SASKSLEEP / SLEEP & SHIFT WORK
Sleep support for teams who work around the clock.
Employer-sponsored group CBT-I for employees with persistent sleep difficulties. Practical, clinician-led care that takes night shifts, rotating schedules and early starts seriously.
Saskatchewan adults 18+ · Voluntary participation · Individual suitability review
THE SCHEDULE IS PART OF THE PICTURE
Different shifts. A personal sleep plan.
01
Night shifts
Sleep after work, not necessarily after dark.
02
Rotating schedules
Plan for transitions, not a single fixed bedtime.
03
Early starts & days off
Make room for recovery and everyday life.
One approach does not fit every worker.
Assessment comes before individual sleep recommendations.
6
group sessions
90 minutes
per group session
6–8 people
in a small clinical group
$90 CAD
per session, per person
WHEN THE USUAL ADVICE DOES NOT FIT
Sleep care for the working life you actually have.
Being exhausted and being able to sleep are not always the same experience. We look at sleep opportunity, the work schedule and the thoughts or habits that may be keeping insomnia going.
For employees
For adults who struggle to settle after a shift, lie awake worrying about sleep, wake before they feel restored, or find it difficult to manage sleep across work days and days off. You do not need to diagnose the problem yourself.
For employers
For organizations with night, rotating, on-call or early-start schedules: health and continuing care, mining, manufacturing, utilities, emergency services, transport and other shift-based teams.
Clinical care, not a compulsory wellness class. Employees enrol privately with SaskSleep. An employer can fund access, but suitability and treatment decisions remain clinical.
THE CLINICAL PROGRAM
Six sessions. A clearer way forward.
Six live online, 90-minute group sessions, usually spread over 6–8 weeks. Dates are agreed around the cohort’s work pattern and clinician availability, rather than assuming everyone is free at the same time.
01
Understand your sleep and shifts
Explore your sleep pattern, available rest time, body-clock timing and the factors that keep the difficulty going.
02
Protect opportunities for sleep
Plan around different shifts, commuting, family commitments and the conditions in which you sleep.
03
Reduce wakefulness and sleep struggle
Use individually selected behavioural strategies. Changes to time in bed are considered only after a safety review.
04
Work with worry and arousal
Practise ways to respond to post-shift rumination, frustration and pressure to achieve perfect sleep.
05
Navigate transitions and setbacks
Review what happens between work days and days off. Discuss light, naps and caffeine in the context of your own pattern.
06
Build a plan you can continue
Review progress, refine useful strategies and agree on practical next steps, including further care where needed.
Individual care within a shared program
Before enrolment, each person has a private suitability review. Your clinician discusses any assessment needed, how diary information will be reviewed and which recommendations are appropriate. Additional individual care or follow-up is arranged where needed; any separate fees are explained before booking.
STG TRACK / SHIFT & SLEEP
A practical plan between sessions.
STG Track connects your recorded shifts, sleep and agreed plan in one clinical portal. Your clinician enables the tools relevant to your care. Shift & Sleep supports planning around your real roster, rather than assuming that everyone sleeps at night.
01
Start with your real schedule
Review shifts, commuting and fixed commitments together. Include other work, appointments and caring responsibilities; an empty calendar does not necessarily mean time is available for sleep.
02
Review a plan together
Your clinician selects the time to set aside for sleep, checks the proposed periods and discusses the exact plan with you before sharing it. A draft is not a treatment instruction.
03
Record sleep whenever it happens
Use Main sleep, Nap or Additional sleep, including daytime sleep. Record a best estimate, choose Not sure when needed, or explicitly record that you tried but did not sleep.
One useful next step: Record sleep, see your next shift and agreed rest period, or choose Something changed. A report or shared plan is not required before you can start recording.
SAMPLE WORK ROSTERS
Your rotation, loaded and checked.
A matching sample gives your clinician a practical starting point. Together, check the first date, actual work times, time zone, commuting and other commitments before loading. Individual shifts and custom rotations are also available.
Six starting patterns: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off; 4 nights, 4 off; 4 days, 4 off; 7 nights, 7 off; 5 days, 2 off; and 2-2-3 day shifts. The 2-2-3 pattern is work two, off two, work three, off two, work two, off three.
