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Department of Health
October 17, 2025
FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government has signed a memorandum of understanding that will make it easier to recruit trained nurses and personal support workers from Indonesia.
“The recruitment of internationally educated nurses represents a key component in addressing our current health human resources shortage,” said Health Minister John Dornan. “This mutually beneficial agreement opens up a new source of skilled health-care professionals and is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure we have well-staffed systems that provide care to New Brunswickers now and in the future.”
This is the first formal health-care recruitment partnership between Indonesia and a Canadian jurisdiction.
The MOU, which follows a letter of intent the provincial government signed with Indonesia in July 2024, establishes a formal framework for the recruitment and deployment of Indonesian health-care workers in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick will provide navigation support – including assisting with foreign qualification recognition and immigration processes – to Indonesian health-care professionals who are seeking employment opportunities in the province.
“We extend our appreciation to New Brunswick for its commitment and openness in building a transparent, accountable co-operation system that upholds the principles of protection for foreign workers,” said Dwi Setiawan Susanto, director general for promotion and utilization of overseas job opportunities at the Ministry of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection. “Indonesia health-care workers will contribute to the health-care system in New Brunswick while also gaining high-quality international work experience.”
The Department of Health and its partners conducted an inaugural recruitment mission to Indonesia in October 2024. With the MOU now signed, New Brunswick employers can offer positions of employment to identified candidates.
Since 2019, more than 1,300 internationally educated nurses have been recruited to work in New Brunswick, as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, or personal support workers. The province has developed expedited pathways for nurses trained in 14 countries to become licensed sooner.
Anyone interested in working as a health-care professional in New Brunswick can find more information about job opportunities online.
Internationally educated nurses and other health-care professionals interested in working in the province can also find more information online.
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