Financial Incentive Program

• You were enrolled in or graduated from any Alberta licensed health care aide program between January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022.
• You are commencing employment as a health care aide at an identified continuing care operator list within two months of graduating from any Alberta licensed health care aide program.
• You have submitted a Health Care Aide Tuition Bursary Program application form along with the supporting documents.
• You are willing and able to sign a return of service agreement with NorQuest College.

• You are required to work for a minimum of 1000 hours with an identified continuing care operator within one calendar year of commencing employment (part-time, full-time, or casual, in any capacity).
• You may change employers as long as your new employer is also on the identified continuing care operator list.
• You must report employment status and hours worked at an identified continuing care operator list to NorQuest College.
• If return of service agreement requirements are not met, you are required to repay your Financial Incentive Program amount.

Note: Repayment of the pro-rated bursary amount received will be expected to NorQuest College in a 30-day period.

The Return of Service agreement is an agreement between the bursary applicant and grant administrator (NorQuest College) which outlines the requirements that need to be completed by the applicant in order to receive the bursary funds. The agreement is in place to ensure the purpose of advancing bursary funds (increasing the amount of certified health care aides across Alberta) is achieved. Bursary recipients are to find their own employment when they graduate with any employers on the identified continuing care operator list.