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The Come Home Incentive program is available at the employer’s discretion to individuals who have been living outside the province for at least six months and the level of difficulty in recruiting to a geographic area.

This incentive is available to designated healthcare professionals who would like to come to Newfoundland and Labrador to work. The dollar value of this incentive varies based upon your affiliation to Newfoundland and Labrador.

Affiliation to Newfoundland and Labrador

Once the criteria* have been met, eligible applicants may then qualify for one of the following incentives at the following rates and service agreements:

  • Advanced Care Paramedic – $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Cardiology Technologist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Cardiovascular Perfusionist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Pharmacist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Physiotherapist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Psychologist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Diagnostic Imaging Technologist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Electroneurophysiology Technologist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Genetic Technologists (Laboratory Technologist III and IV) - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Licensed Practical Nurse – $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Medical Physicist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Nurse Practitioner – $60,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Orthoptist - $50,000 for for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Physician – $100,000 for five year return-in-service agreement;
  • Primary Care Paramedic – $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Radiation Therapist (including Dosimetrists): $60,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Registered Midwife - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Registered Nurse – $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement; or
  • Respiratory Therapist - $50,000 for three year return-in-service agreement; 

*For the purposes of this incentive, the individual must meet at least one of the following criteria to be considered having affiliation to Newfoundland and Labrador:

  • Born in NL;
  • Trained in NL;
  • Completed residency in NL;
  • Educated in NL;
  • Previously practiced in NL for a period greater than 12 months; or,
  • Have other ties to NL considered on a case-by-case basis using professional judgement of the Regional Health Authority (RHA), in the spirit and intent of this incentive.
No Affiliation to Newfoundland and Labrador

While this initiative is aimed at ex-patriate Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, incentives are also available for non-Newfoundland and Labrador residents at the following rates and service agreements:

  • Advanced Care Paramedic – $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Cardiology Technologist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Cardiovascular Perfusionist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Pharmacist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Physiotherapist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Clinical Psychologist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Diagnostic Imaging Technologist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Electroneurophysiology Technologist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Genetic Technologists (Laboratory Technologist III and IV) - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement; 
  • Licensed Practical Nurse – $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Medical Physicist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Nurse Practitioner – $30,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Orthoptist - $25,000 for for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Physician – $50,000 for five year return-in-service agreement;
  • Primary Care Paramedic – $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Radiation Therapist (including Dosimetrists) - $30,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Registered Midwife - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;
  • Registered Nurse – $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement; or
  • Respiratory Therapist - $25,000 for three year return-in-service agreement;

In order to qualify, applicants are required to have a job offer from NL Health Services or a private clinic (for physicians). For physicians proposing to open their own clinic, a letter of intent is required.