REGINA — Forty-three internationally educated nurses (IENs) from the Philippines have now arrived to Saskatchewan and are participating in on-site clinical training. Once they complete clinical training, the Filipino IENs will be eligible for licensure and ready to begin working in Saskatchewan's health-care system before the end of December.
More than 400 IENs from the Philippines have received conditional offers of employment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to work in the province. Of these, 85 are completing a nine-month program, including 43 who are currently participating in clinical training in Saskatchewan. An additional 75 IENs from the Philippines have enrolled in online training as part of the 14-week Transition to Registered Nursing in Canada (TRNC) and will continue arriving in Saskatchewan in the coming weeks for clinical training.
Fourteen IENs residing in Canada have completed training and begun their employment journey in Saskatchewan. A further 19 Ukrainian newcomers have also been hired into the SHA’s workforce. The SHA has hired 785 new nursing graduates from Saskatchewan and out-of-province since December 2022.
This past July, government announced one-time funding of $530,000 to provide a total of 58 bursaries to support paramedic training for EMS providers in both rural and urban service locations across the province. All 58 bursaries have been awarded. Due to the high rate of application uptake, government expanded the EMS bursary program by an additional $290,000 to award a further 35 bursaries for a total of 93 bursaries.
The bursaries ranged from $5,000 to $10,000 and the application process for this program is now closed.
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