This indicator gives the ratio of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care divided by the number of registered health care providers, by type of provider.
Measure of access to health care professionals. A low or high ratio may be desirable; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care professionals).
Data availability:
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Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory, Region, Provider
Calculation
Calculated by dividing the number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care by the total number of active registered health care professionals.
Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care ÷ Total number of active registered health care professionals
Unit of Analysis: Service provider
Denominator
Total number of health care professionals
Numerator
Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care
Comments
Please note that the available data years, geographic coverage, reporting level/disaggregation and update frequency vary by type of professional.
“Available data year” can refer to data year (for nurses) or to reporting year (for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists).