New Members in the General Class 2014

New Members in the General Class 2014

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Table of Contents 1 Introduction... 1 1.1 About the College of Nurses of Ontario... 1 1.2 About This Document... 1 2 Methods and Notes... 2 2.1 New Members... 2 2.2 Location of Nursing Education... 2 2.3 Change in Educational Requirements... 2 2.4 Registration and Renewal Years... 2 2.5 Overall Working Status and Working Status for Employment Positions... 3 2.6 On Leave... 3 2.7 Data Quality Audits... 3 3 New Member Highlights 2014... 4 3.1 New RN Members... 4 3.2 New RPN Members... 4 4 New RN Members... 5 4.1 Demographics at the Time of Registration... 5 4.1.1 Location of Nursing Education... 5 4.1.2 Age... 6 4.1.3 Gender... 7 4.2 New RN Experience First Year of Renewal... 8 4.2.1 New RNs Employed in Nursing in Ontario... 10 4.2.2 New RN Employment Positions in Ontario... 12 5 New RPN Members... 14 5.1 Demographics at the Time of Registration... 14 5.1.1 Location of Nursing Education... 14 5.1.2 Age... 15 5.1.3 Gender... 16 5.2 New RPN Experience First Year of Renewal... 17 5.2.1 New RPNs Employed in Nursing in Ontario... 19 5.2.2 New RPN Employment Positions in Ontario... 21 6 Demographic Trends of New RN Members at the Time of Registration... 23 6.1 New RN Members Overall... 23 6.2 New RN Members Educated in Ontario... 24 6.3 New RN Members Educated in Other Canadian Jurisdictions... 25 6.4 New RN Members Educated Internationally... 26 7 Demographic Trends of New RPN Members at the Time of Registration... 28 7.1 New RPN Members Overall... 28 7.2 New RPN Members Educated in Ontario... 29 7.3 New RPN Members Educated in Other Canadian Jurisdictions... 30 7.4 New RPN Members Educated Internationally... 31 8 Employment Trends of New RN Members... 33 9 Employment Trends of New RPN Members... 37 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 i

1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About the College of Nurses of Ontario The College of Nurses of Ontario (the College) is the regulatory body for nursing in Ontario. Its mission is to regulate nursing in the public interest. The College sets the requirements for becoming a nurse in Ontario and the standards of practice that must be met to maintain that designation. Only a person with a valid Certificate of Registration from the College can practise as a nurse in Ontario and use the protected titles nurse, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP). 1.2 About This Document New members of the College are vital for increasing the nursing labour pool in Ontario and mitigating the effects of attrition through retirement and labour mobility. Tracking trends in new members over time provides valuable information for health human resource planning and decision-making. The focus of this report is members who registered in the General Class 1 for the first time and their employment experience during that year, as reported during the renewal process. To find out more about the College s statistical resources, or to sign up for statistics announcements from the College, please visit http://www.cno.org/stats. 1 For more information about the College's classes of registration, visit www.cno.org/en/become-a-nurse. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 1

2 METHODS AND NOTES 2.1 New Members New members are individuals who have registered with the College after successfully meeting the requirements for registration as a nurse in Ontario. Individuals may become new members at any time during the calendar year. The College does not collect practice information or employment status during initial registration; however, all members must renew their membership and pay a fee annually to remain eligible to practise in Ontario. During the renewal process, the College collects practice and employment information on its membership. A member also may decide to resign their membership with the College or if they do not resign or renew, their membership would be revoked. 2.2 Location of Nursing Education Location of nursing education refers to country and province of a member s education which was used in their application to the College. The College summarizes locations into three groups for analysis and reporting purposes: Ontario, other Canadian jurisdiction, and international. An Ontario nursing program is one that is: offered at an Ontario university or college and approved by the Council of the College of Nurses of Ontario 2 for the purposes of registering as a nurse in Ontario. Members who completed a nursing program from another Canadian province or territory are categorized as Other Canadian Jurisdiction. Members who applied to the College with nursing program from outside of Canada are categorised as International. 2.3 Change in Educational Requirements On January 1, 2005, the College changed its educational requirements for registration in the General Class. Registration as an RN now requires a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) and registration as an RPN requires a diploma (or equivalent). Along with changes to nursing education in Ontario, the new requirements resulted in an atypical increase in the number of applications received at the College in 2003 and 2004, and a corresponding increase in the number of new members for those years. 2.4 Registration and Renewal Years This report includes statistics based on registration and renewal years. The registration year is the year when a member initially registered with the College in their nursing category (RN or RPN). The renewal year relates to the year for which a member renews their membership. 2 Council may also approve an accreditation process (e.g., Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Accreditation for university baccalaureate degrees) or another body (e.g., third party) to provide approval of nursing programs for registration purposes. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 2

2.5 Overall Working Status and Working Status for Employment Positions Overall Working Status (i.e., full-time, part-time or casual) summarizes the working status of a member across all nursing employers. It is calculated by taking the highest reported working status for a member among all nursing employers and designates that as their overall working status. To illustrate how this is calculated three examples are shown below. Example 1: If a member has two nursing employers and has reported casual employment with the first and full-time employment with the second, the member s overall working status would be fulltime. Example 2: If a member reported three casual nursing employers, the member s overall working status would be casual. Example 3: If a member reported one part-time nursing employer and one full-time non-nursing employer, the member s overall working status would be part-time. Working Status for Employment Positions provides information on the working status of all the employment positions reported in nursing. Unlike Overall Working Status, it does not aggregate working status to the member level but reports it across all nursing employment positions that a member reports. For example, in 2014, there were 6,574 new members who reported at least one nursing employer in Ontario. The corresponding Overall Working Status was 38 per cent full-time, 46 per cent part-time, and 16 per cent casual. New members reported 7,929 employment positions in nursing in Ontario. The corresponding Working Status for Employment Positions was 32 per cent full-time, 42 per cent part-time, and 25 per cent casual. 2.6 On Leave In 2011, the government requested that the College include the option, On Leave as an employment status. While the government did not provide a definition of On Leave, the College anticipated that members on maternity leave or long-term disability would report using this category. In previous years, members on maternity leave were required to report their status as employed. Members on long-term disability were required to report their employment status based on their last day of work. 2.7 Data Quality Audits To ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data it releases, the College conducts routine data quality audits. The revisions are minor (resulting in directional changes of less than one per cent to data previously reported) and do not have an impact on any trends previously reported. Please refer to the current report for the most up-to-date data. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 3

3 NEW MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS 2014 There were 9,285 new members who registered in the General Class in 2014: 4,718 RNs and 4,567 RPNs. 3.1 New RN Members New RN Members Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International Overall Location of Nursing Education 84.2% 6.8% 9.0% Average Age (years) 25.6 31.9 32.0 26.6 Gender Female 88.6% 91.0% 83.7% 88.3% Male 11.4% 9.0% 16.3% 11.7% Total Number of New RN Members 3,974 321 423 4,718 3.2 New RPN Members New RPN Members Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International Overall Location of Nursing Education 75.8% 1.9% 22.3% Average Age (years) 28.5 34.0 32.4 29.5 Gender Female 87.4% 89.8% 80.5% 85.9% Male 12.6% 10.2% 19.5% 14.1% Total Number of New RPN Members 3,460 88 1,019 4,567 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 4

