Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program has become a pathway to immigrate to Saskatchewan Canada. Through Saskatchewan Immigration, the Province of Saskatchewan provides:

• Invites Permanent Residency applications from non-Canadians who want to choose Saskatchewan as their home
• Successful nominates applicants, apply to the federal for PR in Canada.

The SINP online application is merely one of the steps toward becoming a permanent resident in Saskatchewan. SINP criteria should be met by the applicant and should possess factors that will help to settle successfully within while immigration to Saskatchewan which includes but not limited to skilled work experience, education and English or French Language ability.

Three SINP program categories you can apply to:

• International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Immigration
  for skilled workers who wish to work and reside in Saskatchewan.
  Points assessment Grid for this category is that you need a minimum score of 60 points out of 110, in order to apply under a SINP International Skilled Worker sub-category.
• Saskatchewan Experience: Immigration to Saskatchewan
  for foreigners who are already working and living in Saskatchewan.
• Entrepreneur and Farm: SINP online application
  for the experienced entrepreneur and farm owner who plans to commence a business or wishes to buy and operate a farm in Saskatchewan.

More detailed:

• International Skilled worker: Immigration to Saskatchewan through the Saskatchewan International trained worker category includes sub-categories for:
  • Employment Offer
  • Occupation-In-Demand
  • Saskatchewan Express Entry

Both Saskatchewan Express Entry and SINP Occupation-In-Demand sub-categories operate using an Expression of Interest system.

Employment Offer Sub-Category

This sub-category is for skilled workers who have employment offers for a talented occupation in Saskatchewan. Candidates outside Canada or with proof of status in Canada both qualify.

What Are the needs For the utilization Offer Sub-Category?

• Applicant required to acquire a minimum of 60 points on the SINP(Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program) points assessment grid;
• Have a minimum of one-year experience within the past 10 years in your intended occupation;
• Have a language score of a minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4. Employers and regulatory bodies may invite higher;
• Obtain the acceptable licensure in Saskatchewan PNP requirements where your profession is regulated or a talented trade. Therefore, a certificate is required for SINP online application from the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission, for skilled trades.
• Have a suggestion of permanent, full-time employment in Saskatchewan.
• Valid SINP Job Approval Letter;
• Job-offer must be in NOC A, B, 0 or a delegated trade.

Occupation-In-Demand Sub-Category

This sub-category is for skilled workers who don't have employment offer but are highly-skilled during a Saskatchewan in-demand occupation
Saskatchewan immigration establishes an inventory of excluded occupations that don't qualify.
Candidates outside Canada or with proof of status in Canada both qualify.

What Are the needs For The Occupation-In-Demand Sub-Category?

• Applicant required to achieve a minimum of 60 points on the SINP points assessment grid;
• Have a language score of a minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4. Employers and regulatory bodies may invite higher;
• Have completed one year of post-secondary education, training or apprenticeship like the Canadian education system.
• Degrees and diplomas obtained outside Canada subject to an academic Credential Assessment;
• At least one-year work experience within the past 10 years, in a similar field of education or training occupation
• Obtain the acceptable licensure in Saskatchewan(if required by the trade body of the province), because the authorities won't process an application without the licensure.
• You are required to have a settlement plan and proof of settlement funds.
• Pay a non-refundable $300 application fee online.

Saskatchewan Express Entry Subcategory

This sub-category is for skilled workers who want to measure and add Saskatchewan and are within the federal Saskatchewan Express Entry Pool.
Candidates outside Canada or with proof of status in Canada both qualify.

Saskatchewan Experience Category

Skilled Worker With Existing working papers Sub-Category

This sub-category is for skilled workers who are working in Saskatchewan for a minimum of 6 months with legitimate working papers.

What Are the needs For The trained worker With Existing working papers Sub-Category?

• Permanent full-time job-offer from a Saskatchewan employer in NOC A, B, 0 or a delegated trade;
• Valid SINP Job Approval Letter;
• Worked for full time 6 months for the employer offering the work, with a legitimate IRCC work permit;
• The job offer must be for an equivalent position worked certain the last 6 months;
• Demonstrate required language skills for NOC C occupations.
• Obtain the acceptable licensure in Saskatchewan where your profession is regulated or a talented trade. Therefore, a certificate is required for SINP online application from the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission, for skilled trades
• Semi-Skilled Agriculture Worker With Existing working papers Sub-Category

This sub-category is for semi-skilled agriculture workers who are working in Saskatchewan for a minimum of 6 months with legitimate working papers.

What Do I want For The Semi-Skilled Agriculture Worker With Existing working papers Sub-Category?

