Recruitment Programs

Connecting to the Best - Employee Referral Program

Our employees are our best ambassadors.  Many of us know a number of other health care professionals who are currently not working in health care in Saskatchewan and we also realize that word-of-mouth is often an effective way of identifying recruits.

The Employee Referral Program is an initiative which provides referral rewards for those members of our staff, physicians, and registered volunteers, who are able to help us recruit health care providers into difficult to recruit positions.

Accordingly, Saskatoon Health Region will pay up to $1000.00 to existing employees, physicians, or registered volunteers for every referral that leads to the hiring of a new employee, or physician, in a high demand position. These positions are either Permanent or Temporary (minimum duration of twelve months). Casual employment opportunities are not eligible.  For a list of eligible occupations to which the Employee Referral Program applies see High Demand Occupations.

Bringing People Here - Relocation Policy

Meeting our needs for qualified staff in high-demand occupations means helping people with some of the costs incurred moving to our communities.  

In specific cases, Saskatoon Health Region will consider offering

compensation for newly hired individuals recruited from outside the Region.  This compensation will be for reasonable relocation expenses incurred for an employment-related move to the Health Region. 

Relocation expenses may include costs related to the move (e.g., household effects), as well as a temporary living allowance. The amount of compensation will vary, depending on whether the candidate is moving from within the province, elsewhere in Canada, outside Canada, or overseas.