Eligibility Requirements for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
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Under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), you may qualify under one of three categories. Below are the detailed eligibility requirements under each of these three categories:
Saskatchewan Express Entry
The Saskatchewan Express Entry stream enables the province to nominate individuals who are in Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Express Entry pool and have the education, skilled work experience, language ability and other factors to help them to settle successfully and integrate into Saskatchewan’s labour market and communities.
As candidates are selected by the province from the federal Express Entry pool, all candidates must be eligible for one of the federal economic immigration programs:
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Federal Skilled Trades Program
Canadian Experience Class
In addition, candidates must score at least 60 points on the SINP point assessment grid. Points are awarded on the basis of five factors:
education and training
skilled work experience
language ability
age
connections to the Saskatchewan labour market
Selection factor Points
Education & Training Maximum 23 points
Work experience Maximum 15 points
Language ability Maximum 20 points
Age Maximum 12 points
Arranged employment in Saskatchewan* Maximum 30 points
Pass mark: 60 points
*High skilled employment offer (NOC skill level 0, A or B) or a designated trade in Saskatchewan.
Candidates must also:
demonstrate proficiency in an official language of Canada, either English or French, in order to enter the Express Entry pool. Language ability is determined by the candidate sitting a standardised language test, the most common of which are the IELTS or CELPIP for English and TEF for French; and
have completed a minimum of one year of post-secondary education or training that has resulted in a degree, diploma, certificate, or a certificate equivalent to a trade certificate and which is comparable to the Canadian education system, as verified by an Educational Credential Assessment.
A potential candidate must also demonstrate a minimum level of work experience related to his or her field of education or training. This work experience may be either:
at least one year of work experience in the past 10 years in a skilled profession (non-trades); or
at least two years of work experience in a skilled trade in the past five years; or
at least one year of skilled work experience in Canada in the past three years (trades and non-trades). This work experience must be in a high skilled occupation (NOC “0”, “A” or “B”) that is considered to be in-demand in Saskatchewan. The following occupations are considered in-demand.
NOC Occupation Skill Level Mandatory(compulsory)certification orlicensing
Mandatory certification
0711 Construction Managers 0 No
1111 Financial auditors and accountants A No
1232 Loan Officers B No
1241 Secretaries (except legal and medical) B No
2131 Civil Engineers A Yes
2132 Mechanical Engineers A Yes
2133 Electrical and Electronics Engineers A Yes
2161 Mathematicians, Statisticians, and Consultants A No
2171 Information Systems Analysts and Consultants A No
2173 Software Engineers and Designers A Yes
2174 Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers A No
2211 Chemical Technologists and Technicians B No
2221 Biological Technologists and Technicians B No
2222 Agricultural and Fish Products Inspectors B No
2232 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians B No
2234 Construction Estimators B No
2241 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians B No
2242 Electronic Service Technicians (household and business equipment) B No
2253 Drafting Technologists and Technicians B No
2254 Land Survey Technologists and Technicians B No
2281 Computer Network Technicians B No
2282 User Support Technicians B No
2283 Systems Testing Technicians B No
4121 University Professors A No
4163 Business Development Officers and Marketing Researchers and Consultants A No
6221 Technical Sales Specialists, Wholesale Trade B No
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, carpentry trades B No
7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews B No
7219 Contractors and Supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers B No
7222 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators B No
7231 Machinists and Machining and Tooling inspectors B No
7232 Tool and Die Makers B No
7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system) B Yes
7242 Industrial Electricians B Yes
7246 Telecommunications Installation and Repair Workers B No
7251 Plumbers B Yes
7252 Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers B No
7261 Sheet Metal Workers B Yes
7263 Structural Metal and Platework Fabricators and Fitters B No
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators B No
7271 Carpenters B No
7281 Bricklayers B No
7282 Concrete Finishers B No
7283 Tilesetters B No
7284 Plasterers, Drywall Installers, Finishers and Lathers B No
7291 Roofers and Shinglers B No
7292 Glaziers B No
7293 Insulators B No
7294 Painters and Decorators B No
7295 Floor Covering Installers B No
7311 Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (except textile) B No
7312 Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanics B No
7313 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics B Yes
7316 Machine Fitters B No
7321 Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers B No
7322 Motor Vehicle Body Repairers B No
8232 Oil and Gas Drillers, Servicers, Testers and Related Workers B No
8253 Farm Supervisors and Specialized Livestock Workers B No
9212 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemcial Processing and Utilities B No
9213 Supervisors, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing B No
International Skilled Worker Category
A maximum of 250 applications will be accepted under this stream in 2014 from applicants without a job offer. Individuals may be eligible under this category if they meet the following criteria:
Live outside of Canada or have proof of legal status in Canada
Score at least 60 points on a 100 point assessment grid
Have at least one year of work experience in the past ten years in intended occupation
Score a minimum of CLB 4 in all language abilities (speaking, reading, writing, listening)
Provide one of the following:
A permanent, full-time job offer in a skilled occupation from an approved Saskatchewan employer; or
Proof that they meet the following requirements:
Field of education is in a skilled occupation
Completed post-secondary education of at least one year in length
If occupation is regulated, proof of appropriate Saskatchewan qualification
Proof of settlement funds and a settlement plan
Saskatchewan Experience Category
This category is broken down into five industry-specific streams. They are:
Existing Work Permit;
Health Professionals;
Hospitality Sector Pilot Project;
Long Haul Truck Drivers; and
Students
Applicants to all sub-streams must meet the Saskatchewan Experience Category criteria. Each sub-stream has additional eligibility criteria as well.
Existing Work Permit stream applicants must meet the following criteria:
Provide proof of legal status in Canada
Provide proof that they are not refugee claimants
Demonstrate that they have worked in Saskatchewan for at least six months in an NOC A or 0 level job, or a designated Saskatchewan trade
Health Professionals must meet the following criteria:
Proof that they have been practicing in Saskatchewan for at least six months
Have a qualifying offer of employment
Applicants to the Hospitality Sector Pilot Project must meet the following criteria:
Fall under one of the following NOCs
Food/Beverage Server (NOC6453)
Food Counter Attendant/Kitchen Helper (NOC6641)
Housekeeping/Cleaning Staff (NOC 6661)
Be working in one of the above NOCs in Saskatchewan for at least six months
Long Haul Truck Drivers must meet the following criteria:
Already be working in Saskatchewan for an approved trucking service for a period of at least six months.
Applicants to the Student stream must meet the following requirements:
Graduate from a post-secondary institution in Canada with a diploma or degree
Have at least six months work experience (for Saskatchewan graduates) or 12 months work experience (for Canada graduates) in Saskatchewan
Have applied for a Post-Graduate Open Work Permit
Have a qualifying job offer in Saskatchewan
Meet minimum language requirements (if job is semi- or unskilled)
Entrepreneur and Farm Category
This category is comprised of three sub-categories. They are:
Entrepreneur
Farm Owners/Operators
Young Farmers
