Saskatoon Health Region welcomes new nurses from the Philippines

On August 19, 2008, Saskatoon Health Region welcomed its first wave of newly-recruited nurses from the Philippines at a lunch and media event at the Saskatoon Inn. Read the news release

The event celebrated the arrival of fifteen trained nurses from the Phillipines to their new homes and workplaces in Saskatchewan. They are the first of 105 nurses that were offered positions during a recruitment trip earlier in 2008. Read about the recruitment trip

Recruitment Facts

Recruited Nurses

Offers accepted: 105

Arrived in July and August: 15

Saskatoon Health Region Actively Recruits:

Local nursing graduates

Aboriginal youth in our communities

Candidates living in other provinces

Internationally trained nurses

Click on the images below to see larger versions
		Mark Cruz, one of Saskatoon Health Region's newest nurses, responds to questions from the media.
		Vice-President People Strategies Bonnie Blakley speaks to reporters about Saskatoon Health Region’s recruitment strategy.
		Paula Capalla tells local media about her choice to practice nursing in Saskatchewan.
		Maura Davies, Saskatoon Health Region President and CEO, describes the warmth of the people in Saskatoon Health Region.
		Manny Camantigue, director of the Filipino Canadian Association of Saskatoon, welcomes the nurses to our community.
		The new nurses pose for a photo with Saskatoon Health Region recruiters Jo-Ann Eldstrom and Rhoda Yakubowski.

Saskatoon Health Region - Nurse Recruitment Trip to the Philippines

Saskatoon Health Region representatives were recently in the Philippines as part of a Saskatchewan delegation to recruit nurses from that country to our province.

The Saskatoon team provided periodic updates on their activities and progress during the trip.

Recruitment Trip Facts

Duration

10 days;

Feb. 28 - Mar. 8

Location

Manila, Philippines

Interviews

Conducted: 150

Offers Made: 105

Offers Accepted: 105

Provincial Team Representatives

- Saskatoon Health Region (SHR)

- Saskatoon Union of Nurses (SUN)

- Saskatchewan Institute of Applied

Science and Technology (SIAST)

- University of Saskatchewan
College of Nursing

- Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’
Association

- The Ministry of Immigration

- The Prince Albert, Prairie North,
Sunrise and Regina Qu’Appelle
health regions.

Ethical Recruiting

SHR focuses on ethical recruiting, meaning steps are taken not to disrupt or harm health systems in other countries... Read more

Updates:

		Safe Return Home - March 8
		Successful Mission - March 7
		Wonderful Interviews, Awesome Hires - March 6
		Giving Back - March 5
		Day One of Interviews - March 3
		Recovery Day - March 1, 2
		A safe arrival - March 1
		Pre-Trip Update - February 27

Background Information

Saskatoon Health Region wants to recruit registered nurses, and 11 region employees are taking a trip to accomplish that.

“We have a large number of vacancies, and we also have a large number of our nursing staff who are in the older age group and are ready for retirement,” said Bonnie Blakley, SHR’s vice-president of human resources.

“We’ve clearly heard from nurses themselves and from our stakeholders, such as the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), that we have to do something.”... Read more