health field.

For several years now, the government has been taking targeted measures to improve healthcare services and make them more accessible to the population. New services in existing facilities and improved homecare services will fuel demand for this profession.

The government has also introduced measures to increase the number of nursing graduates, including a scholarship program. These measures, combined with international recruitment, may have increased the pool of workers. 

As healthcare network managers favor hiring more versatile staff, university graduates are in high demand, and their proportion of the workforce has actually increased. 

Here are some key facts about Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in Quebec:

• Approximately 70,500 people work in this occupation.
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 78%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 9%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 72% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 12% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 88% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 42% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 45% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations

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