Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
Thanks partly to the influx of immigrants from all over the world, Saskatchewan has one of the nation’s fastest-expanding economies and populations.
One of Western Canada’s Prairie provinces is Saskatchewan. Agriculture and significant natural resource sectors like forestry and fisheries are the main pillars of its economy. Saskatoon and Regina are two of its largest cities, and it also has enormous tracts of natural wilderness.
Immigration is quite successful in Saskatchewan. Every year, the province welcomed between 3,000 and 4,000 immigrants. It has since increased to 15,000 people. Given that there are just over 1 million people living in Saskatchewan, this achievement is all the more remarkable. One of the most well-liked immigration locations in Canada is the province.
Saskatchewan Immigration Categories
If you wish to immigrate to Saskatchewan, then you have four options to choose from:
- International Skilled Worker Category.
- Saskatchewan Experience Category.
- Entrepreneur and Farm Category.
- International Graduate Entrepreneur Category.
International skilled professionals who want to live and work in Saskatchewan fall under this category.
For foreign workers who are currently residing in Saskatchewan, including those who have a valid work permit and international grads, there is the Saskatchewan Experience Category.
For people who want to own and actively run a business or a farming operation in Saskatchewan, there is the Entrepreneur and Farm Category.
International graduates with plans to launch a business in Saskatchewan who have graduated from an appropriate post-secondary institution are eligible for the International Graduate Entrepreneur Category.
International Skilled Worker Category
The International Skilled Worker Category consists of four pathways:
- Tech Talent Pathway
- This sub-category is for highly skilled workers who have a job offer from a Saskatchewan employer in one of 11 tech occupations.
- Employment Offer
- This sub-category is for skilled workers who have a job offer from a Saskatchewan employer.
- Occupations In Demand
- This sub-category is for highly skilled workers with experience in an in-demand occupation in Saskatchewan, who do not yet have a job offer in the province.
- Saskatchewan Express Entry
- This sub-category is for candidates already in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Express Entry pool and have skilled work experience in an in-demand occupation in Saskatchewan.
Minimum Requirements:
- Have proof of legal status, if currently residing in Canada;
- Score a minimum of 60 points out of 110 on the point assessment grid.
Saskatchewan Experience Category
The Experience Category consists of six pathways:
Skilled Worker With Existing Work Permit
This subcategory is for skilled employees who have had a valid work permit for at least six months and have worked in Saskatchewan.
Semi-skilled Agriculture Worker with an Existing Work Permit
- This subcategory is for semi-skilled employees who have worked for the employer who is giving them a position for more than six months with a valid work permit or who have previously worked in Saskatchewan for at least six months. Additionally, they must have a full-time, long-term job offer as a nursery and greenhouse worker (NOC 8432) or general farm worker (NOC 8431) from a Saskatchewan company.
Health Professionals
This sub-category is for physicians, nurses, or other healthcare workers who have worked for at least six months in Saskatchewan.
- Hospitality Sector Project
- In Saskatchewan, this subcategory is for people who work as servers, cashiers, kitchen helpers, housekeepers, and cleaners. They had to have been employed in the province for at least six months.
Long Haul Truck Driver Project
Those who have spent at least six months employed with a Saskatchewan-based transportation company are eligible for this subcategory.
Students
- Students who completed a post-secondary program at any institution in Canada and spent at least 24 months working in Saskatchewan are eligible for this subcategory. Graduates from Saskatchewan institutions only need to have spent six months working there.
Entrepreneur and Farm Category
Entrepreneur Sub-Category
- People who want to invest in Saskatchewan by starting, buying, or collaborating with a business there should use this subcategory. You must actively participate in the running of the company.
Farm Owners and Operators Sub-Category
This subcategory is for seasoned farmers with substantial capital who want to settle in Saskatchewan and invest in a farming business.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have a minimum net worth of $500,000 CAD (or $300,000 through the Young Farmer Stream),
- Must have accumulated your net worth through legal means (verified to at least 80 percent).
International Graduate Entrepreneur Category
International graduates of Saskatchewan’s post-secondary institutions who intend to launch a business fall under this category. For a provincial nomination for permanent residency, accepted candidates must run and manage a business in Saskatchewan for at least a year.
International graduates of Saskatchewan’s accredited post-secondary institutions who intend to launch a business in the territory fall under this category. Before being nominated by the province of Saskatchewan for permanent residence, accepted candidates must run and manage a business there for at least a year.