Sask. offers $200K bonus for rural physicians

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March 15, 2023

The province’s premier calls it the most ambitious and aggressive incentive program in Canada. The bonus will be spread out over five years to fill positions where recruitment is a challenge. It marks a significant increase over the previous incentive of $47,000 the province was offering. Another change to the program is that a physician must sign on for five years instead of four. The updated rural physician incentive program opens Apr. 1.
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