Aug 12, 2026
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Add us on GoogleA Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) worker diverted more than $65,000 in public money by exploiting internal vendor approval processes over a 15-month period, according to official provincial Q1 2026 public loss reports.
Between December 2024 and February 2026, an SHA employee hired his own private company to perform work for the health authority and directly authorized the corresponding invoices for payout.
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"An SHA employee hired his own business to perform work for SHA and approved related invoices for payment," CTV News reported. "A review found that the business had misappropriated funds for projects that were incomplete or unauthorized."
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In total, $65,100 was funnelled through the unauthorized transactions. Following an internal audit, the health authority terminated the employee and confirmed that the full $65,100 has been repaid. The SHA said it is implementing enhanced conflict-of-interest controls and oversight measures to prevent similar self-dealing.
Second SHA incident involves diverted donation
The quarterly disclosures reveal that the $65,100 self-dealing scheme was one of two separate loss incidents reported by the SHA during the period, bringing total reported health authority losses to $67,100.
In the second incident, an employee diverted a $2,000 donation for personal use. The health authority confirmed that the $2,000 was fully recovered and the worker was terminated with cause. The SHA has launched a review of its internal processes for managing incoming charitable donations.
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Water Security Agency targeted in $24,000 invoice scam
A separate report covering provincial ministries and Treasury Board Crown corporations highlighted an external fraud incident at the Water Security Agency (WSA) in March 2026.
The WSA lost $23,937.25 after falling victim to a vendor impersonation scheme. According to the disclosure, banking details were fraudulently altered by an external entity posing as a legitimate WSA contractor.
In that case, banking information was changed by someone who was pretending to be a vendor of the WSA, causing contractor payouts to be redirected to an unauthorized bank account.
Unlike the full recovery achieved in both health authority cases, the WSA's stolen funds remain unrecovered. The matter was reported to police and remains under active investigation.
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Leslie Kennedy served as an editor at Thomson Reuters and for Star Media Group, followed by a number of years as a writer and editor and content manager in marketing communications, before returning to her editorial roots. She is a graduate of Humber College’s post-graduate journalism program and has been a professional writer and editor ever since.
