Nursing and Healthcare Salaries & Job Market in Canada (2026)

The average Nursing and Healthcare pay in Canada is CAD 40-CAD 57 per hour, based on 244 disclosed salaries.

Average salary by pay period

• Hourly: CAD 40-CAD 57 per hour (235 listings)
• Annual: CAD 84,349-CAD 105,909 per year (9 listings)

Best cities for Nursing and Healthcare jobs

1. Victoria — 300 jobs
2. Vancouver — 243 jobs
3. Nanaimo — 84 jobs
4. North Vancouver — 80 jobs
5. Duncan — 76 jobs
6. Port Alberni — 56 jobs
7. Powell River — 38 jobs
8. Campbell River — 33 jobs

Work mode

2% remote, 0% hybrid, 98% on-site across 1240 listings.

Top hiring employers

• Island Health (661 open roles)
• Vancouver Coastal Health (439 open roles)
• Cencora (42 open roles)
• Oak Valley Health (30 open roles)
• Spectrum Health Care (20 open roles)
• University of Alberta (6 open roles)

Current openings

• Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) - New Grad RPNs! — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• Clinical Academic Heart Failure/Echocardiography Cardiologist — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• (RN/RPN) Seeking Experienced Community Mental Health Nurses for the Vancouver Community! — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - New Grads — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Forensic/Sexual Assault Nursing Services — Vancouver Coastal Health (North Vancouver,)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - New Grad RNs — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• Clinical Cardiologist — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care - Intensive Care Unit — Vancouver Coastal Health (North Vancouver,)
• Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) – Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)
• Addiction Clinic Nurse (RN/RPN), Supervised Injection Site — Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver,)

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