Canadian immigration program
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program
The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program nominates skilled workers and, through its sub-categories, candidates with existing employment or in-demand occupations who intend to settle in Saskatchewan. A nomination is a step toward permanent residence, which IRCC decides separately. Each requirement below is quoted from the governing Saskatchewan source and links back to it.
Sources on this page last verified Jul 16, 2026.
Eligibility criteria
The requirements below are drawn directly from the governing regulation and IRCC program guidance for Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. Each is anchored to the verbatim source text, not a paraphrase, so you can read the rule as it is written and follow it to the official page.
“In 2026, a minimum of 750 nominations are reserved for graduates of Saskatchewan post-secondary designated learning institutions who secure a job offer in a priority sector (Agriculture, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Energy, Mining & Minerals, Manufacturing and Technology).”
“Be sure to complete accurate applications and provide valid documentation.”
“Intend to reside in Saskatchewan as a permanent resident.”
“Have an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan”
“Meet the criteria of the sub-category”
“Applications for candidates in capped sectors with more than 6 months left on their work permit **will not be accepted.**”
“Applicants in capped sectors may only apply during the last six months of their work permit's validity period.”
“Our goal is to process all International Skilled Worker and Saskatchewan Experience applications within 16 weeks, provided that applications are complete and we have all required information and documents.”
“Meeting all eligibility criteria will result in conditional approval, which will be completed when the candidate logs in to their OASIS account and confirms all information submitted by the employer is correct.”
“These documents must be attached to your SINP application at the time it is submitted or it will be closed and returned to you.”
“For the Agriculture Talent Pathway, the applicant must have completed secondary school education (high school) or a higher level.”
“Eligibility is based on the employer's sector (per their Certificate of Registration), not the candidate's field of study.”
“Employer position assessments should be complete and prepared in advance of the intake opening.”
“Applicants to the International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry and Tech Talent Pathway (Express Entry only) sub-categories must show valid language test results that match the language level given in their Express Entry profiles.”
“For high-skilled workers without a supporting job offer, who meet the points grid criteria and have a valid Express Entry profile number and Job Seeker Code.”
“You must demonstrate, through documentation (e.g. education and training, work experience, financial documents), that you have experience as a knowledgeable farm owner or operator”
“Your proposal must be deemed to illustrate intent to reside in Saskatchewan, as per the requirements of the Farm Land Security Board's farm ownership exemption qualifications”
“You must demonstrate how your farm knowledge and experience relate to owning and actively operating a farm in Saskatchewan through the submitted Résumé (link to PDF), FEP (Link to PDF)”
“You must have a net worth that retains a value of at least $500,000 CAD”
“The third party must substantiate that the claimed net worth exists and that you legally own it”
“Graduated from a Saskatchewan institute or a recognized post- secondary educational institution in Canada”
“You or any dependent family member do not meet IRCC's requirements related to health and criminality (even if your dependent is not included in your immigration application).”
“May be in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Express Entry Pool (not required).”
“Have a job offer for a high-skilled occupation in Saskatchewan;”
“Meet the criteria of the sub-category;”
“Are either living in Canada or abroad;”
“Employer position assessments submitted outside of their designated sector intake window will be made ineligible.”
“You were unable to prove that you intend to live and work in Saskatchewan.”
“Intend to reside in Saskatchewan as a permanent resident”
“Have a job offer for a skilled occupation in Saskatchewan;”
“Meet the criteria of the sub-category.”
“Are living abroad or in Canada;”
“For high-skilled workers without a supporting job offer, who meet the points grid criteria and do not have an Express Entry profile.”
“Have a current, permanent, full-time job offer in their field of study from a Saskatchewan employer”
“Have a permanent full-time job offer from a Saskatchewan employer. The job is required to be in National Occupation Classification (NOC) Matrix TEER "0", "1", "2" or "3"; or in a designated trade”
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Agriculture Talent Pathway”
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Skilled Worker with Existing Work Permit (if applicable)”
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Health Talent Pathway”
“You must include an official language assessment for: The International Skilled Worker Sub-Categories”
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Tech Talent Pathway (if applicable)”
“You will also need to include an assessment if you have a job offer in a National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER 4 or 5 occupation”
“Anyone living illegally in their country of residence or in Canada.”
