Registrants in Alberta Data

July 14, 2022

Data is essential when it comes to decision-making for the health-care system; and the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) maintains a register with the statistics on who is eligible to practice as registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), certified graduate nurses (CGNs), graduate nurses (GNs) and graduate nurse practitioners (GNPs) in Alberta.

Every year the CRNA sends defined unidentifiable data from the register to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). This data is used to assess the Canadian health system and is combined with data from other health-care partners, including the nursing regulators.

What We Publish

The CRNA publishes an annual report that includes statistics on registrants and complaints. This data is not representative of nurses currently working in Alberta, just how many have registration with the CRNA. Some may be on leave, working in a different position or practising in another jurisdiction.

Demographics and Employment Statistics

Increasing the transparency on the demographics and the employment of registrants in Alberta will assist our health-care partners by providing them with the data to make informed decisions. This data selection represents the register from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021, and was sent to CIHI.

Data dated Sept. 30, 2021.

Total Registrants: 39,528

Age and Gender

Age of RNs

Younger than 30	5,933 \| 15%
60 and Older	4,513 \| 12%

Age of NPs

Younger than 30	7 \| 0.1%
60 and Older	76 \| 10%

Age of CGNs

Younger than 30	0 \| 0%
60 and Older	8 \| 100%

Age of GNs

Younger than 30	210 \| 70%
60 and Older	0 \| 0%

Age of GNPs

Younger than 30	1 \| 4%
60 and Older	0 \| 0%

Gender Identity

Male	3,016 \| 8%
Female	36,360 \| 92%
Two-spirit	7 \| 0.1%
Other gender (e.g. Non-binary)	23 \| 0.1%

Employment

Employed As

Full-time	17,494 \| 44%
Part-time	13,570 \| 34%
Casual	6,633 \| 17%

Place of Work

Hospital	21,960 \| 56%
Community health	4,301 \| 11%
Nursing home/LTC	2,518 \| 6%
Other	8,959 \| 23%

Area of Responsibility

Direct care	19,258 \| 49%
Administration	3,718 \| 9%
Education	9,880 \| 25%
Research	3,025 \| 8%

Education

Where Registrants Received their Education

Alberta	29,071 \| 74%
Another Canadian Jurisdiction	6,416 \| 16%
International	3,919 \| 10%

Highest Level of Nursing Education

Diploma	12,132 \| 31%
Bachelors	27,186 \| 69%
Masters	13 \| 0%
Other	75 \| 0%