Percentage (%) Number of New RNs 4 NEW RN MEMBERS 4.1 Demographics at the Time of Registration 4.1.1 Location of Nursing Education There were 4,718 new RNs who registered in 2014, an increase of 22.3 per cent from 2013. When compared to 2013, new RNs from Ontario increased by 19.4 per cent and new RNs from programs outside Canada increased by 57.8 per cent. The top three sources for internationally educated RNs in 2014 were India, the United States and the Philippines. 3 Figure 4.1 Number of new RN registrants by location of nursing education 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Overall Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International 3,645 3,270 3,464 3,611 3,406 2,500 2,947 2,744 2,800 2,935 1,715 1,944 1,114 307 336 355 441 249 326 309 421 336 380 4,950 4,718 4,278 3,859 3,974 3,930 3,536 3,329 645 423 268 328 330 321 375 262 321 Registration Year Figure 4.2 Percentage of new RN registrants by location of nursing education 100 90 80 77.8 80.6 80.8 81.6 80.5 82.7 79.4 86.3 84.2 70 60 50 40 52.4 34.1 Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction International 30 20 10 0 12.3 9.9 10.2 9.3 10.4 13.0 9.8 6.9 9.0 13.5 10.0 9.6 8.9 9.1 9.1 7.5 7.6 6.8 6.8 Registration Year 3 Refer to Table 6.11 in Section 6.4 for a list of top ten countries. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 5

Percentage (%) Average Age 4.1.2 Age The average overall age of new RNs has been decreasing in the past ten years, and stands at 26.6 years in 2014. Based on Figure 4.4, a majority of new Ontario-educated RNs were in the 18-24 age group, whereas a majority of new RNs educated in another Canadian jurisdiction or new internationally educated RNs were in the 25-29 age group. Figure 4.3 Average age of new RNs by location of nursing education 39 37 36.3 36.6 36.1 36.6 36.5 35.5 35 33 31 29 27 25 34.0 31.2 27.3 35.4 28.6 26.5 34.4 27.6 25.8 34.7 35.1 Overall Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction International 34.7 33.8 34.1 33.5 33.5 28.4 28.4 28.3 27.8 28.0 26.8 26.7 26.6 26.6 26.5 34.2 32.2 27.2 26.2 32.0 31.9 26.6 25.6 23 Registration Year Figure 4.4 Age distribution of New RNs in 2014 by location of nursing education 70 60 50 61.4 Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International 40 30 20 10 0 37.6 31.8 22.1 23.2 20.0 16.5 14.4 9.5 8.6 9.7 4.6 5.6 7.3 6.9 5.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 1.1 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 2014 Registration Year College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 6

Percentage (%) 4.1.3 Gender In 2014, 88.3 per cent of new RNs were female. Since 2005, the overall proportion of males has increased by 4.6 percentage points. The largest increase was observed among new internationally educated RNs, where the proportion of males increased from 8.1 per cent in 2005 to 16.3 per cent in 2014. Figure 4.5 Percentage of female new RNs by location of nursing education 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 93.6 93.4 93.9 92.7 92.1 91.6 91.9 91.5 91.0 91.0 90.2 90.5 90.0 91.2 89.9 90.9 90.3 89.8 88.8 88.2 89.9 88.6 89.3 86.4 86.3 86.9 Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction 85.0 84.8 International 82.8 83.7 Registration Year College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 7

4.2 New RN Experience First Year of Renewal For the 2015 renewal year, there were 4,611 RNs who renewed their membership for the first time. This accounts for 97.7 per cent of the 4,718 members who became RNs in 2014. Of these new RNs, 81.3 per cent reported employment in nursing (including those employed in nursing and non-nursing), 4 per cent reported employment in non-nursing, 11.5 per cent were not employed, and 0.9 per cent reported being on leave. Each year, a small proportion of members do not renew their membership for the next practice year. Out of 4,718 RNs who registered in 2014, 2.3 per cent did not renew for the 2015 practice year. Members who decide not to renew for the following practice year may resign their membership. The most frequent reason for resigning a membership has consistently been leaving Ontario. Members who did not complete their renewal by the revocation date had their registration revoked. 4 Table 4.1 Employment status reported by new RNs for their first renewal year Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Employed in Nursing 3,696 74.7 3,022 78.3 3,562 75.5 In Ontario 3,454 2,900 3,418 In and Outside Ontario 18 10 20 Outside Ontario 224 111 124 Not Specified 0 1 0 Employed in Nursing & Non-Nursing 217 4.4 202 5.2 272 5.8 In Ontario 206 197 269 In and Outside Ontario 1 2 1 Outside Ontario 10 3 2 Employed in Non-Nursing 215 4.3 134 3.5 189 4.0 Seeking Nursing Employment 201 130 181 Not Employed 615 12.4 367 9.5 544 11.5 Seeking Nursing Employment 578 357 524 On Leave 95 1.9 41 1.1 44 0.9 Total Renewed 5 4,838 97.7 3,766 97.6 4,611 97.7 Did not Renew 112 2.3 93 2.4 107 2.3 Resigned 45 0.9 27 0.7 30 0.6 Revoked 31 0.6 65 1.7 29 0.6 Change in Class 36 0.7 1 0.0 48 1.0 Total New RNs in the Previous Year 4,950 100 3,859 100 4,718 100 4 The revocation deadline for 2015 renewal was March 20, 2015. 5 This represents the number of new members who renewed their membership in a respective renewal year, after initial registration with the College in the previous year. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 8

The following table provides 2013-2015 renewal statistics for new RNs by their location of nursing education. The highest renewal rate was among new Ontario-educated members. Out of 3,974 Ontarioeducated RNs registered in 2014, 98.7 per cent renewed their membership for the 2015 practice year. The highest resignation and revocation rates were among members educated in other Canadian jurisdictions. Out of 321 RNs educated in another Canadian jurisdiction who registered in 2014, 3.1 per cent resigned their registration for the 2015 practice year. Table 4.2 Renewal status of new RNs by location of nursing education Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International 2015 Renewal # % # % # % Renewed 3,921 98.7 294 91.6 396 93.6 Resigned 14 0.4 10 3.1 6 1.4 Revoked 16 0.4 7 2.2 6 1.4 Change in Class 23 0.6 10 3.1 15 3.5 2014 Registered 3,974 100 321 100 423 100 2014 Renewal Renewed 3,277 98.4 239 91.2 250 93.3 Resigned 16 0.5 7 2.7 4 1.5 Revoked 36 1.1 15 5.7 14 5.2 Change in Class 0 0.0 1 0.4 0 0.0 2013 Registered 3,329 100 262 100 268 100 2013 Renewal Renewed 3,865 98.3 349 93.1 624 96.7 Resigned 30 0.8 9 2.4 6 0.9 Revoked 19 0.5 9 2.4 3 0.5 Change in Class 16 0.4 8 2.1 12 1.9 2012 Registered 3,930 100 375 100 645 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 9

