REGINA — The report on losses of public money within Saskatchewan health organizations has been tabled with the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
One incident was cited in the report.
A Saskatchewan Health Authority employee misused a parking pass over a six-month period, resulting in a loss of $577.
The employee used an unpaid parking transponder from August 2024 to February 2025. The employee had reported the original parking pass as lost and a replacement was issued.
Both passes were being used simultaneously by both the employee and other individuals.
The employee received a 10-day suspension and is reimbursing the full amount owed.
Improvements underway include enhanced training for parking staff and the implementation of a new parking management system.
The Ministry of Health reports losses by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), Athabasca Health Authority (AHA), Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA), Health Shared Services Saskatchewan (3sHealth), Health Quality Council (HQC) and Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) in keeping with similar reporting of losses within ministries and Crown agencies.
The Crown Investment Corporation and its subsidiary Crown corporations also reported losses during the quarter.
At SaskPower, between Nov. 1, 2022 and April 2, 2025, an employee used a corporate procurement card for personal purchases. The loss was $7,536.25. The employee was terminated, and SaskPower is attempting to recover the amount. Management is preparing to report the incident to law enforcement.
On Feb. 21, 2025, a term employee removed a laptop valued at $1,100 from SaskPower against the direction of management. Attempts to recover the asset have been unsuccessful as the individual is no longer an employee. Management has reported the incident to law enforcement.
An update on losses in previous quarters was also reported in the Crown sector. Between Nov. 1 2023 and Oct. 22, 2024 a SaskPower employee used a corporate procurement card and fuel card for personal purchases. The loss totalled $23,761.36. The former employee has signed a promissory note and has begun making payments.
A similar theft at SaskPower resulted in a loss of $3,184.83. The employee has resigned and SaskPower is working to have the funds repaid.
