To make progress on their commitment to adding 500 addiction treatment spaces in the province, the province has sent out a Request for Supplier Qualification for about 250 more spaces.

The intent of the RFSQ is to create a list of service providers who would be pre-qualified to provide addiction treatment services. These services will include both mobile and home-based withdrawal management, inpatient addiction treatment, and transitional or recovery support.

The RFSQ will review submissions based on their competencies and credentials, such as skills, experience, local knowledge, treatment approach, and quality assurance.

Recent expansions of addiction treatment spaces in the province include 26 post-treatment spaces at St. Joseph’s Addiction Recovery Centre in Estevan, 18 intensive outpatient treatment spaces at Possibilities Recovery Centre in Saskatoon, 36 virtual treatment spaces through EHN Canada available to residents across the province, and 14 inpatient treatment spaces at the former Drumming Hill Youth Centre facility in North Battleford. The province says there will be more announcements to come in the weeks and months ahead.
The RFSQ will close February 9, 2024.