Ontario’s Current Capacity Will Not Meet Projected Demand Strategies to increase the supply of healthcare workers in the province are vital to build a resilient system to cope with the health sector challenges that Ontario will face in the future. [...] Bridging and placement programs are effective for those who gain admission, and are able to commit the time required, but opportunities to expedite the process would allow more qualified RNs to be practicing to the full extent of their profession sooner. [...] As far back as 2013, the Office of the Fairness Commissioner requested that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) explore additional routes to licensing and help build capacity for practice-ready assessment. [...] The Ontario government funded the creation of an OSCE for registered nurses, and Touchstone Institute has been administering this exam to thousands of IENs referred by the College of Nurses of Ontario to determine educational equivalence. [...] Ontario should consider the benefits of pursuing assessment as a model to increase the number of qualified and experienced IEHPs, to improve the province’s health human resource capacity.
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