Agency staff cost Ontario hospitals, LTC homes nearly $1B in 2023

A November 2023 staffing agency update obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom of information request shows that agency use increased from 2021-22 to 2022-23 by every metric — in hospitals and long-term care, in hours worked and in total costs.

Agency staff cost Ontario hospitals, LTC homes nearly $1B in 2023
Three nurses, masked and wearing blue scrubs, walk in different directions through a hospital corridor.

A November 2023 staffing agency update obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom of information request shows that agency use increased from 2021-22 to 2022-23 by every metric — in hospitals and long-term care, in hours worked and in total costs.