International Skilled Worker Category

Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker is a collection of immigration streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) operated by the province of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker encompasses three immigration streams which target foreign nationals who have skilled work experience and who meet the unique needs and requirements to fill gaps in Saskatchewan’s labour force.

Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker includes the following streams:

Applicants who are successful through any of these Saskatchewan streams will receive an official provincial nomination from Saskatchewan. This provincial nomination makes applicants eligible to apply for Canadian permanent resident status. Please note that in order to qualify for any of these streams, candidates must score at least 60 points on the SINP Points Assessment Grid.

Saskatchewan Express Entry is a stream of Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker targeting foreign workers with active profiles in Canada’s Express Entry system. In order to qualify for this stream, the applicant must also have at least one year of experience in one of Saskatchewan’s In-Demand Occupations and must score at least 60 points on the SINP Points Assessment Grid.

Saskatchewan Employment Offer is a stream of Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker targeting foreign workers who have valid job offers from Saskatchewan employers. In order to qualify, the applicant must meet certain requirements regarding work experience and must score at least 60 points on the SINP Points Assessment Grid.

Saskatchewan Occupation In-Demand is a stream of Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker targeting foreign workers who have work experience in specific occupations. In order to qualify, the applicant must have at least one year of experience in an occupation at NOC level “A”, “B” or “0”. The Occupation will not be eligible if it is listed on the SINP Excluded Occupation List. As well the applicant must be able to claim at least 60 points on the SINP Points Assessment Grid.

The SINP Points Assessment Grid is out of 100 points. In order to be eligible for all of the Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker streams, a candidate must score a minimum of 60 points. Please note that candidates will be required to submit supporting documentation with their SINP application demonstrating that they have met the 60 point requirement.
Saskatchewan In-Demand Occupations List

In order to qualify for two of the Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker streams, a candidate must have a minimum of 12 months of full-time work experience in one of the SINP In-Demand Occupations. This applies to the Saskatchewan Express Entry stream and the Saskatchewan In-Demand Occupation stream.

0423 Managers in social and community services
1311 Accounting Technicians
2174 Computer Programmers and interactive media developers
2251 Architectural technologists and technicians
3211 Medical laboratory technologists
3215 Medical radiation technologists
3216 Medical sonographers
3234 Paramedics
4151 Psychologists
4212 Social and community service workers
4214 Early childhood educators
4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities
5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
6331 Meat Cutters
6332 Bakers
7292 Glaziers
7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics/technicians
7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
7322 Motor vehicle body repairers