“You can apply to the SINP if you meet the program criteria.”
“You need at least 60 points to apply.”
“If you are a native speaker from an English or French speaking country where you are a citizen or permanent resident, then you are not required to provide the language test results unless you are applying through IRCC's Express Entry pool”
“If you are a native speaker from an English or French speaking country where you are a citizen or permanent resident, then you are not required to provide the language test results unless you are applying through IRCC's Express Entry pool.”
“You have unresolved custody or child support disputes affecting any member of your family.”
“Anyone who has had a removal order issued against them by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or Canada Border Services Agency.”
“You will also need to include an assessment if you have a job offer in a National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER 4 or 5 occupation.”
“Those who are prohibited from entering Canada.”
“Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada.”
“Do not have a job offer in Saskatchewan but are highly skilled in an in-demand occupation;”
“Who are living abroad or in Canada;”
“Your other work experience (if applicable) including job title, place of employment, responsibilities and business skills must be described clearly in the Résumé”
“Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders who studied in a province other than Saskatchewan but have been working in Saskatchewan are no longer eligible to apply through any of the Saskatchewan Experience pathways but may be eligible to apply through the International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer subcategory, as well as the Health Talent Pathway, Agriculture Talent Pathway and Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway.”
“Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders are only eligible to apply to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program’s Student, Health Talent Pathway, Agriculture Talent Pathway, Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway, and International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer subcategories ensuring alignment with labour market priorities.”
“Points that you claim will be confirmed by the documents you show later.”
“Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada are not eligible to apply.”
“Are in the IRCC Express Entry Pool;”
“Do not have a job offer in Saskatchewan;”
“Have an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan”
“Holders of spousal work permits may be eligible under the Agriculture Talent Pathway, Health Talent Pathway, Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway, and International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer subcategories as work permits are not considered part of the criteria for these streams.”
“For international students with a valid post-graduate work permit who have been working in Saskatchewan for at least six months.”
“Eligibility is limited to graduates from Saskatchewan Designated Learning Institutions.”
“Further, applicants will be required to reside in Saskatchewan during their studies and gain work experience relevant to their degree while in the province.”
“Study permit holders may apply only if they have completed their education in Saskatchewan and have an eligible job offer in a sector identified by the Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy (Agriculture, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Energy, Mining & Minerals, Manufacturing and Technology).”
“Language tests are not required under the Tech Talent Pathway (non-Express Entry) if you are working for the employer offering you the job you are applying with to the SINP”
“Language tests are not required under the Tech Talent Pathway (non-Express Entry) if you are working for the employer offering you the job you are applying with to the SINP.”
“Language tests must be from a designated testing agency and less than 2 years old at the time of your application to the SINP.”
“Language tests must be from a designated testing agency and less than 2 years old at the time of your application to the SINP”
“You and/or your representative were not truthful in the application.”
“Holders of vulnerable open work permits (VOWPs) may be eligible to apply to any SINP sub-category under any eligible occupation in that sub-category, even if the sub-category is restricted to certain work permit types.”
“Have worked for a minimum of six months (or 780 hours) of paid employment in Saskatchewan”
“Have been working in Saskatchewan with a valid work permit for at least six months”
“Only workers with six months or less on a valid work permit are eligible to submit immigration applications.”
“Applications for candidates in capped sectors with more than 6 months left on their work permit will not be accepted.”
Documents and eligibility gates
Every requirement below is quoted verbatim from the official source and linked back to it. Navisa reads and cites the governing text rather than restating a document name from memory. This is a reference summary, not immigration advice, and it does not replace review by a licensed RCIC.
Eligibility gate
“Provincial / AIP / RCIP language floors are at least CLB 4 (stream-specific floors may be higher).”
Eligibility gate
“Employer/community-driven PR pathways require a job-offer basis.”
Eligibility gate
“Anyone who has had a removal order issued against them by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or Canada Border Services Agency.”
Eligibility gate
“Holders of vulnerable open work permits (VOWPs) may be eligible to apply to any SINP sub-category under any eligible occupation in that sub-category, even if the sub-category is restricted to certain work permit types.”
