Job prospects Registered Nurse (R.N.) in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

This occupation is in high demand, which is driven by the growing and aging population as well as government healthcare priorities.

Every year, the government is adding measures and increasing budgets to improve services and make them more accessible for the public, which involves additional hiring.

Employment growth will also be supported by several seniors' homes opening and by improvements to home care.

To deal with the surgery backlog, which was caused by managing the pandemic, the government intends to rely on private clinics more, which will also support this profession.

The nursing labour shortage, which became worse during the pandemic, affects most regions in Quebec. The government has introduced measures to support recruitment, including scholarships and a major international recruitment plan.

University graduates are in high demand given that managers in the health care system prefer to hire staff who are more multi-skilled. There are more university graduates in the workforce. A university education in nursing is increasingly required to get certain positions, particularly in local community service centres and family medicine groups.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Here are some key facts about Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region:

• Approximately 1,640 people work in this occupation.
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 83%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 12%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology