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Ivy Bourgeault

ResearcherSociology and AnthropologyUniversity of Ottawa

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Ivy Bourgeault

Researcher

Sociology and Anthropology

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 22 research grants (21 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Publications

296

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Research

Health Human Resources Health Workforce Health Policy Multiple Intervention Strategy Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Mental Health Nurse Retention Nurse Return To Work

Latest papers

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces
Health Policy · 2026
Health professionals’ language capacity in Canada: a mixed qualitative analysis of regulatory data and implications for workforce planning
Health Policy · 2026 · senior author
Evaluating interprofessional primary care teams in high-income countries: A scoping review protocol on the conceptualization and measurement of team functioning, effectiveness, performance and collaboration in primary care
PLoS ONE · 2025

All 29 publications

Latest funding

Strengthening the Health Workforce by Scaling Innovative Solutions: Examining how best to organize, finance, manage and deliver health care to achieve the Quadruple Aim, improve equity, and accountability to patients, populations and providers
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$10,000
Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$498,832
Repairing the nursing workforce: Creating compassionate communities and enabling environments to enhance retention and return to work.
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$107,751

All 39 grants and awards

29 publications.

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces

Chiu P, Thiessen NJ, Alostaz N, Li R, Hermosisima A, Nelson S, Bourgeault I, Salami B, Iduye D, Ben-Ahmed HE

Health Policy20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105708

Health professionals’ language capacity in Canada: a mixed qualitative analysis of regulatory data and implications for workforce planning

Kenth N, Richard L, Bourgeault I

Health Policy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105744

Evaluating interprofessional primary care teams in high-income countries: A scoping review protocol on the conceptualization and measurement of team functioning, effectiveness, performance and collaboration in primary care

Aggarwal M, Bourgeault I, Dalo S, Kokorelias KM, Greenberg L, Kreutzweiser B, Samson K, Sorensen L, Kemp C, Schieck D

PLoS ONE20254 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328708

Commentary: Optimizing Nursing Roles in Team-Based Primary Care Is Imperative.

Bourgeault I, Oandasan I

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)2025First author

DOI: 10.12927/cjnl.2025.27556

“I feel broken”: Chronicling burnout, mental health, and the limits of individual resilience in nursing

Akoo C, McMillan K, Price S, Ingraham K, Ayoub A, Sands SR, Shankland M, Bourgeault I

Nursing Inquiry202421 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1111/nin.12609

Even if you build it, they may not come: challenges in the uptake of workplace mental health toolkits

Corrente M, Myles S, Atanackovic J, Ben-Ahmed HE, Benoit C, McMillan K, Price SL, Neiterman E, Slofstra K, Bourgeault I

BMC International Health and Human Rights20246 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20039-1

Factors influencing nurse practitioner panel size in team-based primary care: a qualitative case study

Martin-Misener R, Donald F, Rayner J, Carter N, Kilpatrick K, Ziegler E, Bourgeault I, Bryant-Lukosius D

BMC Primary Care20245 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02547-6

Nurses Navigating Mental Health During Uncharted Times: Self, Others, Systems (S.O.S)!

Akoo C, Price S, McMillan K, Ingraham K, Ayoub A, Sands SR, Shankland M, Bourgeault I

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research20241 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621241266291

“I wish I had known what I was getting into”: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Canadians who study medicine abroad

Mathews M, Ryan D, Bourgeault I

BMC Medical Education20236 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04367-1

Perceptions of bias in the selection of international medical graduate residency applicants in Canada

Mathews M, Bourgeault I, Ryan D

Canadian Medical Education Journal20234 citations

DOI: 10.36834/cmej.73320

Strengthening the Health Workforce by Scaling Innovative Solutions: Examining how best to organize, finance, manage and deliver health care to achieve the Quadruple Aim, improve equity, and accountability to patients, populations and providers

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Bartram, Mary; Myles, Sophia

Keywords: Health Workforce

$10,000

Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: clinically integrated supply chain; health innovation and leadership; procurement; health policy; multi-sectoral partnerships; knowledge mobilization

$498,832

Repairing the nursing workforce: Creating compassionate communities and enabling environments to enhance retention and return to work.

