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Canada relies on Filipino nurses to fill chronic nursing shortage across country

Several Canadian provinces have travelled to the Philippines to recruit nurses.
Photo: (Geric Cruz)

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Posted: September 27, 2023 2:56 PM

Since the 1960s, Canada has relied heavily on the Philippines for its nurses.

CBC News producer Stephanie Dubois spent weeks in the Philippines in June to learn more about the people involved in recruiting Filipino nurses for Canada and how they do it. We also wanted to know why nurses feel compelled to leave.

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Canada relies on Filipino nurses to fill chronic nursing shortage across country

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Canada added 25,000 jobs last month, StatsCan says. Posted: 5 hours ago.

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Vancouver lawyer who sued neighbour over deck divider accused of pseudolegal ’paper terrorism’. Posted: 8 hours ago.

The fight over the Senate’s handling of the carbon tax is a portent of things to come. Posted: 9 hours ago.

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