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This part of the Nursing Workforce Study examines employer practices and policies for nursing workforce deployment in each province/territory. Primary data regarding deployment was collected using a survey questionnaire pertaining to all three regulated nursing groups: Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), also known as Registered Nurse Assistants (RNAs), Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs), and Registered Nurses (RNs). Information on other professionals and unregulated patient care providers, e.g. Aides was also included in the questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to capture the following information as per the request by the ACHHR Working Group: Hiring practices (amount of experience required, deployment, credentials, etc.); Kinds of services provided and the skills perceived to be needed to provide those services; Numbers and mix of nursing personnel used to provide services; Use of unregulated health care workers in relation to nursing services provision; Anticipated changes in deployment practices related to changes in the organization of the health care delivery system The survey was sent to a representative sample of employers in each province/territory which comprised Tertiary/Teaching Hospitals, Regional Community Hospitals, Community Hospitals, Rehabilitation/Convalescent Centres, Extended Care/Long Term Care/Nursing Homes, Mental Health Facilities/Agencies, Community Health Agencies/Health Centres/Public Health Units, Home Care and Nursing Stations. Regional Health Boards/Authorities were surveyed regarding their delivery of public health and mental health services.