Percentage (%) 4.2.1 New RNs Employed in Nursing in Ontario Of the 4,611 new RNs who renewed for the 2015 practice year, 80.4 per cent reported employment in nursing in Ontario at the time of renewal. Over the 2013-2015 renewal years, Ontario-educated RNs have had the highest employment rate in nursing in Ontario, with 83.9 per cent in 2015. RNs educated in other Canadian jurisdictions and RNs educated internationally reported 62.9 per cent and 58.8 per cent rates of employment in nursing in Ontario, respectively. Table 4.3 New RN employment in nursing in Ontario by location of nursing education Renewed Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 Employed in Nursing in ON Renewed Employed in Nursing in ON Renewed Employed in Nursing in ON # # % # # % # # % Ontario 3,865 3,129 81.0 3,277 2,812 85.8 3,921 3,290 83.9 Other Cdn. Jurisdiction 349 193 55.3 239 144 60.3 294 185 62.9 International 624 357 57.2 250 153 61.2 396 233 58.8 Total 4,838 3,679 76.0 3,766 3,109 82.6 4,611 3,708 80.4 The proportion of new RNs who reported overall full-time employment has decreased from 79.3 per cent in 2009 to 47.4 per cent in 2015. Conversely, the proportion of new RNs who reported part-time employment has increased from 16.4 per cent in 2009 to 43.1 per cent in 2014. The proportion of new RNs who reported casual employment has also increased from 4.3 per cent to 9.5 per cent during the same period. Figure 4.6 Overall working status reported by new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario for the first year of renewal 100 90 80 Full-time Part-time Casual 75.7 79.3 71.3 70 60 50 40 46.5 40.3 58.9 33.6 58.5 61.0 32.8 31.6 55.7 53.6 36.5 39.0 47.4 43.1 30 20 10 13.3 7.6 20.6 16.4 3.8 4.3 22.5 6.2 8.7 7.4 7.8 7.4 9.5 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Renewal Year College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 10

Between 2013 and 2015, there was a decrease in the proportion of new RNs who reported an overall fulltime working status during their first practice year, regardless of location of nursing education. Ontarioeducated RNs have seen a decrease in the proportion of overall full-time working status reported during their first practice year, from 57.1 per cent in 2013 to 47.9 per cent in 2015. Similarly, internationally educated nurses have also seen a decrease in the proportion of overall full-time working status rate reported during their first practice year from 45.7 per cent in 2013 to 42.5 per cent in 2015. Table 4.4 Overall working status by location of nursing education for new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario Renewal Year Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Full-time 1,788 57.1 1,534 54.6 1,576 47.9 Part-time 1,120 35.8 1,088 38.7 1,418 43.1 Casual 221 7.1 190 6.8 296 9.0 Total 3,129 100 2,812 100 3,290 100 Full-time 97 50.3 67 46.5 84 45.4 Part-time 77 39.9 55 38.2 81 43.8 Casual 19 9.8 22 15.3 20 10.8 Total 193 100 144 100 185 100 Full-time 163 45.7 65 42.5 99 42.5 Part-time 147 41.2 71 46.4 99 42.5 Casual 47 13.2 17 11.1 35 15.0 Total 357 100 153 100 233 100 As per the 2015 renewal, 15.8 per cent of new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario reported having two or more nursing employers. Table 4.5 Number of employers reported by new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % One Nursing Employer 3,114 84.6 2,622 84.3 3120 84.1 Two Nursing Employers 518 14.1 448 14.4 535 14.4 Three or more Nursing Employers 47 1.3 39 1.3 53 1.4 Total 3,679 100 3,109 100 3,708 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 11

4.2.2 New RN Employment Positions in Ontario For the 2015 renewal, 3,708 new RNs reported that they were employed in nursing in Ontario in 4,352 nursing employment positions. Table 4.6 Working status for employment positions reported by new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario for the first year of renewal Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Full-time 2,086 48.6 1,702 46.8 1,815 41.7 Part-time 1,517 35.3 1,372 37.7 1,774 40.8 Casual 692 16.1 564 15.5 763 17.5 Total 4,295 100 3,638 100 4,352 100 Between 2013 and 2015, there was a decrease in the number of full-time employment positions reported during the first practice year, regardless of location of nursing education. The number of full-time employment positions reported by Ontario-educated RNs during their first practice year has decreased the most, from 50.2 per cent in 2013 to 42.4 per cent in 2015. Table 4.7 Working status for employment positions by location of nursing education for new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International # % # % # % Full-time 1,826 50.2 1,569 47.8 1,631 42.4 Part-time 1,263 34.7 1,229 37.4 1,559 40.6 Casual 550 15.1 486 14.8 654 17.0 Total 3,639 100 3,284 100 3,844 100 Full-time 97 45.8 67 41.1 83 39.7 Part-time 83 39.2 57 35.0 88 42.1 Casual 32 15.1 39 23.9 38 18.2 Total 212 100 163 100 209 100 Full-time 163 36.7 66 34.6 101 33.8 Part-time 171 38.5 86 45.0 127 42.5 Casual 110 24.8 39 20.4 71 23.7 Total 444 100 191 100 299 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 12

For 2015, the majority of employment positions reported by new RNs were in the hospital sector, at 67.8 per cent, a decrease of 3.2 percentage points over 2014. The proportion of community and long-term care employment positions increased from 10.8 and 12.3 per cent in 2013 to 13.5 and 15.5 per cent in 2015, respectively. Table 4.8 Employment positions reported by new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario by sector Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Hospital 3,149 73.3 2,582 71.0 2,949 67.8 Community 465 10.8 448 12.3 589 13.5 Long-Term Care 528 12.3 494 13.6 675 15.5 Other 152 3.5 114 3.1 139 3.2 Not Specified 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 4,295 100 3,638 100 4,352 100 In 2015, the largest percentage of reported new RN employment positions were in the Toronto Central LHIN, at 16.6 per cent. The lowest was the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, at 2.7 per cent. Table 4.9 Employment positions reported by new RNs employed in nursing in Ontario by LHIN region Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Central 337 7.8 270 7.4 369 8.5 Central East 286 6.7 231 6.3 264 6.1 Central West 144 3.4 77 2.1 131 3.0 Champlain 529 12.3 402 11.1 524 12.0 Erie St. Clair 163 3.8 141 3.9 168 3.9 Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 457 10.6 446 12.3 487 11.2 Mississauga Halton 266 6.2 183 5.0 231 5.3 North East 281 6.5 271 7.4 273 6.3 North Simcoe Muskoka 133 3.1 120 3.3 118 2.7 North West 148 3.4 138 3.8 161 3.7 South East 233 5.4 210 5.8 186 4.3 South West 367 8.5 368 10.1 497 11.4 Toronto Central 749 17.4 597 16.4 724 16.6 Waterloo Wellington 187 4.4 180 4.9 219 5.0 Not Specified 15 0.3 4 0.1 0 0.0 Total 4,295 100 3,638 100 4,352 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 13

