CARLA BECK’S TEAM DEMANDS FAIR WAGES FOR CONTINUING CARE AIDS AMID STAFFING CRISIS

Moe Allies In Health Authority’s Senior Ranks Make Bank While Frontline Workers Struggle To Make Ends Meet

REGINA - Carla Beck’s team is calling on Scott Moe to take immediate action to address the ongoing wage crisis facing Continuing Care Aides (CCAs), who remain the lowest paid in the country despite playing a critical role in Saskatchewan’s healthcare system.

CCAs in Saskatchewan currently earn a maximum wage of just $24.84 per hour — more than $3 per hour below the national average. Even more concerning, these frontline workers have not seen a wage increase in four years.

Comparatively, Saskatchewan Health Authority Vice President — and Moe’s former Press Secretary — Jim Billington earned a CCA’s annual wage by March 10 each year.

“Continuing Care Aides are the backbone of long-term care and homecare in this province,” said Nathaniel Teed, Shadow Minister for Labour. “These incredible workers provide essential, hands-on care to seniors and vulnerable residents every single day. Yet this government continues to undervalue their work.”

Stagnant wages are contributing to severe staffing shortages, increased burnout, and declining quality of care across the system. Facilities are struggling to recruit and retain qualified staff, placing additional strain on those who remain.

“You cannot expect to maintain a stable, high-quality care system while paying the lowest wages in Canada,” said Meara Conway, Shadow Minister for Health. “Workers are leaving for better-paying opportunities in other provinces or sectors, and patients are paying the price.”

Beck’s team is urging the government to immediately finalize a deal with healthcare workers that brings CCA wages in line with the national average and implement a retention strategy that actually works.

Conway is also actively working on legislative options to support a better process to avoid frontline healthcare workers going years without a wage increase or contract as the cost-of-living skyrockets.

“Respecting healthcare workers means more than words — it requires fair pay and real support,” Conway. “If this government is serious about fixing the healthcare system, it must start by valuing the people who hold it together.”

“It’s time for change.”

-30-

Latest posts

MOE’S MARSHAL SERVICE HAS ONLY TRAINED TWO NEW POLICE OFFICERS IN SASKATCHEWAN

Scott Moe Cuts RCMP Recruitment Funding Only To Steal Officers From The RCMP

REGINA – Carla Beck’s team is calling on Scott Moe and Community Safety Minister Michael Weger to explain why only two new police officers have been trained while the rest have been poached from other police forces.

MOE REALLY ISN’T GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR MOULD GROWING IN SASKATOON INTENSIVE CARE UNIT?

Frontline Workers Continue To Bravely Expose Disaster In Saskatchewan Healthcare

SASKATOON – Scott Moe is yet again hiding behind high-paid health authority executives, even after shocking photos of mould growing on the windows in a Saskatoon intensive care unit last week.

SASKATCHEWAN SEES RENT INCREASE FOR 47 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS

Saskatchewan Rent Has Increased Over 26% Over The Last Three Years

SASKATOON – Carla Beck’s team is demanding action from Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to address rising rent prices that have shot up for 47 straight months. Rentals.ca June 2026 report, released Monday, details that rent in Saskatchewan increased 2.3 per cent in the month of June, while rent in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta all decreased.

HEALTH EXPERTS FROM ACROSS CANADA CALL ON SCOTT MOE TO ABANDON EXTREME $26-BILLION COAL CATASTROPHE

Carla Beck’s Team Continues To Fight Reckless, Costly Plan Moe Hid From Saskatchewan People

REGINA – Leading health experts from across Canada are also calling on Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to abandon its costly and reckless $26-billion coal catastrophe.

NDP Caucus Office