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Grow Your Own Nurse Practitioner Program

What is the Grow Your Own Nurse Practitioner Program?

The Grow Your Own Nurse Practitioner Program is part of the government's commitments to provide more families with access to primary health care, and to support the recruitment and retention of nurses. The program was developed to fill vacancies among government funded NP positions. It allows the opportunity to use Ministry funds - currently allocated to a nurse practitioner position - to sponsor a local registered nurse to obtain his/her NP education. The funding will be used to pay the RN's salary while he/she is in school and to reimburse education-related expenses. In exchange, the new NP must agree to a return of service commitment to the agency.

Agencies that would like to participate in the program but require assistance connecting with interested RNs in the community, can post their contact information on this website by sending the following information to gyonp@moh.gov.on.ca :

  • Name of Agency
  • Contact Person's Name
  • Mailing Address
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address

The Ministry is very pleased with the considerable interest in this program. In order to assist with any questions that you might have, we have posted a number of documents below, including a comprehensive list of Frequently Asked Questions [PDF], on this website. We encourage you to review these documents carefully.

Nurses who are interested in connecting with sponsoring agencies are encouraged to check here regularly for a listing of agencies that are recruiting for this program.

For further information about the program, please review the materials below :

Program Guidelines : Program Applications - Full Time : Program Applications - Part Time : Frequently Asked Questions Template Agreement :
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Office of the Provincial Chief Nursing Officer
The Nursing Secretariat
12th Floor, 56 Wellesley St. W.
Toronto ON  M5S 2S3
Telephone : 416-327-9689
Fax : 416-327-1878 		Call the ministry INFOline at 1-800-268-1154
(Toll-free in Ontario only)
In Toronto, call 416-314-5518
TTY 1-800-387-5559
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