Health Care Students

Are you a student that is currently enrolled in a health care or medical training program?

Learn more about opportunities available for work placement in your field of training, facility tours in your area, financial assistance and connecting with a recruiter.

Opportunities Available to You:

• Clinical placements and work-integrated learning opportunities
• Facility tours within your region
• Financial assistance and bursary information
• Direct connections with health care recruiters
• Transition-to-practice and early career employment opportunities

Grants, Loans and Incentives

There are many types of loans and grants available for post-secondary students available from both the Federal and Provincial governments. The Government of Canada offers student grants and loans to full-time and part-time students. Grants and loans help students pay for their post-secondary education. For more information, visit the Government of Canada’s Student Grants and Loans website.

Canada Student Loan Forgiveness for Healthcare Professionals

Did you know that healthcare professionals who work in rural and underserved communities may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness?

The Government of Canada offers the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program to help attract and retain healthcare providers in communities where services are needed most. Eligible professionals who work in qualifying rural or remote communities can receive significant reductions to their federal student loan balance. To qualify, graduates must work in an eligible community, provide a minimum amount of in-person service, and meet the program’s eligibility requirements.

Manitoba Student Aid

The Government of Manitoba’s student aid program provides loans, grants and bursaries to Manitobans who need help paying for school. If you do get a student loan, you don’t have to make payments or pay interest on it while you are a full-time student.

For more information, visit the Manitoba Student Aid website.

Financial Incentives

There are a number of financial incentives available to health care workers as they graduate from their health care program and transition into the work force.

Specific benefits and incentives vary by profession, work location and shift worked. Visit Recruitment – Health Human Resources Action Plan to learn more. Manitoba health-care workers are benefitting from new, long-term collective agreements, with competitive compensation, special incentives and many monetary and non-monetary benefits. Visit Incentives – Health Careers Manitoba to learn more.

Are you a nursing student that is graduating from your training program in the coming months? Financial assistance and incentives are available to support recruitment and retention of eligible RNs, RPNs, and LPNs. More information about eligibility requirements and the application process is available at Manitoba Nurses Recruitment and Retention Fund.

Work Experience

Discover the health career, facility and health region that is right for you by exploring opportunities available for work experience in your field of training and repatriation programs for Manitobans studying away from home.