Percentage (%) Number of New RPNs 5 NEW RPN MEMBERS 5.1 Demographics at the Time of Registration 5.1.1 Location of Nursing Education There were 4,567 new RPNs who registered in 2014, an increase of 27.1 per cent from 2013. When compared to 2013, new RPNs educated in Ontario increased by 15.6 per cent in 2014, while new RPNs educated in other Canadian jurisdictions increased by 23.9 per cent and new RPNs from programs outside Canada decreased by 92.6 per cent, returning to 2012 level. The top three sources for new internationally educated RPNs in 2013 were the Philippines, India and Pakistan. 6 Figure 5.1 Number of new RPNs by location of nursing education 6,000 5,000 Overall Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction 4,954 4,567 4,000 International 3,858 3,594 2,816 2,941 3,608 3,000 3,460 2,471 3,227 2,072 2,082 2,994 1,766 2,000 2,555 2,364 2,116 1,628 1,871 1,201 1,856 1,019 1,000 146 163 271 325 387 530 529 87 51 55 63 84 61 65 101 145 71 88 0 Registration Year Figure 5.2 Percentage of new RPNs by location of nursing education 100 90 80 92.2 90.3 89.1 85.6 86.9 83.9 83.6 72.8 83.3 75.8 70 60 50 40 Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction International 30 20 10 0 24.2 22.3 7.0 7.8 11.0 11.1 13.7 13.7 14.7 4.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.4 2.3 2.6 2.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 Registration Year 6 Refer to Table 7.11 in Section 7.4 for a list of top ten countries. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 14

Percentage (%) Average Age 5.1.2 Age The average age of new RPNs registered in 2014 was 29.5 years, the lowest in the past ten years. Based on Figure 5.4, a majority of new Ontario-educated RPNs were in the 18-24 age group, whereas a majority of new RPNs educated in another Canadian jurisdiction or new internationally educated RPNs were in the 25-29 age group. Figure 5.3 Average age of new RPNs by location of nursing education 42 37 32 27 Overall 41.4 Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction 38.8 38.0 International 36.4 36.0 37.5 36.3 37.8 35.7 36.8 37.1 34.2 34.0 35.1 35.4 34.0 34.8 34.0 30.6 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.8 31.2 31.4 31.7 33.6 32.4 30.8 29.5 30.7 30.8 29.8 30.2 30.1 30.0 30.0 30.1 30.2 28.5 22 Registration Year Figure 5.4 Age distribution of new RPNs in 2014 by location of nursing education 45 40 35 30 43.9 36.1 Ontario Other Canadian Jurisdiction International 25 20 15 10 5 0 23.5 21.9 21.6 21.6 17.0 17.0 12.5 13.6 11.7 11.6 9.7 9.1 6.5 6.8 3.5 3.0 3.4 1.8 2.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 2014 Registration Year College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 15

Percentage (%) 5.1.3 Gender In 2014, 85.9 per cent of new RPNs were female. Since 2005, the overall proportion of males has increased by 5.8 percentage points. The largest increase was observed among new internationally educated RPNs, where the proportion of males has increased from 12.6 per cent in 2005 to 19.5 per cent in 2014. Figure 5.5 Percentage of female new RNs by location of nursing education 100 Ontario 95 90 85 92.2 87.4 84.3 92.3 91.8 89.1 93.7 94.0 92.2 90.3 89.6 88.9 91.5 90.0 86.9 87.7 87.1 86.3 88.9 85.1 Other Canadian Jurisdiction International 89.7 88.7 89.8 89.0 88.6 87.4 85.0 80 82.3 80.3 80.5 75 Registration Year College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 16

5.2 New RPN Experience First Year of Renewal For the 2015 renewal, there were 4,363 RPNs who renewed their membership for the first time. This accounts for 95.5 per cent of the 4,567 new members who became RPNs in 2014. Of these new RPNs, 64.1 per cent reported employment in nursing (including those employed in nursing and non-nursing), 11.4 per cent reported employment in non-nursing, 18.9 per cent were not employed, and 1.1 per cent reported being on leave. Each year, a small proportion of members do not renew their membership for the next practice year. Out of 4,567 RPNs who registered in 2014, 5.3 per cent did not renew for the 2015 practice year. Members who decide not to renew for the following practice year may resign their membership. The most frequent reason for resigning a membership has consistently been leaving Ontario. Members who did not complete their renewal by the revocation date had their registration revoked. 7 Table 5.1 Employment status reported by new RPNs for their first year of renewal Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Employed in Nursing 2,890 58.3 2,193 61.0 2,586 56.6 In Ontario 2,779 2,144 2,522 In and Outside Ontario 6 2 4 Outside Ontario 105 47 60 Employed in Nursing & Non-Nursing 302 6.1 249 6.9 344 7.5 In Ontario 298 246 340 In and Outside Ontario 0 0 0 Outside Ontario 4 3 4 Employed in Non-Nursing 496 10.0 370 10.3 519 11.4 Seeking Nursing Employment 479 366 504 Not Employed 1,087 21.9 652 18.1 865 18.9 Seeking Nursing Employment 1,019 631 848 On Leave 82 1.7 39 1.1 49 1.1 Not Specified 0 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 Total Renewed 8 4,857 98.0 3,505 97.5 4,363 95.5 Did Not Renew 97 2.5 89 2.3 204 4.5 Resigned 38 0.8 20 0.6 71 1.6 Revoked 36 0.7 69 1.9 56 1.2 Change in Class 23 0.5 0 0.0 77 1.7 Total New RPNs in the Previous Year 4,954 100 3,594 100 4,567 100 7 The revocation deadline for 2015 was March 20, 2015. 8 This represents the number of new members who renewed their membership in a respective renewal year, after registering for the first time in a respective category with the College in the previous year. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 17

