Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a Return to Written Question Number 17-20(1) asked by the Member from Yellowknife Centre on May 29th, 2025, regarding staff turnover and vacancy rates.
From April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, the average vacancy rate for specialists was 46.2. In 2023-2024, the average vacancy rate for specialists was 43.1 percent, in 2024-2025 the average vacancy rate for specialists was 50.1 percent and on June 30, 2025, the average vacancy rate for specialists was 43.8 percent.
Later today I will table a document which provides a summary for vacancy rate breakdown by specialty.
From April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, there have been an average full-time equivalent of 24.4 positions for Specialists, 13.1 of which were filled. In 2023-2024 the average full-time equivalent was 25.0, 14.23 which were filled, in 2024-2025 the average full-time equivalent was 24, 11.98 of which were filled, and on June 30, 2025, the average full-time equivalent was 24, 13.5 of which were filled.
From April 1, 2023, to June 2025, an average of 9.4 percent of the specialists physician full-time equivalents resigned.
From April 1, 2023, to June 2025, an average of 4.1 percent of the specialist physician full-time equivalents retired.
Recruitment is variable based on service. For many specialties including, Ear Nose and Throat, known as Otolaryngology, and Internal Medicine, active recruitment over many years is required until a position is filled in territory. Other specialities, like General Surgery historically have been easier to fill.
