Health Care Professionals Employed in Direct Care per 100,000 Population, by Health Region and Jurisdiction
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Workforce
Defining Attributes
Definition
Health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care, per 100,000 population, by type of professional, health region and province/territory
Numerator
Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care
Denominator
Total population in a Canadian province/territory or in a health region
Exclusions
Health care professionals not employed in the profession. Health care professionals employed in education, research and administration. Inactive registrants or health care professionals who did not register in a Canadian province or territory.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
CIHI Health Workforce Database (HWDB)
Frequency of Data Collection
At will
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
CIHI Health workforce data tables
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025