Table 5.2 provides 2013-2015 renewal statistics for new RPNs by their location of nursing education. The highest renewal rate has been among Ontario applicants. Out of 3,460 Ontario-educated RPNs registered in 2014, 97.9 per cent renewed their membership for the 2015 practice year. The highest revocation and resignation rates for 2015 were among internationally educated nurses. Table 5.2 Renewal status of new RPNs by location of nursing education Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International # % # % # % Renewed 3,389 97.9 82 93.2 892 87.5 2015 Renewal Resigned 29 0.8 3 3.4 39 3.8 Revoked 31 0.9 1 1.1 24 2.4 Change in Class 11 0.3 2 2.3 64 6.3 2014 Registered 3,460 100 88 100 1,019 100 Renewed 2,966 99.1 63 88.7 476 90.0 2014 Renewal Resigned 7 0.2 1 1.4 12 2.3 Revoked 21 0.7 7 9.9 41 7.8 Change in Class 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2013 Registered 2,994 100 71 100 529 100 Renewed 3,564 98.8 133 91.7 1,160 96.6 2013 Renewal Resigned 15 0.4 5 3.4 18 1.5 Revoked 18 0.5 7 4.8 11 0.9 Change in Class 11 0.3 0 0.0 12 1.0 2012 Registered 3,608 100 145 100 1,201 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 18

Percentage (%) 5.2.1 New RPNs Employed in Nursing in Ontario Of the 4,363 new RPNs who renewed for the 2015 practice year, 65.7 per cent reported employment in nursing in Ontario at the time of renewal. Over the 2013-2015 renewal years, Ontario-educated RPNs have had the highest employment rate in nursing in Ontario. For 2015, new RPNs educated in other Canadian jurisdictions and RPNs educated internationally reported higher rates of employment in nursing in Ontario than in previous years. Table 5.3 New RPN employment in nursing in Ontario by location of nursing education Renewed Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 Employed in Nursing in ON Renewed Employed in Nursing in ON Renewed Employed in Nursing in ON # # % # # % # # % Ontario 3,564 2,518 70.7 2,966 2,152 72.6 3,389 2,389 70.5 Other Cdn. Jurisdiction 133 55 41.4 63 27 42.9 82 47 57.3 International 1,160 510 44.0 476 213 44.7 892 430 48.2 Total 4,857 3,083 63.5 3,505 2,392 68.2 4,363 2,866 65.7 The proportion of new RPNs who reported overall full-time employment has decreased steadily from 40.6 per cent in 2009 to 25.2 per cent in 2015. Conversely, the proportion of new RPNs who reported part-time employment has increased from 46.1 in 2009 to 49.6 per cent in 2015. The proportion of new RPNs who reported casual employment has increased from 13.3 in 2009 to 25.2 per cent in 2015, reaching the same rate as full-time rate. Figure 5.6 Overall working status reported by new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario for the first year of renewal 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Full-time Part-time 58.5 56.8 Casual 49.5 49.1 50.8 50.8 46.1 47.1 47.5 49.6 40.6 34.0 35.9 36.5 35.2 29.8 24.1 21.4 26.1 25.2 20.0 19.1 23.1 25.2 16.5 13.3 15.1 16.4 17.3 19.4 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Renewal Year College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 19

Based on the location of nursing education, Ontario-educated RPNs have seen a decrease in the proportion of overall full-time working status reported during their first practice year, from 29.2 per cent in 2013 to 23.7 per cent in 2014. Internationally educated nurses have seen a decrease in the proportion of overall fulltime working status rate reported during their first practice year from 37 per cent in 2014 to 36.2 per cent in 2015. Table 5.4 Overall working status by location of nursing education for new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Full-time 736 29.2 542 25.2 565 23.7 Part-time 1,306 51.9 1,111 51.6 1,206 50.5 Casual 476 18.9 499 23.2 618 25.9 Total 2,518 100 2,152 100 2,389 100 Full-time 15 27.3 10 37.0 17 36.2 Part-time 28 50.9 13 48.1 18 38.3 Casual 12 21.8 4 14.8 12 25.5 Total 55 100 27 100 47 100 Full-time 167 32.7 73 34.3 140 32.6 Part-time 233 45.7 90 42.3 197 45.8 Casual 110 21.6 50 23.5 93 21.6 Total 510 100 213 100 430 100 As per 2015 renewal, 22.1 per cent of new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario reported having two or more nursing employers. Table 5.5 Number of employers reported by new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario Renewal Year 2012 2013 2014 # % # % # % One Nursing Employer 2,379 77.2 1,851 77.4 2,234 77.9 Two Nursing Employers 617 20.0 484 20.2 564 19.7 Three or more Nursing Employers 87 2.8 57 2.4 68 2.4 Total 3,083 100 2,392 100 2,866 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 20

5.2.2 New RPN Employment Positions in Ontario For the 2015 renewal, 2,866 new RPNs reported that they were employed in nursing in Ontario in 3,557 nursing employment positions. Table 5.6 Working status for employment positions reported by new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario for the first year of renewal Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Full-time 926 23.9 634 21.1 733 20.5 Part-time 1,818 46.9 1,353 45.1 1,589 44.4 Casual 1,133 29.2 1,014 33.8 1,255 35.1 Total 3,877 100 3,001 100 3,577 100 Based on the location of nursing education, Ontario-educated RPNs have seen a decrease in the proportion of full-time positions reported during their first practice year, from 23.5 per cent in 2013 to 19.4 per cent in 2015. New RPNs educated in other Canadian jurisdictions saw an increase in the proportion of full-time employment positions, from 22.9 per cent in 2013 to 31.5 per cent in 2015. Table 5.7 Working status for employment positions by location of nursing education for new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario Ontario Other Cdn. Jurisdiction International Renewal Year 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Full-time 741 23.5 548 20.4 572 19.4 Part-time 1,488 47.2 1,221 45.5 1,323 44.8 Casual 922 29.3 914 34.1 1,059 35.8 Total 3,151 100 2,683 100 2,954 100 Full-time 16 22.9 10 29.4 17 31.5 Part-time 32 45.7 18 52.9 19 35.2 Casual 22 31.4 6 17.6 18 33.3 Total 70 100 34 100 54 100 Full-time 169 25.8 76 26.8 144 25.3 Part-time 298 45.4 114 40.1 247 43.4 Casual 189 28.8 94 33.1 178 31.3 Total 656 100 284 100 569 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 21

For 2015, the majority of employment positions reported by new RPNs were in the long-term care sector at 47.4 per cent, followed by hospital at 25.7 per cent, and community at 22 per cent. Table 5.8 Employment positions reported by new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario by sector 2013 2014 2015 # % # % # % Hospital 1,201 31.0 838 27.9 920 25.7 Community 662 17.1 525 17.5 788 22.0 Long-Term Care 1,863 48.1 1,544 51.4 1,697 47.4 Other 151 3.9 94 3.1 172 4.8 Total 3,877 100 3,001 100 3,577 100 In 2014, the largest percentage of reported new RPN employment positions was observed in Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN at 13.2 per cent. The lowest was in the North West LHIN at 2.1 per cent. Table 5.9 Employment positions reported by new RPNs employed in nursing in Ontario by LHIN regions 2013 2014 2015 # % # # % # Central 382 9.9 282 9.4 388 10.8 Central East 421 10.9 234 7.8 360 10.1 Central West 121 3.1 69 2.3 100 2.8 Champlain 348 9.0 277 9.2 377 10.5 Erie St. Clair 192 5.0 121 4.0 204 5.7 Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 476 12.3 482 16.1 471 13.2 Mississauga Halton 267 6.9 175 5.8 248 6.9 North East 244 6.3 196 6.5 181 5.1 North Simcoe Muskoka 224 5.8 176 5.9 167 4.7 North West 80 2.1 101 3.4 76 2.1 South East 170 4.4 136 4.5 142 4.0 South West 308 7.9 276 9.2 350 9.8 Toronto Central 373 9.6 187 6.2 227 6.3 Waterloo Wellington 231 6.0 248 8.3 286 8.0 Not Specified 40 1.0 41 1.4 0 0.0 Total 3,877 100 3,001 100 3,577 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 22

