According to a survey in 2025, nearly four in ten nurses in Canada had to work overtime involuntarily sometime in the past six months. This often occurred through moral or professional obligation, outright guilt, or was mandated.
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Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (March 23, 2025). Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. "Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason." Chart. March 23, 2025. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 20, 2026. /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (2025). Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 20, 2026. /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. "Distribution of Nurses Who Have Worked Involuntary Overtime during The past Six Months in Canada in 2025, by Reason." ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc., 23 Mar 2025, /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/ (last visited August 20, 2026)
Distribution of nurses who have worked involuntary overtime during the past six months in Canada in 2025, by reason [Graph], Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, March 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1456377/mandated-overtime-nurses-canada/