Eligibility gate
“If you are a native speaker from an English or French speaking country where you are a citizen or permanent resident, then you are not required to provide the language test results unless you are applying through IRCC's Express Entry pool”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“Are either living in Canada or abroad;”
Eligibility gate
“You or any dependent family member do not meet IRCC's requirements related to health and criminality (even if your dependent is not included in your immigration application).”
Eligibility gate
“Holders of spousal work permits may be eligible under the Agriculture Talent Pathway, Health Talent Pathway, Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway, and International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer subcategories as work permits are not considered part of the criteria for these streams.”
Eligibility gate
“Study permit holders may apply only if they have completed their education in Saskatchewan and have an eligible job offer in a sector identified by the Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy (Agriculture, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Energy, Mining & Minerals, Manufacturing and Technology).”
Eligibility gatestudent
“In 2026, a minimum of 750 nominations are reserved for graduates of Saskatchewan post-secondary designated learning institutions who secure a job offer in a priority sector (Agriculture, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Energy, Mining & Minerals, Manufacturing and Technology).”
Eligibility gatestudent
“Eligibility is based on the employer's sector (per their Certificate of Registration), not the candidate's field of study.”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Tech Talent Pathway (if applicable)”
Eligibility gatefarm
“You must demonstrate, through documentation (e.g. education and training, work experience, financial documents), that you have experience as a knowledgeable farm owner or operator”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_health
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Health Talent Pathway”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_agriculture
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Agriculture Talent Pathway”
Eligibility gatesaskatchewan_experience
“You must include an official language assessment for: The Skilled Worker with Existing Work Permit (if applicable)”
Eligibility gatestudent
“Graduated from a Saskatchewan institute or a recognized post- secondary educational institution in Canada”
Eligibility gate
“Our goal is to process all International Skilled Worker and Saskatchewan Experience applications within 16 weeks, provided that applications are complete and we have all required information and documents.”
Eligibility gate
“These documents must be attached to your SINP application at the time it is submitted or it will be closed and returned to you.”
Eligibility gateisw_saskatchewan_express_entry
“Applicants to the International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry and Tech Talent Pathway (Express Entry only) sub-categories must show valid language test results that match the language level given in their Express Entry profiles”
Eligibility gatefarm
“You must have a net worth that retains a value of at least $500,000 CAD”
Eligibility gatefarm
“The third party must substantiate that the claimed net worth exists and that you legally own it”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_agriculture
“Have an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“Have an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan”
Eligibility gatestudent
“Have a current, permanent, full-time job offer in their field of study from a Saskatchewan employer”
Eligibility gateisw_saskatchewan_express_entry
“For high-skilled workers without a supporting job offer, who meet the points grid criteria and have a valid Express Entry profile number and Job Seeker Code.”
Eligibility gateisw_occupations_in_demand
“For high-skilled workers without a supporting job offer, who meet the points grid criteria and do not have an Express Entry profile.”
Eligibility gateisw_occupations_in_demand
“Do not have a job offer in Saskatchewan but are highly skilled in an in-demand occupation;”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“Have a job offer for a high-skilled occupation in Saskatchewan;”
Eligibility gate
“Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders who studied in a province other than Saskatchewan but have been working in Saskatchewan are no longer eligible to apply through any of the Saskatchewan Experience pathways but may be eligible to apply through the International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer subcategory, as well as the Health Talent Pathway, Agriculture Talent Pathway and Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway.”
Eligibility gateisw_employment_offer
“Have a job offer for a skilled occupation in Saskatchewan;”
Eligibility gateisw_employment_offer
“Have a permanent full-time job offer from a Saskatchewan employer. The job is required to be in National Occupation Classification (NOC) Matrix TEER "0", "1", "2" or "3"; or in a designated trade”
Eligibility gate
“You will also need to include an assessment if you have a job offer in a National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER 4 or 5 occupation”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“Language tests are not required under the Tech Talent Pathway (non-Express Entry) if you are working for the employer offering you the job you are applying with to the SINP”
Eligibility gate
“Applications for candidates in capped sectors with more than 6 months left on their work permit **will not be accepted.**”
Eligibility gate
“Language tests must be from a designated testing agency and less than 2 years old at the time of your application to the SINP”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_agriculture
“Intend to reside in Saskatchewan as a permanent resident.”