6 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF NEW RN MEMBERS AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION 6.1 New RN Members Overall Table 6.1 Location of Nursing Education # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Ontario 1,715 52.4 1,944 77.8 2,744 80.6 2,800 80.8 2,947 81.6 2,935 80.5 3,536 82.7 3,930 79.4 3,329 86.3 3,974 84.2 Other Cdn. Jurisdiction 441 13.5 307 12.3 336 9.9 355 10.2 328 9.1 330 9.1 321 7.5 375 7.6 262 6.8 321 6.8 International 1,114 34.1 249 10.0 326 9.6 309 8.9 336 9.3 380 10.4 421 9.8 645 13.0 268 6.9 423 9.0 Total 3,270 100 2,500 100 3,406 100 3,464 100 3,611 100 3,645 100 4,278 100 4,950 100 3,859 100 4,718 100 Table 6.2 Age Group # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % 18-24 944 28.9 1,065 42.6 1,729 50.8 1,555 44.9 1,528 42.3 1,564 42.9 1,919 44.9 2,117 42.8 1,951 50.6 2,553 54.1 25-29 764 23.4 676 27.0 782 23.0 871 25.1 1,016 28.1 984 27.0 1,226 28.7 1,420 28.7 1,005 26.0 1,054 22.3 30-34 565 17.3 290 11.6 347 10.2 363 10.5 397 11.0 439 12.0 460 10.8 621 12.5 397 10.3 493 10.4 35-39 411 12.6 221 8.8 240 7.0 311 9.0 295 8.2 278 7.6 301 7.0 344 6.9 221 5.7 275 5.8 40-44 278 8.5 120 4.8 151 4.4 177 5.1 187 5.2 201 5.5 200 4.7 235 4.7 155 4.0 193 4.1 45-49 190 5.8 69 2.8 104 3.1 108 3.1 105 2.9 102 2.8 102 2.4 119 2.4 81 2.1 90 1.9 50-54 83 2.5 43 1.7 29 0.9 51 1.5 41 1.1 51 1.4 44 1.0 66 1.3 28 0.7 42 0.9 55-59 28 0.9 9 0.4 19 0.6 18 0.5 29 0.8 16 0.4 23 0.5 19 0.4 15 0.4 17 0.4 60-64 7 0.2 6 0.2 5 0.1 7 0.2 8 0.2 6 0.2 2 0.0 7 0.1 5 0.1 1 0.0 65+ 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 5 0.1 4 0.1 1 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 Total 3,270 100 2,500 100 3,406 100 3,464 100 3,611 100 3,645 100 4,278 100 4,950 100 3,859 100 4,718 100 Table 6.3 Gender # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Female 3,039 92.9 2,298 91.9 3,158 92.7 3,145 90.8 3,247 89.9 3,263 89.5 3,865 90.3 4,417 89.2 3,423 88.7 4,165 88.3 Male 231 7.1 202 8.1 248 7.3 319 9.2 364 10.1 382 10.5 413 9.7 533 10.8 436 11.3 553 11.7 Total 3,270 100 2,500 100 3,406 100 3,464 100 3,611 100 3,645 100 4,278 100 4,950 100 3,859 100 4,718 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 23

6.2 New RN Members Educated in Ontario Table 6.4 Age Group # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % 18-24 850 49.6 1,015 52.2 1,664 60.6 1,496 53.4 1,471 49.9 1,521 51.8 1,854 52.4 2,021 51.4 1,893 56.9 2,442 61.4 25-29 497 29.0 581 29.9 641 23.4 725 25.9 869 29.5 815 27.8 992 28.1 1,126 28.7 846 25.4 793 20.0 30-34 143 8.3 167 8.6 210 7.7 232 8.3 275 9.3 277 9.4 298 8.4 387 9.8 269 8.1 342 8.6 35-39 85 5.0 104 5.3 119 4.3 181 6.5 160 5.4 146 5.0 193 5.5 188 4.8 145 4.4 183 4.6 40-44 70 4.1 42 2.2 68 2.5 89 3.2 102 3.5 107 3.6 109 3.1 118 3.0 103 3.1 144 3.6 45-49 47 2.7 24 1.2 34 1.2 58 2.1 52 1.8 44 1.5 61 1.7 65 1.7 51 1.5 45 1.1 50-54 14 0.8 10 0.5 5 0.2 15 0.5 11 0.4 19 0.6 22 0.6 20 0.5 19 0.6 20 0.5 55-59 7 0.4 1 0.1 3 0.1 3 0.1 7 0.2 5 0.2 7 0.2 4 0.1 3 0.1 4 0.1 60-64 2 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 65+ 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 1,715 100 1,944 100 2,744 100 2,800 100 2,947 100 2,935 100 3,536 100 3,930 100 3,329 100 3,974 100 Table 6.5 Gender # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Female 1,606 93.6 1,790 92.1 2,564 93.4 2,565 91.6 2,660 90.3 2,636 89.8 3,215 90.9 3,533 89.9 2,955 88.8 3,519 88.6 Male 109 6.4 154 7.9 180 6.6 235 8.4 287 9.7 299 10.2 321 9.1 397 10.1 374 11.2 455 11.4 Total 1,715 100 1,944 100 2,744 100 2,800 100 2,947 100 2,935 100 3,536 100 3,930 100 3,329 100 3,974 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 24

