NWT expects more direction on international nurses soon – Cabin Radio

December 16, 2025

MLAs want “tangible” action to help internationally educated nurses find work in the NWT, but territorial officials say they are still gathering data on how many such nurses live here and what barriers they face.

A working group has been studying the issue since earlier this year.

Last week, the Joint Territorial Nursing Council – comprising nursing leaders from the GNWT, Aurora College and nursing regulator CANNN – told MLAs it launched a survey in the spring to understand the scope of the problem.

Results are expected in early 2026.

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