Financial Support

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, Sun Country Health Region and local communities are all working together to provide health care students and future employees generous incentives to encourage them to join our work force or to enter a health care field for study. 

Sun Country Health Region has developed an ambitious recruitment campaign to ensure services can be maintained. The campaign offers financial incentives for new employees and outlines the very real benefits to living in South East Saskatchewan and working in Sun Country Health Region.  

• Saskatchewan Health and Sun Country Health Region each offer a $5,000 relocation grant to any health care employee or physician who relocates and accepts a health position in Saskatchewan and meets all the eligibility requirements, in exchange for one-year of service commitment.

• In addition, SaskHealth offers another $10,000 for a rural ‘work' grant to any health employee or physician who relocates and accepts a health position in Saskatchewan and meets all the eligibility requirements, in exchange for a two-year (consecutive) return-in-service commitment.

• For those already living in Saskatchewan, the rural ‘work' grant may be combined with a rural ‘work and reside' grant for another $10,000 in exchange for a two-year (consecutive) return-in-service commitment.

• The result is that a total of $20,000 to $25,000 in relocation grants are available from the Saskatchewan government for eligible health care workers and physicians who move to Sun Country Health Region to work.

• Sun Country Regional Health Authority (SCRHA) offers a $5,000 education bursary for each of four years in difficult-to-fill programs, in exchange for a maximum, two year return-of-service contract.

• SCRHA's $20,000 bursary can be combined with SaskHealth's grants, which means $40,000 is potentially available to health care workers or physicians moving to our region for hard-to-fill jobs. Call SCHRA Employment Services Coordinator Christine Schenk for more information, at 306-842-8320.

For more specific details on bursary programs and relocation assistance please check out the following pages:

• Saskatchewan Ministry of Health Bursary Programs
• Ministry of Health Recruitment Grants
• Local Incentives
• SCHR Financial Support
• CUPE Employment Strategy

For more information you may also call Sun Country Health Region Human Resources Department toll free 1-866-578-7247 in Canada and U.S.