PERMANENT RESIDENCY

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Programs

SINP STUDENT

FOR SASKATCHEWAN GRADUATE

To summarize what it takes to be eligible for the SINP Student category, an applicant must:

have graduated from a school in Saskatchewan;
have a PGWP;
have worked at least 780 hours of paid employment in any kind of work in Saskatchewan (does not have to be related to your field of study); and
have a job offer letter and SINP Job Approval Letter the employer obtains related to your field of study (the job can be NOC 0, A, B, C, D). If the job is NOC C or D, you must provide language test results from IELTS-General, CELPIP, or TEF.

The goal for any SINP category is to be nominated. Upon being nominated, the nominee can apply for permanent residence to IRCC.

FOR OUT-OF-SASKATCHEWAN GRADUATE

To be eligible for this category, an applicant must:

have graduated from a school in Canada;
have a PGWP;
have worked at least 6 months in Saskatchewan in a job related to their field of study; and
have a job offer letter and the SINP Job Approval Letter that the employer obtains related to your field of study (the job can be NOC 0, A, B, C, D). If the job is NOC C or D, you must provide language test results from IELTS-General, CELPIP, or TEF.

SINP INTERNATIONAL SKILLED WORKER: EMPLOYMENT OFFER

To be eligible for this category, an applicant must have:

a job offer in any high-skilled position (licensing might be required in some) or designated trade;
at least one year of matching experience in the last 10 years;
an IELTS-General score of at least L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4, or CELPIP 4-4-4-4;
at least 60 points in the SINP Assessment Grid; and
the employer gets the SINP Job Approval Letter.
Note: SINP has added an additional requirement for PGWP-holders, i.e. before they can apply in this category they must work in Saskatchewan for at least six months with the employer who is offering the job offer and Job Approval Letter.

SINP HARD-TO-FILL SKILLS PILOT

USING SASKATCHEWAN EXPERIENCE

This category requires applicants to have:

a valid work permit (except if it is issued to a refugee claimant);
worked six months for a Sask employer in one of the 28 jobs listed in this program;
if studied in Canada, then show Canadian diploma and transcript OR; if only studied outside of Canada, must show proof you completed high school or higher;
an IELTS-General score of at least L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4, or CELPIP 4-4-4-4; and
the Job Approval Letter that the employer gets from SINP (if the employer is registered, this can take 2-3 months on average to obtain).

USING OUT-OF-SASK EXPERIENCE

This category requires applicants to have:

worked at least one year in the last three years in one of the 28 jobs listed in this program;
if studied in Canada, then show Canadian diploma and transcript OR; if only studied outside of Canada, must show proof you completed high school or higher;
an IELTS-General score of at least L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4, or CELPIP 4-4-4-4; and
the Job Approval Letter that the employer gets from SINP (if the employer is registered, this can take 2-3 months on average to obtain).

TRUCK DRIVERS

This category requires applicants to have:

worked as a truck driver for at least 6 months in Sask on a valid work permit (except if it is issued to a refugee claimant) or one year anywhere in the last three years;
if studied in Canada, then show Canadian diploma and transcript OR; if only studied outside of Canada, must show proof you completed high school or higher;
a Class 1 licence and have done the MELT program;
an IELTS-General score of at least L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4, or CELPIP 4-4-4-4; and
the Job Approval Letter that the employer gets from SINP (if the employer is registered, this can take 2-3 months on average to obtain).

SINP EXISTING WORK PERMIT

This category requires applicants to have:

a valid work permit (except if it is issued to a refugee claimant);
if not on a CUAET WP, or LMIA WP, or francophone mobility WP: worked 6 months consecutively for a Sask employer in a TEER 0,1, 2, 3 job or designated trade
Or…if on a CUAET WP, or LMIA WP, or francophone mobility WP: worked 6 months consecutively for a Sask employer in any TEER 0,1,2,3,4,5 job (except food & beverage server or trucker); and
the Job Approval Letter that the employer gets from SINP.

SINP EXPRESS ENTRY

This category requires applicants to first go in the Express Entry Pool and then in the SINP Expression of Interest Pool. The criteria for going in that EOI pool are:

- they are in the Express Entry Pool;
- their occupation must be on the “included” list;
- they have worked at least one year in that occupation in the last 10 years;
- they have graduated from at least a one-year post-secondary course;
- they have post-secondary studies that relate to the occupation:
- they have an ECA done on post-secondary studies (it can take up to three months to get this);
- they have at least CLB 4 on IELTS-General (L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4);
- they have at least 60 points on the SINP Assessment Grid (includes their age, education, language score, number of years of related work experience in the last 10 years, if they have a close relative here in Saskatchewan);
- they have proof of funds for the size of their family for the past three months;

they have the required licensing for that occupation (if licensing is required).

About once a month a draw is done and certain candidates in the EOI pool are invited to apply to SINP. If nominated, 600 points will float over to that candidate’s Express Entry profile. If their Express Entry points are high enough to be invited, an invitation is extended for this candidate to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry.

SINP OCCUPATION IN-DEMAND

This category requires applicants to first go in an Expression of Interest Pool. The criteria for going in that pool are:

their occupation must be on the “included” list;
they have worked at least one year in that occupation in the last 10 years;
they have graduated from at least a one-year post-secondary course;
they have post-secondary studies that relate to the occupation:
they have an ECA done on post-secondary studies (it can take up to 3 months to get this);
they have at least CLB 4 on IELTS-General (L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4);
they have at least 60 points on the SINP Assessment Grid (includes their age, education, language score, number of years of related work experience in the last 10 years, if they have a close relative here in Saskatchewan);
they have proof of funds for the size of their family for the past three months;
they have the required licensing for that occupation (if licensing is required).

About once a month a draw is done and certain candidates in the EOI Pool are invited to apply to SINP. If nominated, they can apply for permanent residence to IRCC.

OTHER

Long-Haul Truck Driver Project
Health Professionals
Tech Talent Pathway
Semi-Skilled Agriculture Worker with Existing Work Permit
Hospitality Sector Project
International Healthcare Worker EOI Pool