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March 10, 2026Preparing the Nursing Workforce for the Future by Rebuilding Nursing on Foundations of Anti-Racist Worldmaking
Nursing Leadership article introduces nursing’s political imperative for enacting anti-racism in the process of building transformative futures in present realities. Nursing leaders are well-positioned to undertake this anti-racist worldmaking through their commitments for a political imperative. By Samantha Louie-Poon, University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing.
Nursing Leadership 38.3:
Preparing the Nursing Workforce for the Future
Readying the Nursing Workforce to Embrace an Ever-Changing World - The Editorial by Patrick Chiu and Ruth Martin-Misener introduces this themed issue.
The collection of articles and commentaries in this issue of the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership reminds us that solutions do exist, but progress requires action, trust, collaboration and an openness to being guided by evidence and values to discern what to do and how to do things differently and impactfully. The authors provide us with timely examples of how the profession is navigating turbulent times and preparing nurses for the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Featured Articles
Barriers and Solutions to Healthcare Access for Immigrants in Canada
"Making Canada Whole”: Multi-Jurisdictional Collaboration as a Strategy to Advance Supply Chain Resilience for Canadian Health Systems
Building the Structures and Ecosystem Required for Sustainable Health Innovation in Canada
Articles
TOCSIN: A Proposed Dashboard of Indicators to Control Healthcare-Associated Infections
A Case Study: The Initiative to Improve RN Scheduling at Hamilton Health Sciences
Growing Practice Specialists in Mental Health: Addressing Stigma and Recruitment with a Nursing Residency Program
Healthy Workplaces and Teamwork for Healthcare Workers Need Public Engagement
Inter-facility Patient Transfers in Ontario: Do You Know What Your Local Ambulance Is Being Used For?
LHINs at Five years – What Now?” Part 2 of 2 "> Will Falk Comments on John Ronson’s essay “LHINs at Five years – What Now?” Part 2 of 2
Nurse Managers' Work Stressors and Coping Experiences: Unravelling the Evidence
We are all i4i: How a small Canadian software company improved healthcare innovation
News
Edmonton emergency doctors and hospitalists warn of ER backlogs when stipend payments end
2026-03-25 from cbc.ca Some family doctors and emergency room physicians working in Edmonton hospitals warn that an April 1 end to stipend pay arrangements could put patient care at risk and increase [...]
Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says
2026-03-23 from cp24.com TORONTO — A new study says the cost of medication is stopping Black people in Canada from filling their prescriptions at a higher rate than white people. The research [...]
Breaking Down Language Barriers in Health Care: For Equitable, Safe and Quality Health Care and Health Services
2026-03-23 from sencanada.ca Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages Language barriers in health care can put patients’ well-being at risk, leaving official language minority communiti [...]
Editor's Picks
Canada has higher rates of immigration than many high-income countries. Provinces' health systems have been slow to adapt new policies and practices to accommodate the newcomers. New immigrants are left to “shoehorn” themselves into health systems that were not designed for their languages, culture or preferences for care. For immigrants, language barriers impede communication, undermine the clinician-patient relationship and discourage healthcare-seeking behaviours. New policies are [...]
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Island Health, Courtenay, BC
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The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, ON
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VHA Home HealthCare
Manager, Decision Support
Schroeder Ambulatory Centre, Richmond Hill, ON
Chief Finance and Corporate Services Officer
Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP), Mississauga, ON
Director, Emergency and Patient Flow
Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, ON
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
Scarborough Health Network, Scarborough, ON
Pharmacist
Island Health, Vancouver Island, BC (multiple opportunities)
Physiotherapist
Island Health, Vancouver Island, BC (multiple opportunities)
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Mental Health Association, York Region & South Simcoe, ON
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Island Health, Multiple Opportunities on Vancouver Island, BC
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