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Data from the surgical registry shows that about 80% of surgeries are completed within six months, and 90% within one year.

Provides health employees and physicians who are living within Saskatchewan already with a Northern/Rural "work", or a Northern/Rural "work and reside" Grant in exchange for a specified return in 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.

Rural Work Grant / Northern Work Grant

Saskatchewan 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 or who relocates to Saskatchewan
  • accepts a health position with an eligible employer in a rural or northern Saskatchewan health region
  • meets all the eligibility requirements
  • commits to provide an additional one to two years return in service

Rural Work and Reside Grant/ Northern Work and Reside Grant

Saskatchewan 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 the eligibility requirements
  • commits to an additional (consecutive) one to two-years return in service

Hard to Recruit Grant

Saskatchewan Health also offers a Hard to Recruit Grant of $5,000 to $10,000 for positions specifically designated by the Saskatoon Health Region, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region or the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency as hard to recruit. The grant is available to health employees who:

  • are new graduates from inside or outside of Saskatchewan
  • or who relocates to Saskatchewan
  • accepts a position designated as hard to recruit within the Saskatoon Health Region, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region or the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
  • meets all the eligibility requirements
  • commits to an additional (consecutive) one to two-years return in service
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