6.3 New RN Members Educated in Other Canadian Jurisdictions Table 6.6 Canadian Province of Education # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Alberta 34 7.7 38 12.4 35 10.4 52 14.6 49 14.9 55 16.7 59 18.4 42 11.2 43 16.4 47 14.6 British Columbia 30 6.8 30 9.8 33 9.8 42 11.8 40 12.2 36 10.9 27 8.4 43 11.5 28 10.7 44 13.7 Manitoba 38 8.6 37 12.1 26 7.7 24 6.8 24 7.3 29 8.8 24 7.5 28 7.5 18 6.9 21 6.5 New Brunswick 40 9.1 20 6.5 33 9.8 28 7.9 28 8.5 18 5.5 30 9.3 50 13.3 23 8.8 24 7.5 Nfld and Labrador 36 8.2 23 7.5 34 10.1 25 7.0 29 8.8 14 4.2 16 5.0 19 5.1 12 4.6 16 5.0 Northwest Territories 0 0.0 3 1.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 Nova Scotia 38 8.6 21 6.8 49 14.6 42 11.8 34 10.4 21 6.4 25 7.8 49 13.1 31 11.8 34 10.6 Nunavut 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3 Prince Edward Island 3 0.7 1 0.3 2 0.6 5 1.4 3 0.9 6 1.8 2 0.6 6 1.6 4 1.5 9 2.8 Quebec 211 47.8 125 40.7 119 35.4 131 36.9 106 32.3 146 44.2 130 40.5 132 35.2 98 37.4 118 36.8 Saskatchewan 11 2.5 9 2.9 4 1.2 5 1.4 15 4.6 4 1.2 7 2.2 4 1.1 5 1.9 7 2.2 Yukon 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 441 100 307 100 336 100 355 100 328 100 330 100 321 100 375 100 262 100 321 100 Table 6.7 Age Group # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % 18-24 75 17.0 44 14.3 53 15.8 46 13.0 41 12.5 19 5.8 42 13.1 68 18.1 46 17.6 71 22.1 25-29 106 24.0 58 18.9 81 24.1 102 28.7 92 28.0 98 29.7 104 32.4 109 29.1 80 30.5 102 31.8 30-34 73 16.6 49 16.0 57 17.0 52 14.6 51 15.5 74 22.4 66 20.6 65 17.3 54 20.6 53 16.5 35-39 65 14.7 59 19.2 48 14.3 52 14.6 49 14.9 49 14.8 35 10.9 38 10.1 36 13.7 31 9.7 40-44 52 11.8 47 15.3 35 10.4 45 12.7 32 9.8 31 9.4 29 9.0 39 10.4 21 8.0 18 5.6 45-49 33 7.5 24 7.8 38 11.3 25 7.0 23 7.0 28 8.5 15 4.7 16 4.3 13 5.0 22 6.9 50-54 24 5.4 16 5.2 12 3.6 16 4.5 16 4.9 18 5.5 14 4.4 23 6.1 4 1.5 12 3.7 55-59 10 2.3 4 1.3 10 3.0 10 2.8 14 4.3 7 2.1 13 4.0 10 2.7 6 2.3 12 3.7 60-64 3 0.7 5 1.6 2 0.6 4 1.1 6 1.8 5 1.5 2 0.6 5 1.3 2 0.8 0 0.0 65+ 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.8 4 1.2 1 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 441 100 307 100 336 100 355 100 328 100 330 100 321 100 375 100 262 100 321 100 Table 6.8 Gender # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Female 409 92.7 281 91.5 303 90.2 313 88.2 297 90.5 297 90.0 292 91.0 337 89.9 246 93.9 292 91.0 Male 32 7.3 26 8.5 33 9.8 42 11.8 31 9.5 33 10.0 29 9.0 38 10.1 16 6.1 29 9.0 Total 441 100 307 100 336 100 355 100 328 100 330 100 321 100 375 100 262 100 321 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 25

6.4 New RN Members Educated Internationally Table 6.9 Age Group # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % 18-24 19 1.7 6 2.4 12 3.7 13 4.2 16 4.8 24 6.3 23 5.5 28 4.3 12 4.5 40 9.5 25-29 161 14.5 37 14.9 60 18.4 44 14.2 55 16.4 71 18.7 130 30.9 185 28.7 79 29.5 159 37.6 30-34 349 31.3 74 29.7 80 24.5 79 25.6 71 21.1 88 23.2 96 22.8 169 26.2 74 27.6 98 23.2 35-39 261 23.4 58 23.3 73 22.4 78 25.2 86 25.6 83 21.8 73 17.3 118 18.3 40 14.9 61 14.4 40-44 156 14.0 31 12.4 48 14.7 43 13.9 53 15.8 63 16.6 62 14.7 78 12.1 31 11.6 31 7.3 45-49 110 9.9 21 8.4 32 9.8 25 8.1 30 8.9 30 7.9 26 6.2 38 5.9 17 6.3 23 5.4 50-54 45 4.0 17 6.8 12 3.7 20 6.5 14 4.2 14 3.7 8 1.9 23 3.6 5 1.9 10 2.4 55-59 11 1.0 4 1.6 6 1.8 5 1.6 8 2.4 4 1.1 3 0.7 5 0.8 6 2.2 1 0.2 60-64 2 0.2 1 0.4 3 0.9 2 0.6 2 0.6 1 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.2 3 1.1 0 0.0 65+ 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 2 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.4 0 0.0 Total 1,114 100 249 100 326 100 309 100 336 100 380 100 421 100 645 100 268 100 423 100 Table 6.10 Gender # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Female 1,024 91.9 227 91.2 291 89.3 267 86.4 290 86.3 330 86.9 358 85.0 547 84.8 222 82.8 354 83.7 Male 90 8.1 22 8.8 35 10.7 42 13.6 46 13.7 50 13.1 63 15.0 98 15.2 46 17.2 69 16.3 Total 1,114 100 249 100 326 100 309 100 336 100 380 100 421 100 645 100 268 100 423 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 26

Table 6.11 Top 10 Countries of Education 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Country # % Country # % Country # % Country # % Country # % Philippines 387 34.7 Philippines 72 28.9 Philippines 100 30.7 Philippines 85 27.5 United States 84 25.0 India 106 9.5 India 33 13.3 India 48 14.7 United States 56 18.1 Philippines 72 21.4 United States 71 6.4 United States 30 12.0 United States 47 14.4 India 38 12.3 India 44 13.1 USSR 59 5.3 Iran 14 5.6 Iran 26 8.0 Iran 19 6.1 Iran 20 6.0 China 55 4.9 Israel 14 5.6 United Kingdom 18 5.5 United Kingdom 16 5.2 Israel 15 4.5 United Kingdom 54 4.8 United Kingdom 11 4.4 Australia 15 4.6 Israel 10 3.2 Australia 13 3.9 Iran 39 3.5 Pakistan 10 4.0 China 13 4.0 Australia 8 2.6 United Kingdom 11 3.3 Romania 31 2.8 South Korea 8 3.2 Israel 9 2.8 Lebanon 7 2.3 China 11 3.3 Yugoslavia 28 2.5 Australia 7 2.8 Russian Federation 5 1.5 South Korea 7 2.3 Jamaica 6 1.8 Poland 22 2.0 China 6 2.4 Colombia 4 1.2 South Africa 5 1.6 Pakistan 5 1.5 Other countries 262 23.6 Other countries 44 17.7 Other countries 41 12.6 Other countries 58 18.8 Other countries 55 16.4 Total 1,114 100 Total 249 100 Total 326 100 Total 309 100 Total 336 100 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Country # % Country # % Country # % Country # % Country # % India 81 21.5 India 131 31.1 India 230 35.7 India 108 40.3 India 213 50.4 United States 70 18.3 Philippines 63 15.0 Philippines 107 16.6 United States 47 17.5 United States 59 13.9 Philippines 52 13.6 United States 57 13.5 United States 76 11.8 Philippines 36 13.4 Philippines 36 8.5 Iran 18 4.7 Israel 25 5.9 Israel 36 5.6 Iran 7 2.6 Jamaica 21 5.0 Israel 17 4.5 United Kingdom 15 3.6 Iran 21 3.3 United Kingdom 7 2.6 Iran 9 2.1 United Kingdom 15 3.9 Iran 13 3.1 United Kingdom 21 3.3 Jordan 6 2.2 Pakistan 8 1.9 China 13 3.4 Korea 11 2.6 Korea 20 3.1 China 5 1.9 Jordan 8 1.9 Australia 12 3.1 Australia 10 2.4 China 18 2.8 Brazil 4 1.5 Israel 7 1.7 Lebanon 10 2.6 China 10 2.4 Lebanon 12 1.9 France 4 1.5 Lebanon 6 1.4 South Korea 9 2.4 Jamaica 9 2.1 Jamaica 12 1.9 Jamaica 4 1.5 Australia 5 1.2 Other countries 83 22.0 Other countries 77 18.3 Other countries 92 14.3 Other countries 40 14.9 Other Countries 51 12.1 Total 380 100 Total 421 100 Total 645 100 Total 268 100 Total 423 100 Includes new members who completed their nursing education in the USSR before 1992, as well as new members who completed their nursing education in the countries resulting from the dissolution of the USSR, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Ukraine Includes new members who completed their nursing education in Yugoslavia before 1991, as well as new members who completed their nursing education in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro following the dissolution of Yugoslavia. College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 27

