Expanding French-language nursing programs in Ontario

June 15, 2023

The Ontario government is expanding access for nursing students wanting to become registered nurses (RNs) with the launch of Collège Boréal’s French-language stand-alone nursing degree program at its Toronto and Sudbury campuses. Collège Boréal has also been allocated an additional 70 Practical Nursing (PN) spaces for nursing students interested in becoming registered practical nurses (RPNs).

The new program will give French-speaking students more opportunities to learn closer to home in their primary language and help ensure the province’s Francophone communities will be connected to the care they need, when they need it. 

The new French-language stand-alone nursing degree programs in Toronto and Sudbury will each have a cohort of 16 students per year. This cohort is separate from the additional 70 Practical Nursing (PN) spaces for nursing students interested in becoming registered practical nurses (RPNs).

Adding practical nursing spaces at Collège Boréal is part of the government’s $80 million investment in 2023-24 to increase enrolment in nursing education programs in publicly assisted colleges and universities, allocating 500 practical nursing and 1,000 Bachelor of Science in Nursing spaces across the province. This is in addition to the 1,500 nursing education spaces added in 2022-2023. 

Learn more: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003157/ontario-expanding-access-to-french-language-nursing-programs