National and provincial retention of graduates from health degree programs in Canada

Youjin Choi and Feng Hou

Economic and Social Reports from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch

Abstract: A shortage of health care professionals, especially family doctors and nurses, has been a widespread concern from coast to coast to coast (Baumann and Crea-Arsenio, 2023; Gomes and Gillis, 2025). Among various causes of this shortage, a net loss of medical professionals, such as physicians and nurses, to the United States because of trade agreements was considered an important issue during the 1990s (Zhao, Drew and Murray, 2000). Few studies have examined recent trends in the retention of health care professionals. In particular, questions remain about whether outmigration pressures continue to exert influence and how retention varies across specialties and regions.

Keywords: national and provincial retention of graduates; health degree programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-02-25
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202600200002-eng

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