7 DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF NEW RPN MEMBERS AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION 7.1 New RPN Members Overall Table 7.1 Location of Nursing Education # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Ontario 1,628 92.2 1,871 90.3 1,856 89.1 2,116 85.6 2,555 86.9 2,364 83.9 3,227 83.6 3,608 72.8 2,994 83.3 3,460 75.8 Other Cdn Jurisdiction 51 2.9 55 2.7 63 3.0 84 3.4 61 2.1 65 2.3 101 2.6 145 2.9 71 2.0 88 1.9 International 87 4.9 146 7.0 163 7.8 271 11.0 325 11.1 387 13.7 530 13.7 1,201 24.2 529 14.7 1,019 22.3 Total 1,766 100 2,072 100 2,082 100 2,471 100 2,941 100 2,816 100 3,858 100 4,954 100 3,594 100 4,567 100 Table 7.2 Age Group # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % 18-24 640 36.2 691 33.3 672 32.3 802 32.5 982 33.4 895 31.8 1,084 28.1 1,263 25.5 1,059 29.5 1,599 35.0 25-29 337 19.1 406 19.6 425 20.4 540 21.9 623 21.2 557 19.8 882 22.9 1,221 24.6 933 26.0 1,146 25.1 30-34 225 12.7 282 13.6 301 14.5 356 14.4 425 14.5 408 14.5 583 15.1 768 15.5 533 14.8 654 14.3 35-39 229 13.0 267 12.9 285 13.7 310 12.5 343 11.7 390 13.8 522 13.5 651 13.1 427 11.9 529 11.6 40-44 165 9.3 225 10.9 198 9.5 239 9.7 282 9.6 281 10.0 398 10.3 542 10.9 322 9.0 364 8.0 45-49 110 6.2 121 5.8 133 6.4 132 5.3 171 5.8 173 6.1 239 6.2 295 6.0 197 5.5 161 3.5 50-54 45 2.5 59 2.8 57 2.7 59 2.4 89 3.0 80 2.8 108 2.8 150 3.0 79 2.2 88 1.9 55-59 14 0.8 18 0.9 10 0.5 26 1.1 23 0.8 28 1.0 38 1.0 60 1.2 37 1.0 22 0.5 60-64 1 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.0 7 0.3 2 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1 4 0.1 7 0.2 4 0.1 65+ 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 1,766 100 2,072 100 2,082 100 2,471 100 2,941 100 2,816 100 3,858 100 4,954 100 3,594 100 4,567 100 Table 7.3 Gender # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Female 1,620 91.7 1,909 92.1 1,916 92.0 2,230 90.2 2,674 90.9 2,518 89.4 3,390 87.9 4,361 88.0 3,141 87.4 3,922 85.9 Male 146 8.3 163 7.9 166 8.0 241 9.8 267 9.1 298 10.6 468 12.1 593 12.0 453 12.6 645 14.1 Total 1,766 100 2,072 100 2,082 100 2,471 100 2,941 100 2,816 100 3,858 100 4,954 100 3,594 100 4,567 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 28

7.2 New RPN Members Educated in Ontario Table 7.4 Age Group # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % 18-24 635 39.0 684 36.6 664 35.8 776 36.7 955 37.4 865 36.6 1,043 32.3 1,168 32.4 1,020 34.1 1,518 43.9 25-29 317 19.5 379 20.3 404 21.8 480 22.7 547 21.4 479 20.3 728 22.6 846 23.4 733 24.5 759 21.9 30-34 207 12.7 243 13.0 239 12.9 272 12.9 335 13.1 342 14.5 458 14.2 503 13.9 407 13.6 404 11.7 35-39 196 12.0 228 12.2 238 12.8 234 11.1 257 10.1 277 11.7 391 12.1 390 10.8 332 11.1 337 9.7 40-44 149 9.2 185 9.9 156 8.4 186 8.8 235 9.2 195 8.2 288 8.9 334 9.3 243 8.1 234 6.8 45-49 86 5.3 101 5.4 106 5.7 110 5.2 145 5.7 136 5.8 201 6.2 213 5.9 159 5.3 122 3.5 50-54 28 1.7 39 2.1 46 2.5 37 1.7 65 2.5 50 2.1 88 2.7 115 3.2 68 2.3 64 1.8 55-59 10 0.6 11 0.6 2 0.1 16 0.8 15 0.6 19 0.8 27 0.8 36 1.0 27 0.9 18 0.5 60-64 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 5 0.2 1 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.1 3 0.1 5 0.2 4 0.1 65+ 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Total 1,628 100 1,871 100 1,856 100 2,116 100 2,555 100 2,364 100 3,227 100 3,608 100 2,994 100 3,460 100 Table 7.5 Gender # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Female 1,501 92.2 1,726 92.3 1,711 92.2 1,910 90.3 2,338 91.5 2,127 90.0 2,868 88.9 3,210 89.0 2,653 88.6 3,023 87.4 Male 127 7.8 145 7.7 145 7.8 206 9.7 217 8.5 237 10.0 359 11.1 398 11.0 341 11.4 437 12.6 Total 1,628 100 1,871 100 1,856 100 2,116 100 2,555 100 2,364 100 3,227 100 3,608 100 2,994 100 3,460 100 College of Nurses of Ontario New Members in the General Class 2014 29