Veterinary Student Recruitment and Retention Pilot Program

• A completed Program Application Form
• All documents required to be submitted pursuant to that form
• Any additional supplementary documentation requested by the Minister

Who is eligible?

• Registered veterinarians or permit holders, as defined in the Veterinary Profession Act, who own and operate a veterinary clinic in Alberta outside Edmonton and Calgary.
• Applicants whose clinic has a Food Production Animal veterinary practice and one or more specified staffing needs.
• Students enrolled in a professional degree program in veterinary medicine at a veterinary school in Canada, or Canadian citizens or permanent residents enrolled in such a program outside Canada.

Who is not eligible

• A person looking to hire a student for summer help with no intention of hiring the student for full-time permanent employment following graduation.
• Municipalities.
• Post Secondary Institutions.
• Industry organizations.
• Federal and provincial governments, agencies and institutions, and similar organizations funded in whole or in part by the government.

Eligible expenses

• Wage incentive for one veterinary student

Eligible geographic areas

• Alberta
• Outside Edmonton and Calgary

• The distance of the Veterinary Clinic from a major urban centre.
• The nature and degree of the labour shortage the applicant is experiencing.
• The applicant’s efforts undertaken to date to fill the veterinary practitioner vacancy or position.
• The amount of the applicant’s client base that is Food Production Animals.
• The type and amount of work that the student will do during the Work Term, including hours, Food Production Animal practice time, training, development, and hands-on experience.

• Check your eligibility by reviewing the Program Terms and Conditions.
• Complete all sections of the Application Form and read Part D: Certification carefully before signing.
• Print, sign and date the statement of certification; electronic or digital signatures will not be accepted.
• Scan your application and submit it by email.
• Submit the completed application form and all supporting documents to s-cap.vetstudentprogram@gov.ab.ca.

• Once the application has been submitted, the applicant may be contacted for additional information.
• Applicants will be notified of the outcome once the assessment process is complete.
• Successful applicants must enter into a grant agreement to receive Program funding.
• The Grant will be paid after submission of a satisfactory Final Report.

• Accepting applications until funding has been allocated.
• Applications are accepted and processed on a continuous basis throughout the Program.
• Applications will be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis, not “first come, first served”.
• An applicant may apply more than once to the Program, but an application may be in respect of only one student per Veterinary Clinic location.