Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
RECRUITMENT GRANTS

Recruitment Grants provide health employees and physicians living within Saskatchewan with funding for Northern/Rural "work", or a Northern/Rural "work and reside" in exchange for a specified return-for-service commitment.

Provides health employees and physicians who are relocating from outside of Saskatchewan with a Northern/Rural "work" or a Hard to Recruit Grant in exchange for a specified return in service commitment.

The Ministry of Health offers a Rural Work or Northern Work Grant of $5,000 to $15,000 (which may be combined with a Relocation Grant) for any health employee who:
• Is a new graduate who relocates to Saskatchewan
• Accepts a position with an eligible employer in a rural or northern Saskatchewan health region
• Meets all eligibility requirements
• Commits to the province an additional one to two years return in service.

The Ministry of Health offers a Rural Work and Reside or a Northern Work and Reside Grant of $5,000 to $10,000 (which may be combined with the Rural Work or Northern Work Grant) for any health employee who:
• Already resides in Saskatchewan in an urban or rural health region
• Establishes their primary residence in the same health region where they are working
• Accepts a health position with an eligible employer in a rural or northern Saskatchewan health region
• Meets all eligibility requirements
• Commits to an additional(consecutive) one to two years return in service

Contact:
Grant Administration
Workforce Planning Branch
Ministry of Health
3475 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4S 6S6
Phone: 306-787-7955
Fax: 306-798-0023
E-mail: grant@health.gov.sk.ca or http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/grants

Physician - Rural Practice Establishment Grant

Provides $25,000 to those physicians establishing a practice in rural Saskatchewan. In return, physicians must practice in a rural Saskatchewan community for a minimum 18 months.
Eligibility requirements are outlined on the SMA website, www.sma.sk.ca

Physician -Rural Practice Establishment Grant for Foreign Trained Physicians

The grant will provide $25,000 to a foreign trained family physician that establishes a practice for 18 months in rural Saskatchewan.
Eligibility requirements are outlined on the SMA website, www.sma.sk.ca

Physician - Rural Practice Establishment Grant for Employed Physicians

The grant provides $10,000 to eligible family physicians who establish a practice in a rural, regional or northern community for a minimum of 18 months
Information on this grant can be found on the SMA website, www.sma.sk.ca.
Eligibility requirements contact the SMA:
Contact: Saskatchewan Medical Association - Phone: (306)-244-2196 Fax: (306)-653-1631 or Toll Free: 1-800-667-3781. www.sma.sk.ca

Ministry of Health Relocation Program

The Ministry of Health offers a Relocation Grant of $5,000 for any health employee who:
• relocates to Saskatchewan
• accepts a health position with an eligible employer in Saskatchewan
• meets all the eligibility requirements
• commits to a one-year of return in service

Contact:
Workforce Planning Branch
Ministry of Health
3475 Albert Street
Regina SK
S4S 6X6
Telephone: (306) 787-7955
Fax: (306) 798-0023
E-mail: grant@health.gov.sk.ca