SASKATCHEWAN — An additional 16 locations will benefit from Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI) program.
Seventy communities are now eligible for the program.
This incentive of up to $50,000 for a three-year return-in-service is offered to new, permanent full-time employees in nine high-priority health occupations in rural and remote communities experiencing or at risk of service disruptions due to staffing challenges.
More than 420 hard-to-recruit positions have been filled as a direct result of the RRRI program, according to Saskatchewan Health.
The 16 new communities where the incentive is now offered are: Arborfield, Balcarres, Beechy, Candle Lake, Carrot River, Central Butte, Cut Knife, Elrose, Foam Lake, Grenfell, Kerrobert, Maryfield, Pinehouse Lake, Raymore, Spiritwood and Wakaw.
"We continue to work to stabilize local health care services for residents of rural communities," Saskatchewan Health Authority's (SHA) Vice-President Integrated Rural Health Brenda Schwan said. "This incentive will help us ensure that residents continue to get the care they need closer to home."
A complete listing of the 70 communities and the nine occupations, as well as details on eligibility and how to apply are available at .
Details on health care opportunities, how to access them and information on the province's HHR Action Plan to recruit, train, incentivize and retain more health professionals are available at .
