Human Resources committee  I don't have specific numbers here, but we know that if we had a unique identifier we would be able to start tracking that. We had an assumption and know that they are—

Human Resources committee  I don't have it with me right here, but we know that we do need to track better. Certainly with some of the changes that are happening in the United States, we are very concerned, and we would not want to see us losing more of our resources. But we do need to have some strategy t

Human Resources committee  Well, again, if we look at the 1990s, with the reductions that occurred, we lost a high percentage of our workforce at that time. We want to avoid having a similar situation happen, which is why we want a pan-Canadian approach in coordinating our human resources to make sure that

Human Resources committee  It's 57, which is why our policy is recommending that we see how we can retain our nurses longer. They bring a breadth of knowledge and experience, and we need to look at models so that we can try to retain them much longer.

Human Resources committee  It certainly does.

Human Resources committee  We have nurses who want to work full-time much longer, but the working conditions at times do not necessarily encourage them to stay longer in the workforce. Looking at improving the working conditions certainly is an area to be addressed.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. When we talk about improving productivity, we don't mean doing more with less. We actually say that we should look at our models of care. Let's look at how we can best utilize the technology. How can we remove the barriers to allow nurses to practice to their full sco

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I would like to add that right now, in nursing, we have three applications for every one entry into the seats available. Our report, Tested Solutions, suggested that we should be increasing the number of seats by 1,000 for three years, from the year 2009 when it was

Human Resources committee  It's certainly something that we've been highly recommending. Certainly, there has been some work done to start looking at it. We've recommended it. Actually, I know that at the post-secondary level they have also looked at it. It really helps to plan in terms of the supply and d

Human Resources committee  It's an interesting question, because actually we do. The numbers are starting to increase. I think there is work to be done in the education system through career counselling, so that the profession of nursing can be seen as attractive and men can be directed there. Recently t

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for your question. I will refer you to our report, Tested Solutions for Eliminating Canada's Registered Nurses Shortage, because it addresses some of your questions. Starting with student retention, we know that a high percentage of students leave in their

Human Resources committee  What it says for us is that if we can address the four policy directions that we've identified for retaining our nurses and improving the conditions in the workplace, we don't necessarily need to rely on international recruitment of nurses, because this is not where it's going to

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon. On behalf of Canada's quarter of a million registered nurses, I really appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today concerning health labour force issues. Evidence of a nursing shortage in Canada has long been clear, from frustrating wait times in clinics an

Health committee  I appreciate the question. But the message we want to give is that in moments of a crisis like that, it is important that we allow proper tracking and reporting of essential information. It's important to have the information in real time. I can appreciate that we're in it now

Health committee  The Canadian Nurses Association agrees with that recommendation. It is very important to ensure that the public is protected, and therefore, we have to be clear about safety precautions. As for the flu shot, it is equally important to make sure that our health professionals have