Canada Healthcare Staffing Market Size & Outlook, 2026-2035
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Canada healthcare staffing market highlights
- The Canada healthcare staffing market generated a revenue of USD 1,906.4 million in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 3,722.2 million by 2035.
- The Canada market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7% from 2026 to 2035.
- In terms of segment, allied healthcare staffing was the largest revenue generating type in 2025.
- Locum Tenens Staffing is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Healthcare staffing market data book summary
| Market revenue in 2025 | USD 1,906.4 million |
| Market revenue in 2035 | USD 3,722.2 million |
| Growth rate | 7% (CAGR from 2026 to 2035) |
| Largest segment | Allied healthcare staffing |
| Fastest growing segment | Locum Tenens Staffing |
| Historical data | 2021 - 2024 |
| Base year | 2025 |
| Forecast period | 2026 - 2035 |
| Quantitative units | Revenue in USD million |
| Market segmentation | Travel Nurse Staffing, Per Diem Nurse Staffing, Locum Tenens Staffing, Allied Healthcare Staffing |
| Key market players worldwide | AMN Healthcare Services Inc, CHG Healthcare, Maxim Healthcare Staffing, Cross Country Healthcare Inc, Aya Healthcare, Adecco Group AG, Locum Tenens USA |
Other key industry trends
- In terms of revenue, Canada accounted for 2.3% of the global healthcare staffing market in 2025.
- Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2035.
- In North America, U.S. healthcare staffing market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2035.
- Mexico is the fastest growing regional market in North America and is projected to reach USD 515.5 million by 2035.
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Healthcare Staffing Market Scope
Healthcare Staffing Market Companies
| Name | Profile | # Employees | HQ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adecco Group AG | View profile | 72438 | Bellerivestrasse 30, Zurich, Switzerland, CH-8008 | https://www.adeccogroup.com |
| Cross Country Healthcare Inc | View profile | 2300 | 6551 Park of Commerce Boulevard, N.W., Boca Raton, FL, United States, 33487 | https://www.crosscountryhealthcare.com |
| Maxim Healthcare Staffing | View profile | - | Columbia, Maryland, United States, North America | http://www.maximstaffing.com/ |
| Locum Tenens USA | View profile | 11-50 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North America | http://locumtenensusa.com |
| Aya Healthcare | View profile | 5001-10000 | San Diego, California, United States, North America | https://www.ayahealthcare.com |
| CHG Healthcare | View profile | 1001-5000 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, North America | http://www.chghealthcare.com |
| AMN Healthcare Services Inc | View profile | 3585 | 2999 Olympus Boulevard, Suite 500, Dallas, TX, United States, 75019 | https://www.amnhealthcare.com |
Canada healthcare staffing market outlook
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Allied healthcare staffing was the largest segment with a revenue share of 30.78% in 2025. Horizon Databook has segmented the Canada healthcare staffing market based on travel nurse staffing, per diem nurse staffing, locum tenens staffing, allied healthcare staffing covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2021 to 2035.
In Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec are most expected to outsource their hiring needs to a staffing agency. Lack of qualified and experienced nurses and allied health professionals, proximity to the U.S., and increasing awareness about temporary and permanent staffing firms are some of the driving factors for the Canadian healthcare staffing sector.
Adecco, Solutions Staffing Inc., Health Staffing International, and Canadian Health Care Agency are some of the staffing firms in Canada. In 2021, about 304,558 nurses were registered in Canada. At the time of registration, the majority of people had only one employer (84%).
Around 4,186 nurses who had retired or left the profession in Canada have re-entered the workforce to assist when needed. In Quebec and Ontario, the majority of those who re-entered the workforce were registered nurses.
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