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Recruitment Grants - Common Questions

Relocation and Northern/Rural/Hard to Recruit Grant Program

This grant program encourages movement to hard-to-recruit positions in urban areas and to rural and northern locations. The grants are not meant to encourage movement from an urban location to rural/northern, or from a rural location to northern.

		What kind of grants are available and how can I apply?

		Who is an approved eligible employer?

		What is a Rural Grant?

		What is a Northern Grant?

		What is the difference between Work and Work and Reside for the Rural and Northern Grants?

		What is a Hard to Recruit Grant?

		Can I receive more than one grant?

		Are the grants taxable?

		When can I apply for a grant?

		How long does it take for my application to be approved and receive the grant money?

		If I am in a part-time position, can I still apply?

		If I have a bursary through Saskatchewan Health, can I still apply for a grant?

		Can new graduates apply for any of the grants?

		If I am working as a Graduate Nurse, will my hours worked apply towards the fulfillment of my return in service commitment?

		If I go to school outside of Saskatchewan and move back after I have completed my program, can I apply for a grant?

		If I am working in a northern health region and accept a position in a rural health region, can I apply for a grant?

		If I am working in a northern or a rural health region and accept a position in another northern or rural health region, can I apply for a grant?

		If I received a Hard to Recruit grant, do I have to finish my return in service in that same position?

		I just started an itinerant position in a northern health region and I am flying / driving to and from the position, am I eligible for a grant?

		Can I apply for a grant if I am not a Canadian citizen but have landed immigrant, permanent residence status?

		What grant(s) are available for health employees who relocate to Saskatchewan and how long is the RIS (return in service) commitment?

		What grant(s) are available for health employees who already live in Saskatchewan?

		What happens if I cannot fulfill my return in service commitment?

		If I haven’t completed my return in service commitment, can I change my position?

		How can I expedite the grant application process?

		How do I apply for a grant and where can I get more information?

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Recruitment Grants - Common Questions

Relocation and Northern/Rural/Hard to Recruit Grant Program