A sample is a work roster, not a sleep plan. Loading adds a chosen period of work dates; it does not synchronize with an employer system or create approved sleep recommendations. An off day in a sample does not automatically mean a free or restorative day.
WHEN LIFE DOES NOT FOLLOW THE PLAN
Rosters change. Your plan can too.
Use Something changed to record the relevant change or bring a concern to the next agreed review. Earlier sleep entries and issued reports are retained.
01
My shift changed
Edit one future shift or the eligible, already-loaded future shifts of the same day/night type in that rotation. Preview the affected dates before saving. A worked-late entry records actual times without replacing the original roster.
02
The plan did not fit
Record a practical barrier, such as an unavailable break or family commitment, with an optional short note. The information supports discussion; it does not approve a replacement rest period.
03
I want to discuss something
Leave a brief item for clinical review. Recording a request does not create an urgent notification or promise continuous monitoring.
Current guidance needs current review. Roster changes can mark a plan as needing review. For a response sooner than your agreed review, use the clinic’s established contact route. The app does not provide emergency monitoring or clearance to work or drive.
A few practical questions about the tools.
Does the software decide my sleep need or automatically prescribe a schedule?
No. Planning uses the work and commitments recorded in the app and inputs chosen by your clinician. It does not infer your body-clock phase or shorten the chosen duration simply to make it fit. Calculation works without AI; any authorized AI wording remains a draft for clinical review.
How is my current plan different from a Sleep Wellness Report?
Your current agreed plan contains the instructions to use now. A released Sleep Wellness Report is a dated review of a selected period. It is reviewed and discussed before release, and older printed times do not become newly approved after a roster change. Recording sleep and sharing an agreed plan do not depend on creating a report.
Does employer sponsorship give my employer access to STG Track?
No. STG Track has no employer clinical dashboard. Sponsorship does not grant access to individual symptoms, diaries, sleep plans or treatment notes. Clinical access follows the care relationship, account role, assignment and practice controls; employer reporting is handled separately as described below.
Is the original Sleep Diary still available?
Yes. Conventional Sleep and Shift & Sleep remain separate routes. Your clinician chooses the relevant route for your care. Enabling Shift & Sleep keeps earlier nightly records and reports; it does not convert them into guessed episodes or automatically combine their totals.
Support for clinical care, not an automated safety system. Shift & Sleep helps record, plan and review. It does not diagnose, decide treatment suitability, predict fatigue, or certify that a shift or drive is safe. Access and review arrangements are discussed with your clinician.
STG SLEEP DIARY + CLINICAL REVIEW
Your sleep, in context. Not another score to chase.
A brief diary helps you and your clinician notice patterns across work days, rest days and changing shifts. Complete it after your main sleep period, whenever that occurs.
Record what you remember
Best estimates are useful. You do not need to monitor the clock while trying to sleep.
Make sense of the pattern together
Review sleep opportunity, estimated sleep, worry and how you are functioning. Your clinician considers the work schedule alongside the diary.
Leave with practical next steps
A personal sleep plan and a clinician-reviewed summary help you decide what to practise and what may need further attention.
The Sleep Wellness Report is reviewed with you before release. Entries are reviewed at agreed times, not continuously. No wearable is required.
EMPLOYER SUPPORT. CLINICAL INDEPENDENCE.
Funded by an employer. Care centred on you.
Your employer may pay for access. Your assessment, diary, clinical notes and personal report are not routine employer reports.
Private clinical records
Personal clinical information stays within the clinical care process. Any specific disclosure is considered separately, with consent or where legally required.
Voluntary group participation
Therapy groups are not recorded. Supervisors do not observe employee therapy sessions. Group members agree to respect one another’s confidentiality.
Careful employer reporting
Any agreed employer summary is limited and privacy-protected. Individual sleep scores, diary entries and treatment recommendations are not used as performance reports.
Group confidentiality has limits: coworkers may recognize one another, and SaskSleep cannot guarantee another participant’s conduct. We explain these limits before enrolment and discuss alternatives where a coworker group does not feel suitable.
Participation should protect rest, not displace it. Employers are asked to support safe attendance and practical access to care. Therapy does not replace adequate rest opportunities, safe staffing or an occupational fatigue-management system.
