Personal Support Worker Microsimulation Modelling

This project will develop Canada’s nationwide, open-source simulation model to predict both supply and demand for Personal Support Workers (PSWs), addressing a critical workforce shortage as Canada’s older adult population grows rapidly. Health Workforce Canada will create innovative modelling tools that allow healthcare decision-makers to test different policy scenarios and make evidence-based planning decisions for this essential but unregulated profession. By combining advanced statistical analysis with data from Statistics Canada and input from stakeholders across the country, this model will help ensure adequate care for Canada’s aging population and could later be adapted for other allied health professions lacking centralized workforce planning tools. This project will bridge technical innovation with practical policy applications to strengthen healthcare workforce planning nationwide.

Faculty Supervisor:

Emmanuel Guindon

Student:

Partner:

Health Workforce Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

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