Eligibility gatetalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“Intend to reside in Saskatchewan as a permanent resident”
Eligibility gatefarm
“Your proposal must be deemed to illustrate intent to reside in Saskatchewan, as per the requirements of the Farm Land Security Board's farm ownership exemption qualifications”
Eligibility gatestudent
“Further, applicants will be required to reside in Saskatchewan during their studies and gain work experience relevant to their degree while in the province.”
Eligibility gate
“Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders are only eligible to apply to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program’s Student, Health Talent Pathway, Agriculture Talent Pathway, Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway, and International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer subcategories ensuring alignment with labour market priorities.”
Eligibility gateisw_occupations_in_demand
“Who are living abroad or in Canada;”
Eligibility gate
“Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada are not eligible to apply.”
Eligibility gatestudent
“For international students with a valid post-graduate work permit who have been working in Saskatchewan for at least six months.”
Eligibility gate
“Only workers with six months or less on a valid work permit are eligible to submit immigration applications.”
Required document
“additional documents may be required to validate the Saskatchewan residency history of you and your immediate family, if applicable.”
Required document
“Adoption Papers – The documents that prove you are the legal parent of your adopted child.”
Required document
“Less than 18 years / 18 – 21 years / 22 – 34 years / 35 – 45 years / 46 – 50 years / More than 50 years”
Required documentsinp_settlement_funds
“Proof of funds must be attached to your application.”
Required document
“Business Establishment Plan (BEP) – A plan summarizing your planned business venture.”
Required document
“Business Performance Agreement – A signed contract with the Province of Saskatchewan detailing the terms and conditions under which your deposit will be held and later released or retained; or a signed contract detailing the terms and conditions under which you will be eligible for nomination after being approved for an SINP Entrepreneur Temporary Work Permit Support Letter.”
Required document
“The [Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP-General)](https://www.celpip.ca/)”
Required documentsinp_licensure
“Professional designations, professional licences and/or professional association memberships.”
Required document
“Custody Documents – If the parents of a child (or children) are divorced, these are the legal documents that state the agreement the parents have made about where the children live.”
Required document
“Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) – This is an assessment from a designated organization of the applicant's degree, diploma, or certificate compared to Canadian standards of education. It is required to apply for several SINP categories.”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Education Credential Assessment”
Required document
“Bachelor's degree OR at least a three-year degree at a university or college.”
Required document
“Master's or Doctorate degree (Canadian equivalency).”
Required document
“Canadian equivalency certificate or at least two semesters (but less than a two-year program) at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other post-secondary institution.”
Required document
“Trade certification equivalent to journeyperson status in Saskatchewan.”
Required documentstudent
“Education/Training Credentials”
Required document
“Canadian equivalency diploma that requires two (but less than three) years at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other post-secondary institution.”
Required documentsinp_education
“For degrees or diplomas obtained outside Canada, you must have an educational credential assessment (ECA).”
Required documentsinp_education
“Education or trade certificates, degrees or diplomas.”
Required documentsinp_education
“Include copies of your official transcripts where applicable.”
Required document
“No additional documents are required from the employer beyond providing the job offer to the candidate.”
Required document
“An Employer Position Assessment (EPA) is an application for authorization to hire a foreign worker through the SINP.”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Employer Position Assessment”
Required documentsinp_work_experience
“Submit letters of reference and proof of employment for each job position you have listed.”
Required documentisw_employment_offer
“High skilled employment offer from a Saskatchewan employer”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“SINP Ethical Conduct Disclosure and Declaration Form”
Required documentisw_saskatchewan_express_entry
“Applicants to the [International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan/live-in-saskatchewan/by-immigrating/saskatchewan-immigrant-nominee-program/browse-sinp-programs/applicants-international-skilled-workers/international-skilled-worker-saskatchewan-express-entry) and [Tech Talent Pathway (Express Entry only)](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan/live-in-saskatchewan/by-immigrating/saskatchewan-immigrant-nominee-program/browse-sinp-programs/applicants-international-skilled-workers/sinp-innovation-tech-talent-pathway) sub-categories must show valid language test results that match the language level given in their Express Entry profiles.”