FEES + POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT
A clear session fee. Flexible funding arrangements.
An employer may fund the group, employees may pay, or costs may be shared. The arrangement is agreed before enrolment.
Insurance reimbursement may be possible.
Some extended health plans reimburse eligible psychotherapy or counselling services. Coverage depends on the individual policy, the assigned clinician’s credentials, the group or virtual format, and the benefit allowance remaining.
Before enrolling, ask your insurer: “Does my plan cover group CBT-I delivered by this clinician, including virtual sessions?” Ask SaskSleep for the provider and service details needed to check.
Coverage for individual therapy does not automatically establish group coverage. Reimbursement and direct billing are not guaranteed. Employer contributions must be disclosed where required; the same expense must not be reimbursed twice.
GROUP THERAPY
$90
CAD per person, per 90-minute session
$540 per person
for the six-session group course
The six-session course fee covers the group sessions. Your enrolment quote identifies any assessment or individual appointments, optional follow-up, or additional employer services separately; these are not assumed to be included.
Receipts identify the actual service, treating clinician and fees paid. Payment, cancellation and any employer billing arrangements are confirmed before reserving places.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Questions about fit, safety and privacy.
CBT-I is an established treatment for chronic insomnia. Shift-related sleep difficulties need individual assessment; a group program cannot correct every scheduling, circadian or medical problem.
Clinical background: AASM insomnia treatment guideline and CCOHS shift-work guidance.
Is this the same as a sleep education workshop?
No. This is a small clinical therapy group using CBT-I, with suitability screening, between-session practice and clinician-guided review. A general employee workshop or manager briefing is a separate service and is not described or billed as group psychotherapy.
Will everyone be told to spend less time in bed?
No. There is no blanket sleep-restriction prescription. Changes to time in bed are considered individually, particularly for drivers, equipment operators and other safety-sensitive workers, and people with relevant medical or mental-health concerns.
What happens if I need medical or individual care instead?
A private review helps identify the appropriate pathway. Severe sleepiness, suspected sleep apnea, other sleep disorders or significant mental-health concerns may require medical assessment, individual treatment or coordinated care rather than this group.
Can sessions fit rotating shifts?
The cohort calendar is agreed before enrolment, taking work patterns and rest opportunities into account. Organizations with incompatible rosters may need separate groups. Sessions are not recorded as a substitute for attendance; discuss any missed-session arrangements in advance.
Will my employer receive my results?
Not as routine program reporting. Individual clinical notes, diary entries and personal reports are not provided to the employer. Any specific disclosure or occupational request is handled separately, with the applicable consent and legal requirements.
Can I claim the $90 session fee through insurance?
Reimbursement may be possible, but your insurer must confirm eligibility for the assigned clinician and the group or virtual format. We can provide the details needed to ask. Employer-funded amounts and other reimbursements must be taken into account; coverage is not guaranteed.
Does completing the group confirm I am fit for duty?
No. This is therapy, not an occupational fitness-for-duty assessment, a driving clearance or a guarantee of workplace safety. If you are too sleepy to drive or work safely, stop the unsafe activity, use your workplace safety process and seek appropriate medical advice.
FOR EMPLOYERS + PROGRAM ORGANIZERS
Let’s discuss a group that fits your team.
Start with the organization, the broad shift pattern and the approximate number of interested employees. We will discuss scheduling, clinical suitability and funding before places are confirmed.
1. Discuss the workplace
Share practical scheduling and funding information, without naming employees or describing their health.
2. Confirm the arrangements
Agree on the cohort calendar, fees, confidentiality boundaries and access to private screening.
3. Invite voluntary enrolment
Employees connect directly with SaskSleep for clinical information and suitability review.
Prefer to speak with the clinic?
(306) 518-8701 · Contact SaskSleep
This enquiry is for planning only. It does not create a clinical appointment or confirm insurance coverage.
Workplace program enquiry
Business information only. Do not include employee names, diagnoses, medical details or attachments. Clinical information belongs in the private intake process.
Looking for help for your own sleep?
Use the existing secure sleep-intake route, or contact SaskSleep for your employer-sponsored group instructions. Please do not use the workplace form for clinical information.