Permanent full-time job-offer from a Saskatchewan employer in one among the subsequent occupations:

• NOC 8431: General Farm Worker;
• NOC 8432: Nursery and Greenhouse Worker.
• Valid SINP Job Approval Letter;
• Have worked for quite six months for the employer offering the work, with a legitimate IRCC work permit;
• The job offer must be for an equivalent position worked certain the last 6 months;
• The existing working papers must be for one among the subsequent programs:
• Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program;
• International Experience Canada;
• Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
• The equivalent of Canadian lyceum education (high school) or above which is, thus, reviewed by a legitimate Educational Credential Assessment.
• Demonstrate required language skills for NOC C occupations.

Health Professional Sub-Category

This category is aimed at:

• Physicians
• Nurses
• Other health professionals

Candidates must be already working in Saskatchewan on short-lived/temporary working papers for a minimum of 6 months.

Business Immigration

Entrepreneur Stream

The Saskatchewan SINP Entrepreneur Stream gives the right to candidates and their families in order to start out, obtain or partner during a business within the province.
It is necessary for the candidates to be actively involved in organizing the business and therefore reside in Saskatchewan.

How could you Apply For The Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream?

The Saskatchewan Entrepreneur stream is identified as a three-stage process:

• Expression of interest;
• Invitation to submit the application;
• Nomination;

Successful candidates initially come to Canada on short-lived/temporary working papers.
They become eligible to use for nomination after a minimum of 6 months spent establishing their business.
The expression of interest must meet the subsequent minimum entry requirements for Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program:

• The minimum net worth of $500,000 legally acquired.
• 3 years of minimum relevant or entrepreneurial management experience.
• Investment of a minimum of $300,000 in Regina or Saskatoon, or $200,000 is the other Saskatchewan area.
• Candidates, therefore, enter a pool where they receive a score where the top-scoring ones are invited to submit an application.

Applications must include:

• Business Establishment Plan, which ascertains figures in expression of interest (EOI), including a minimum of one-third ownership of a corporation in Saskatchewan, unless investment is $1 million or above.
• Commitment to move within the day-to-day management of the business.
• two or more jobs for permanent residents or citizens of Canada if, the business is found in Saskatoon or Regina
• the ones who achieve the needs must sign a Business Performance Agreement.

The SINP will then issue a letter to support a piece permit application. If the working papers application is successful, candidates come to Canada and start establishing their business. After 6 months, candidates become eligible to use for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. they need to also meet the terms of the BPA.

International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

Saskatchewan's International Graduate Entrepreneur stream aims to assist international students graduating from eligible Saskatchewan institutions stay within the province as entrepreneurs, while also attracting business investment.

International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream: Process

1. Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI)

An eligible individual is required to submit an EOI

2. Invitation to use

Candidates are scored supported their Expression of Interest, with the top-scoring candidates issued Invitations to use.
Applicants that qualify for the assessment stage need to sign a Business Performance Agreement supported by their submitted place of business Plan.

3. Place of business

Approved candidates establish and actively operate their business while in Saskatchewan on legitimate Post-Graduation working papers.

4. Nomination

Once a candidate satisfies the conditions of the Business Performance Agreement, they will apply to be nominated by the SINP for permanent residency.

Applicants that close or sell their business upon earning a SINP nomination and before obtaining permanent residence will have their nomination revoked.

Who is not eligible to apply?

The following cannot apply:

• The ones who are known as refugee claimants in Canada are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada.
• Those who have been prohibited from entering Canada.
• Anyone residing illegally in their country of residence or in Canada.
• Anyone who has had a removal order issued by the Immigration against them or by the Canada Border Services Agency.

You are not eligible for immigration to Saskatchewan if:

• Either you or any dependent family member does not meet IRCC's requirements related to health and criminality (even if your dependent is not included in your immigration application).
• You possess unresolved custody or child support disputes affecting any member of your family.
• You or your representative had not been truthful in the application.
• You were unable to prove that your intention to live and work in Saskatchewan.

Documentation

All necessary documents must be easy-to-read and clear copies of the original documents.

Required Documents

• 1. Job Seeker Validation Code and Express Entry Profile Number
• 2. Language Credentials
• 3. Education or Training Credentials
• 4. Work Experience Credentials
• 5. Proof of Professional Status(if applicable)
• 6. Settlement Funds and Settlement Plans
• 7. Identity and Civil Status Documents
• 8. Passports

If provided documents aren't in English, then the applicant required to submit the subsequent documents as follows:

• A clear copy of the original document;
• An easy-to-read copy of the English translation of the document; and
• A visible copy of an affidavit from the translator, describing their translation ability.

Temporary Work Permit for Saskatchewan Experience Nominees and International Skilled Worker

If the application has been approved by the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program SINP, then the nomination will be sent to IRCC, and a letter of support will be given for a Temporary Work Permit. Once the permit has been approved by IRCC, the nominee will be able to start work, while Permanent Resident Visa application is being processed.