Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive
A new financial incentive of up to $20,000 is now available to eligible employees for a 24-month return of service commitment on eligible, priority regular (permanent) vacancies. Incentives are time-limited, dependent on available funding and subject to approval.
Eligibility criteria
- Eligible candidates are all Nurses (RNs, RPNs, and LPNs), Allied Health professionals for select priority roles, Facilities professionals for select priority roles, and Community professionals for select priority roles.
- Eligible candidates recruited into eligible vacancies will be eligible for a $20,000 incentive payment (pro-rated based on the FTE of the eligible vacancy).
- Eligible candidates who qualify for the recruitment incentive will receive the incentive payment upon commencing employment. They will sign a Return of Service Attestation form and commit to completing a 24-month return of service.
- Eligible candidates are new employees hired between May 16, 2025 to June 30, 2025, including those who previously worked in an urban/metro centre and relocated to a VCH rural and remote community or are new to BC’s public health sector.
- Nurses employed by third-party staffing agencies are eligible for the incentive if they meet the eligibility criteria above.
- To prevent destabilization, those who were employed by a First Nation service provider, the First Nations Health Authority, or a private/affiliate long-term care or assisted living employer in the community within the last 12 months prior to their date of hire are not eligible.
- Individuals currently employed in a rural/remote community who are relocating to another rural/remote community are not eligible.
Eligible communities
The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive applies to eligible individuals starting their careers in the following VCH communities:
- Bella Bella
- Bella Coola
- Pemberton
- Powell River/qathet
- Sechelt, Gibsons
- Squamish
- Texada Island
- Whistler
Eligible positions
- All Nurses (RNs, RPNs, LPNs) have been identified to be included in the incentive program
- The following occupations under the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association have been identified as priority occupations for the purpose of the incentive program:
- Anesthesia Assistants
- Cardiac Technologist
- Clinical Counsellor
- Dietitian
- Environmental Health Officer
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Medical Radiological Technologist
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Computed Tomography Technologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychologist
- Respiratory Therapist
- Social Worker
- Sonographer
- Speech Language Pathologist
- The following occupation under the Facilities Bargaining Association has been identified as a priority occupation for the purpose of the incentive program:
- Rehabilitation Assistant
- The following occupations under the Community Bargaining Association have been identified as a priority occupation for the purpose of the incentive program:
- Community Health Worker
- Rehabilitation Assistant
- Detox Worker 1
- Detox Worker 2
- Residence Coordinator
- Support Worker 1
- Support Worker 2
- Program Coordinator
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