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- Canadian Healthcare Workforce

Principal investigators: McMillan, Kimberly D; Ben Ahmed, Houssem Eddine; Bourgeault, Ivy L; Price, Sheri L

Keywords: Health Human Resources; Health Policy; Nurse Retention; Nurse Return To Work

$107,751

Addressing the Harms of COVID-19 on the Health of the Canadian Health Workforce: Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed, Multi-Level Intervention Strategy

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Atanackovic, Jelena; Benoit, Cecilia M; Corrente, Melissa; McMillan, Kimberly D; Neiterman, Elena

Keywords: Evaluation And Refinement; Health Worker Burnout; Multiple Intervention Strategy

$500,000

Inclusive, Integrated and Enhanced Data & Digital Infrastructure Platforms for more Timely and Responsive Health Workforce Planning and Decision-Making

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Cohen, Deborah

Keywords: Data & Digital Infrastructure Platforms; Equity, Diversity And Inclusion; Health Workforce Policies And Strategies; Integrated Health Workforce Planning & Decision-Making

$787,952

Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: clinically integrated supply chain; health innovation and leadership; procurement; health policy; multi-sectoral partnerships; knowledge mobilization

$20,000

Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: clinically integrated supply chain; health innovation and leadership; procurement; health policy; multi-sectoral partnerships; knowledge mobilization

$990,664

Assessing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce to Respond to COVID-19

Nominated PICIHR2020Op. Grant: COVID-19 MS & Substance Use - Matching Access to Service with Needs

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Bartram, Mary

Keywords: Covid-19; Health System Impacts; Health Workforce; Mental Health And Substance Use

$184,509

Gender pay gaps in the health professions: Do health systems reflect the social inequalities they are meant to address?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gupta, Neeru

Keywords: health workforce financing; health labour information and statistics; gender pay gaps; physician remuneration; nursing remuneration; population census

$78,106

Gender pay gaps in the health professions: Do health systems reflect the social inequalities they are meant to address?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gupta, Neeru

Keywords: health workforce financing; health labour information and statistics; gender pay gaps; physician remuneration; nursing remuneration; population census

$12,302

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Human Resources Dear Professor Bourgeault, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Strengthening the Health Workforce by Scaling Innovative Solutions: Examining how best to organize, finance, manage and deliver health care to achieve the Quadruple Aim, improve equity, and accountability to patients, populations and providers" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Ivy Bourgeault

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces

Health professionals’ language capacity in Canada: a mixed qualitative analysis of regulatory data and implications for workforce planning

Evaluating interprofessional primary care teams in high-income countries: A scoping review protocol on the conceptualization and measurement of team functioning, effectiveness, performance and collaboration in primary care

Commentary: Optimizing Nursing Roles in Team-Based Primary Care Is Imperative.

“I feel broken”: Chronicling burnout, mental health, and the limits of individual resilience in nursing

Even if you build it, they may not come: challenges in the uptake of workplace mental health toolkits

Factors influencing nurse practitioner panel size in team-based primary care: a qualitative case study

Nurses Navigating Mental Health During Uncharted Times: Self, Others, Systems (S.O.S)!

“I wish I had known what I was getting into”: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Canadians who study medicine abroad

Perceptions of bias in the selection of international medical graduate residency applicants in Canada

Strengthening the Health Workforce by Scaling Innovative Solutions: Examining how best to organize, finance, manage and deliver health care to achieve the Quadruple Aim, improve equity, and accountability to patients, populations and providers

Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future

Repairing the nursing workforce: Creating compassionate communities and enabling environments to enhance retention and return to work.

Addressing the Harms of COVID-19 on the Health of the Canadian Health Workforce: Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed, Multi-Level Intervention Strategy

Inclusive, Integrated and Enhanced Data & Digital Infrastructure Platforms for more Timely and Responsive Health Workforce Planning and Decision-Making

Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future

Development of a Community of Practice to Advance Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Sustainability and Economic Recovery in Canada's Post Pandemic Future

Assessing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce to Respond to COVID-19

Gender pay gaps in the health professions: Do health systems reflect the social inequalities they are meant to address?

Gender pay gaps in the health professions: Do health systems reflect the social inequalities they are meant to address?

Frequent collaborators

Ivy Bourgeault

Maria Mathews

Steve Slade

Isabelle Giroux

Maria Mathews

Kimberly McMillan

Sheri Price

Cecilia Benoit

Jelena Atanackovic

Mylaine Breton

Kelley Kilpatrick

Kelly Grimes

Ruth Martin-Misener

Eric Mykhalovskiy

Elisabeth Martin

Jennifer Rayner

Lisa Cranley

Maude Laberge

Lindsay Hedden

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Bukola Salami

Margaret Andrea Baumann

Denise Bryant-Lukosius

Ross Upshur

Nancy Marie Carter

Elena Neiterman

Ruth Martin-Misener