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Health Sciences Centre, Northern Spirit Manor, Concordia Hospital, and Northern Lights Manor have all welcomed SIENs during the month of April. More SIENs are expected to arrive throughout May and into the summer.

PRI Recruits Highlighted in Filipino News

Gwen Lay Bico arrived in Manitoba with her family in December to begin work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. Discover more about her journey as reported by ABS-CBN News in the Philippines (link):

“The registered nurse from Manila said she still could not believe that she is now working in Canada, and how she was even able to bring her husband and three children with her. Bico said the whole application process, from interviews, exams and assessments in the Philippines – up to the time she arrived and started her training in Winnipeg, was smooth.”

Additional Travel Expense Reimbursement Education

Two new videos are available to provide PRI-related employees with additional support (for WRHA/SH staff / for all others). They cover the critical steps required to streamline reimbursement—navigating through submitting receipts, filling out claim forms, and understanding company policies. Chapter markers are included allowing staff to jump to specific topics of interest (e.g., non-eligible expenses).

While these videos are distributed by the SH Talent Acquisition Team as part of the onboarding process, please share where you see the opportunity to reinforce this important process.

First PRI Recruits Granted Permanent Residency Status

We are now receiving notification that some of our PRI recruits who are actively working, have received permanent residency. Canadian permanent residents can work and study in Canada without permits or restrictions. Communication will be forthcoming related to these changes and the impact on the employee and employer.

Candidate Arrival Rates Continue to Grow

The PRI has now surpassed the 50% arrived milestone with 82 candidates now working, and 78 more to arrive. 

The program welcomed 14 candidates in the last six weeks, with eight arrivals in the last two weeks alone! It is exciting to be welcoming new members of our health care teams and we know that they are being welcomed with open arms in their new workplaces and communities!

Based on the latest predictive analysis, we continue to monitor and adjust arrival estimates. An estimated 73 candidates are forecasted to arrive in the next six months, with potential for a busy September:

graph of arrival estimates
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Looking to earlier stages in the candidate journey, we continue to see progress.

Overall, the average immigration journey from retainer signature to arrival is 162 days for HCAs and 183 days IENs. We are looking at areas where we can continue to improve our processes to support candidate arrivals.

PMH Welcomes its Newest Arrivals

Prairie Mountain Health has warmly welcomed 18 Filipino health care workers, recruited as part of PRI. Read more about this region’s latest arrivals.

Submitted by: Erin Lussier, Shared Health

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