For the second time, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is expanding the Come Home Incentive to help attract health care professionals’ home to work in Newfoundland and Labrador. To date, 79 individuals have accepted offers from the Come Home Incentive, at a value of approximately $5.16 million.
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today that due to the success of the program, the incentive has been expanded to include Registered Midwives, who are now eligible to receive:
• A $50,000 incentive, subject to a three-year return-in-service agreement for those with applicable ties to Newfoundland and Labrador; or
• A $25,000 incentive, subject to a three-year return-in-service agreement for those with no ties to Newfoundland and Labrador.
A comprehensive recruitment and retention package is essential to bridging the gap in earnings between midwives in Newfoundland and Labrador and other jurisdictions, and is part of the way forward in Newfoundland and Labrador’s health system transformation.
In addition, the incentive amounts available for Radiation Therapists have increased to:
• A $60,000 incentive, subject to a three-year return-in-service agreement for those with applicable ties to Newfoundland and Labrador; or
• A $30,000 incentive, subject to a three-year return-in-service agreement for those with no ties to Newfoundland and Labrador.
This increase will further incentivize Radiation Therapists, including Dosimetrists, living outside the province to come home and work.
The Come Home Incentive was initially announced in October 2022 and was expanded in January 2023 to include Clinical Psychologists, Radiation Therapists (including Dosimetrists), Cardiology Technologists, Medical Physicists, and Respiratory Therapists.