As per Membership Policy 065-M-2023, members selected to receive provincial funding will receive the following:

• Salary
  • For a scheduled shift (paid provincial union leave), SUN Provincial will reimburse your Employer for one shift per actual day of the event you are attending.
    • You will be paid by your employer as if you worked your shift.
  • If attending on a day off, SUN Provincial will pay you directly for 8 hours per day of attendance at the event.
• Travel
  • Carpooling is strongly encouraged.
  • Roundtrip kilometrage shall be paid to members (drivers only) who must travel in excess of 50 kms (one-way) at a rate determined annually by the Board of Directors in the budget.
  • Kilometrage shall be defined as the distance between (direct route) the member’s hometown/city and the city/town hosting the event. 
  • Travelling from areas north of the 54th parallel? Contact Denise Dick, First Vice-President, denise.dick@sun-nurses.sk.ca, regarding changes to the funding policy for members in the North.
  • Travel Time
    • Members who meet the following criteria shall be eligible to claim for travel time on the day prior:
      • If they are scheduled to work a day shift the day before the event, and
      • have greater than 3 hours of travel time, or have 200 kilometres or greater to travel.
    • Hours of work and travel time shall not exceed 12 hours. 
• Shared Accommodations
  • Members selected for provincial funding may be provided funding for a hotel room, dependent upon travel distance of greater than fifty (50) kilometres one-way. 
  • Booking and payment for accommodations shall be the responsibility of the member. Receipts are required. 
  • One night hotel accommodations, for the night prior to the event, will be covered by provincial funding for this event.
  • Funding reimbursement for accommodation shall be based on two members sharing a standard room.
  • Members requesting single occupancy shall be responsible for one-half (1/2) the cost of the room.
  • Maximum reimbursement of $107.50 per provincially funded member, including taxes and parking, for one night, as determined in the budget. 
• Meals
  • Meal per diems will be provided as determined in budget.
  • Per diems will not be provided for meals covered in the event.
  • Lunch will be provided for all attendees, regardless of funding status.
• Parking
  • Free parking is available at the venue.

If you have any questions regarding funding , please contact Denise Dick, First Vice-President, at denise.dick@sun-nurses.sk.ca.