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International Skilled Worker Category

International Skilled Worker – Saskatchewan Express Entry

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible for a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa, Federal Skilled Worker applicants must:

• Have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in a skilled occupation (National Occupational Classification skill lever 0, A or B); or
• Qualify for Arranged Employment In Canada with a Labour Market Impact Assessment and a full-time, permanent job offer from a Canadian employer; and
• Pass a minimum threshold of language ability in one of Canada’s two official languages, English or French.

In addition, Federal Skilled Worker (Professional) applicants must obtain at least 67 points based on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) immigration selection factors.

Those selection factors are listed below.

• Education: Candidates can be awarded up to 25 points for your formal education.
• Language Skills: Candidates can be awarded up to 28 total points (24-first official language, 4-second official language).
• Work Experience: Under this factor, candidates can be awarded up to 15 points for certain paid, skilled work experience that they have acquired in the last 10 years, but they must attain at least a score of 9 points in order to qualify.
• Age: Candidates can be awarded up to 12 points based on their age at the time of applying.
• Arranged Employment: Candidates can be awarded up to 10 points if they have arranged employment in Canada that meets certain requirements.
• Adaptability: Candidates can be awarded up to 10 points for a number of factors that show that they are adaptable to moving to Canada.

International Skilled Worker – Occupations In-Demand

This sub-category is for skilled workers who have experience in one of Saskatchewan’s in-demand occupations. No job offer in the province is required under this sub-category of International Skilled Worker immigration

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible under the Occupations In-Demand sub-category, applicants must:

• Have proof of legal status, if currently residing in Canada;
• Have a minimum language score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4;
• Have completed at least one year of post-secondary education or training comparable to the Canadian education system;
  • The program of study must have resulted in a degree, diploma, certificate, or a certificate equivalent to a trade certificate.

Note: As of April 1, 2018, all applications to the Occupations In-Demand Sub-Category must include an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) from a designated organization.

• Have at least one-year of paid work experience in the past ten years related to their field of education or training, in a skilled occupation (NOC 0, A, or B) that is considered to be in-demand in Saskatchewan (See in-demand occupations list)
• Obtain proof of eligibility for Saskatchewan licensure if their profession is regulated in Saskatchewan and requires mandatory (compulsory) certification or licensing;
• Have proof of settlement funds and a settlement plan; and
• Score a minimum of 60 points out of 100 on the Point Assessment Grid

International Skilled Worker – Employment Offer

This sub-category is for skilled workers who have already received an offer of employment from a Saskatchewan employer. The job offer must be approved by the SINP before the candidate can apply or the application will be rejected immediately. In order to have the position assessed, the Saskatchewan employer must register on the SINP Employer website. Once the position is approved, the employer will receive a Job Approval Letter, a copy of which must be submitted with the candidate’s application to the SINP.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible under the International Skilled Worker – Employment Offer sub-category, applicants must:

• Have legal status, if currently residing in Canada;
• Demonstrate sufficient language proficiency through a minimum language test score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 across all four language competencies (reading, writing, speaking, listening) from a designated testing agency;
• Have a permanent, full-time job offer from a Saskatchewan employer that is registered with the SINP in either an occupation in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Matrix as Skill type 0 or Skill Level A or B, OR in a designated trade in Saskatchewan;
• Have at least one year of paid work experience in the past ten years in the intended occupation;
• Obtain proof of eligibility for Saskatchewan licensure if the job offer is in an occupation that is regulated in Saskatchewan and requires mandatory (compulsory) certification or licensing; and

• Score a minimum of 60 points out of 100 on the point assessment grid