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SUN Provincial offices in Saskatoon and Regina will be closed on Friday, April 7, and Monday, April 10. Business hours will resume on Tuesday, April 11 at 08:00. 

To all Extended Health Care and Dental Plan members: The deadline for health care and dental expenses incurred in 2022 is quickly approaching. Please submit all 2022 expenses to Canada Life before April 30, 2023.  Expenses incurred in 2022 that are received after April 30th, 2023, will not be considered for reimbursement.   If you have questions about the Employee Benefit Plans,…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has informed SUN that as of April 1, 2023, the SHA will no longer pay for the completion of Statement of Medical Restrictions forms. Employees will be responsible for any costs charged by their healthcare provider for this form.  The SHA will continue to pay for comprehensive assessments that are coordinated through their office, like the Functional Capacity…

March 23, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – As the health staffing crisis rages on, an alarming number of nurses across the country are looking for the exit sign. Four in 10 nurses are either intending to retire, leave their jobs, or leave the nursing profession entirely, according to a poll released today by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “Canada’s nurses have been…

I write to you all today to express my profound disappointment with the provincial budget. This budget contains nothing new that recognizes the dedication of registered nurses, nor the state of the overwhelmed, overburdened, and collapsed healthcare system. Nothing.  This budget does nothing to recognize the severity of the registered nursing shortage and the threat that poses to the…