REGINA — Twenty-one nurses recruited from the Philippines have completed training in Saskatchewan and started working in communities across the province.
More are expected to join the health-care system in the coming months.
So far, 131 Filipino nurses have arrived in Saskatchewan. More than 400 internationally educated nurses from the Philippines received conditional offers of employment as registered nurses to work in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has also attracted nearly 970 new graduates from the province and across Canada hired since December 2022.
Progress is also being made on recruiting additional physicians to meet the health-care needs of Saskatchewan's growing population. Since September 2021, 259 physicians have been recruited to Saskatchewan, 39 physicians from outside the country. This includes 105 family physicians and 154 specialists.
The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced an additional $850,000 in funding to the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) to support 25 additional seats in the Mental Health and Wellness Diploma program in Saskatoon for a total of 175 seats to meet demand in this occupation.
The SHA recently signed a new partnership with Gabriel Dumont Institute that supports building a representative workforce. Nurturing Our Future Project will increase the number of Métis professionals working in the health-care sector by providing access to education, training and job opportunities with particular consideration for employment in northern Saskatchewan.
