Chosen as one of Best Employers for New Canadians for 2011:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
(
Mar 27, 2011)
Some of the reasons why Saskatoon Health Region was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2011:
in association with the Saskatchewan Association of Health Care Organizations (SAHO), has developed the "Internationally Educated Health Care Professionals (IEHPs) Career Pathing Project" to help employees who are new to Canada create a defined career plan
the project provides support for IEHP's seeking Canadian licensure, mentoring opportunities, tuition subsidies for courses related to professional accreditation, and medical terminology courses
also provides examination preparation materials for the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination, such as text books and access to an online practice test
manages a newsletter for IEHPs to keep employees up to date on current events and developments
Background Information
Major Canadian hiring locations: Saskatoon SK.
Full-time employees in Canada: 6,257.
Part-time employees in Canada: 7,006.
New jobs created in Canada last year: 338.
Revenues: $808 million.
Percentage of employees who are women: 87.71%.
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