AHS offers employees in certain areas of the North non-pensionable allowances in addition to their basic rate of pay. Learn more below.
Employees with work sites located above the 57th parallel, and outside of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are eligible to receive the following:
Employees with work sites located between the 55th and up to and including the 57th parallel are eligible to receive the following:
Employees with work sites in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are eligible to receive the following:
Permanent and temporary employees working in excess of one (1) year whose work sites are above the 57th parallel are also eligible to receive an annual reimbursement of personal travel expenses. Casual employees are not eligible to receive this reimbursement.
This component of the program offers eligible employees reimbursement for the cost of one (1) round trip, per calendar year, to any destination within Alberta.
Travel must originate from a community above the 57th parallel to any destination within Alberta. The total reimbursement shall not exceed $1,235. If using a private vehicle, employees will be reimbursed at a rate of $0.165/kilometer. Reimbursement of travel expenses can not be carried over, and must be used each calendar year. Reimbursements of travel expenses are payable through the completion of a Northern Travel Reimbursement Form, and are considered a taxable benefit.
*These allowances do not apply to Nursing Locum employees.
For additional information on the Northern Incentives Program, check out our frequently asked questions.