General incentives
Find out if you qualify for British Columbia and Canadian health-care worker incentives, or relocation allowance.
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Relocation allowance
Qualified candidates for permanent and temporary placements may be eligible for financial relocation assistance at the time of hire (for example, two-year return of service). Dollar amount is influenced by distance and aligns with Public Sector Employers Council. Please speak with your hiring manager or recruiter during the hiring process.
B.C. student loan forgiveness program
Recent graduates in select in-demand occupations can have their B.C. student loans forgiven by agreeing to work at publicly-funded facilities in underserved communities in B.C., or working with children in occupations where there is an identified shortage in B.C. Check out the program details to see if you’re eligible.
Canada Loan Forgiveness Program
Canada Loan Forgiveness Programs offer eligible recent graduates an opportunity to exchange loans for work in the community.
Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI)
Eligible new employees in identified rural communities may receive up to $20,000 for a two-year return of service.
Difficult-to-Fill Vacancies Recruitment Incentive (DTFV Incentive)
Eligible new employees accepting select difficult-to-fill vacancies in urban and metro communities may receive up to $15,000 for a two-year return of service.
Provincial Rural Retention Incentive (PRRI)
Regular full-time and regular part-time employees in the Nurses' Bargaining Association (NBA), Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA), Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and Community Bargaining Association (CBA) collective agreements that work in the following eligible communities may receive up to $2,000 quarterly to a maximum of $8,000 per year.
Employer sponsored training
Current sponsored training opportunities offered at Interior Health are listed below.
Health Career Access Program: Paid employment & education
The Health Career Access Program (HCAP) is a paid work and training initiative for individuals seeking an entry point to employment in health. New hires will start as a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) providing non-direct care at a long-term care, assisted living or home health site and receive paid training to become a Health Care Assistant (HCA) upon successful completion of the program.
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