Required documenttalent_pathway_innovation_tech
“Applicants to the International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry and Tech Talent Pathway (Express Entry only) sub-categories must show valid language test results that match the language level given in their Express Entry profiles.”
Required documentisw_saskatchewan_express_entry
“who meet the points grid criteria and have a valid Express Entry profile number and Job Seeker Code.”
Required document
“Close family relative in Saskatchewan”
Required documentisw_occupations_in_demand
“Close family relative in Saskatchewan - The applicant or accompanying spouse has a family relative that is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Saskatchewan and is not supporting any other family relatives at the time of your application.”
Required document
“Farm Establishment Plan (FEP) – A plan summarizing your intention for establishing a commercial Saskatchewan farming operation based on research, consultations or formal coursework relevant to Saskatchewan agricultural conditions.”
Required document
“To be eligible for nomination, you must meet the criteria of the SINP and provide all of the required documents listed below.”
Required document
“The [International English Language Testing System (IELTS)](https://ielts.org/)”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“IMM-0008 Generic Application Form for Canada”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“IMM-0008DEP Additional Dependents/Declaration (if applicable)”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“IMM-5406 Additional Family Information”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“IMM-5409 Statutory Declaration of Common Law Relationship”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“IMM-5465 Authority to Release Information to a Designated Individual”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“IMM-5476 Use of a Representative”
Required document
“IMM-5475: Authority to Release Personal Information”
Required document
“You must include an official language assessment for:”
Required document
“First Language Test (English or French)”
Required document
“Second Language Test (English or French)”
Required document
“Check IRCC’s website to convert your IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core or TEF scores to CLB 4-10.”
Required document
“Language tests must be from a designated testing agency and less than 2 years old at the time of your application to the SINP.”
Required documentsinp_language
“You must provide language test results from a designated testing agency.”
Required documentisw_employment_offer
“Marital Status (if married or common-law)”
Required document
“If married in Canada, the application must include a marriage certificate issued by the province or territory where the marriage took place.”
Required documentsinp_job_offer
“You must attach a copy of your job offer with your application.”
Required documentidentity
“Submit copies of the passport or travel document pages for you and your family.”
Required document
“Past student experience in Saskatchewan - At least one full-time academic year at a recognized Saskatchewan post-secondary education institution on a valid study permit.”
Required document
“Past work experience in Saskatchewan - At least 12 months of work in the past five years on a valid work permit.”
Required document
“Past student experience in Saskatchewan”
Required document
“Past work experience in Saskatchewan”
Required document
“[Pearson PTE Core](https://www.pearsonpte.com/pte-core)”
Required documentadmissibility
“If you apply for permanent residence, you must have an immigration medical exam.”
Required documentadmissibility
“You must provide a police certificate from any country (except Canada) in which you spent 6 months in a row or more since the age of 18.”
Required documentsinp_close_relative
“If you are claiming points for a close family member, you must show official documents that prove your relationship.”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Saskatchewan Licensure (including medical)”
Required document
“Schedule 4A: Economic Classes – Provincial Nominees – Business Nominees”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Schedule A: Background/Declaration”
Required documentsinp_previous_study
“If you are claiming points for studying in Saskatchewan, you must submit a letter from the registrar stating that you studied in Saskatchewan.”
Required documentsinp_settlement_plan
“You need to attach a settlement plan to your application.”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Birth Certificate (if accompanying)”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Marital Status (if married or common-law & if accompanying)”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Passport (if accompanying)”
Required document
“The [Test de connaissance du français](https://www.france-education-international.fr/test/tcf-canada) pour le Canada (TCF Canada)”
Required document
“The [Test d’évaluation de français](https://www.lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr/candidat/test-evaluation-francais/tef-canada/presentation/) pour le Canada (TEF Canada)”
Required documentsaskatchewan_experience
“Translator Affidavit”
Required document
“In the 6-10 years prior to application submission date.”
Required document
“Your work experience must relate to the job you have put on your application.”
Required document
“Work experience in the 5 years prior to application submission date.”
Required documentsinp_current_status
“If you are currently working in Saskatchewan, you must submit a copy of a current, valid temporary work permit issued by the federal government.”
Required document
“Only workers with six months or less on a valid work permit are eligible to submit immigration applications.”
Recent policy changes affecting this program
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