The Saskatchewan immigration office opened its popular Canada Express Entry category on October 26, 2017.
The International Skilled Worker – Saskatchewan Express Entry stream is currently accepting 1,000 applications.
The category is aimed at skilled workers wishing to live and work in Saskatchewan, have a profile in the Canada Express Entry Pool and meet specific criteria.
Candidates must pay a non-refundable $300 fee on submitting their application.
Eligibility: International Skilled Worker – Saskatchewan Express Entry
Candidates from outside Canada, or with legal status in Canada, qualify for this Saskatchewan immigration category, provided they are not a refugee claimant.
Additionally, candidates must:
- Have a profile in the Canada Express Entry Pool and a job seeker validation code.
- Score a minimum of 60 points out of 100 on the SINP grid.
- Provide valid language test results from a designated testing agency. The results should match what you declared in your Express Entry profile.
- Have completed at least one year of post-secondary education, training or apprenticeship that’s comparable to the Canadian education system. You should have earned a diploma, certificate or degree.
- Have at least one of the following:
- One year of work experience in the past 10 years in a skilled profession (non-trades);
- Two years of work experience in a skilled trade in the past five years; or
- One year of work experience in Canada in the past three years (trades and non-trades).
- Have work experience in a high skilled occupation in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 0, A or B considered in demand in Saskatchewan.
- Prove you are eligible for a license in Saskatchewan, where your profession is regulated, or a skilled trade. For skilled trades, a certificate is required from the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.
- Have proof of settlement funds and a settlement plan.
Saskatchewan Occupations In Demand
National Occupation Classification (NOC) | Occupations |
211 | Engineering managers |
2131 | Civil engineers |
2132 | Mechanical engineers |
2133 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
2141 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
2151 | Architects |
2154 | Land surveyors |
2173 | Software engineers and designers |
2175 | Web designers and developer |
4151 | Psychologists |
4212 | Social and community service workers |
4214 | Early childhood educators and assistants |
3211 | Medical laboratory technologists |
3216 | Medical sonographers |
124 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers |
423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services |
1112 | Financial and investment analysts |
1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting |
1123 | Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations |
2211 | Chemical technologists and technicians |
2212 | Geological and mineral technologists and technicians |
2121 | Biologists and related scientists |
2123 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists |
2225 | Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists |
2231 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians |
2241 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians |
2242 | Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) |
2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics |
2253 | Drafting technologists and technicians |
714 | Facility operation and maintenance managers |
6331 | Meat cutters |
7231 | Machinists |
7272 | Cabinetmakers |
7311 | Industrial mechanics |
7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
7321 | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics |
7322 | Motor vehicle body repairers |
7237 | Welders |
811 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing |
821 | Managers in agriculture |
911 | Manufacturing managers |
912 | Utilities managers |
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