Most Commonly Used Economic Programs

Looking back at the past few years, we see these are the economic categories used most often by our clients to aim for permanent resident status:

SINP Student (Saskatchewan Graduate)

To summarize what it takes to be eligible for the SINP Student category, an applicant must:

• have graduated from a post-secondary school in Saskatchewan;

• have a PGWP;

• have worked at least 6 consecutive months in Saskatchewan in a job related to their field of study; and

• have a job offer letter and SINP Job Approval Letter the employer obtains related to your field of study (the job must be TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 or in a designated trade). If the job is a TEER 4 or 5 designated trade, you must have a minimum language score of CLB4).

The goal for any SINP category is to be nominated. Upon being nominated, the nominee can apply for permanent residence to IRCC.

SINP Student (Out-of-Saskatchewan Graduate) -This option has been removed by sinp on march 27, 2025

SINP Existing Work Permit

This category requires applicants to have:

• a valid work permit (except if it is issued to a refugee claimant);

• if not on a CUAET WP, or LMIA WP, or francophone mobility WP: worked 6 months consecutively for a Sask employer in a TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 job or designated trade

  Or…if on a CUAET WP, or LMIA WP, or francophone mobility WP: worked 6 months consecutively for a Sask employer in any TEER 0,1,2,3,4,5 job (except food & beverage server or trucker);

• if working in a TEER 4 or 5 occupation you must have a minimum language score of CLB4; and

• the Job Approval Letter that the employer gets from SINP.

• Note: PGWP-holders cannot use this category. Health professionals also cannot use this category—for a list of “health professionals” see the Health Talent Pathway webpage. Truck drivers (NOC 73300) can only use this category if they hold a LMIA work permit.

SINP International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer

To be eligible for this category, an applicant must have:

• a job offer in any TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 occupation (licensing might be required to be shown in some—see the list of Regulatory Bodies) or designated trade;

• at least one year of matching experience in the last 10 years;

• a minimum language score of CLB4, e.g. an IELTS-General score of at least L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4, or CELPIP 4-4-4-4;

• at least 60 points in the SINP Assessment Grid; and

• the employer gets the SINP Job Approval Letter.

  Note: SINP has added an additional requirement for PGWP-holders, i.e. before they can apply in this category they must work in Saskatchewan for at least six months with the employer who is offering the job offer and Job Approval Letter. Also, note the following exclusions in this category:

  • Food and Beverage Servers and Truck Drivers must apply under the Existing Work Permit sub-category.

  • Health care occupations must apply under the Health Talent Pathway.

SINP HEALTH TALENT PATHWAY (NON-EXPRESS ENTRY)

This category requires applicants to have:

• a job offer from a Sask employer and the Job Approval Letter for one of the 44 health sector occupations listed in this category;

• worked six months full-time for the Sask employer giving you the Job Approval Letter in one of the health sector 44 occupations listed in this category. The work does not have to be consecutive;

  OR

• If you have not been working for the Sask employer giving you the Job Approval Letter for at least six months, then you must have at least one year of work experience in a health sector occupation in the last five years.

• post-secondary education that relates to the health sector occupation being offered in the job offer and Job Approval Letter (a Master's or Bachelor's degree; or a three-year degree at a university or college; or a diploma that requires two years at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other post-secondary institution). NOTE: this education requirement is slightly different for NOC 33101, 33102, 33103, 33109, 44101 (see this webpage for more details).

• a language score result of at least CLB5, e.g. IELTS-General L 5, R 4, W 5, S 5, or CELPIP 5-5-5-5; and

• be eligible for Saskatchewan licensing if your health sector occupation requires licensure.

SINP HEALTH TALENT PATHWAY (EXPRESS ENTRY ROUTE)

This category requires applicants to have:

• an Express Entry profile

• a job offer from a Sask employer and the Job Approval Letter for one of the 43 health sector occupations listed in this category that are TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.

• at least one year of work experience—inside or outside of Canada—in one of the 43 health sector occupations in the last five years.

• post-secondary education that relates to the health sector occupation being offered in the job offer and Job Approval Letter (a Master's or Bachelor's degree; or a three-year degree at a university or college; or a diploma that requires two years at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other post-secondary institution). NOTE: this education requirement is slightly different for NOC 33101, 33102, 33103, 33109 (see this webpage for more details).

• a language score result of at least CLB7, e.g. IELTS-General L 6, R 6, W 6, S 6, or CELPIP 7-7-7-7; and

• be eligible for Saskatchewan licensing if your health sector occupation requires licensure.

SINP AGRICULTURAL TALENT PATHWAY

This category requires applicants to have:

• a job offer from a Sask employer and the Job Approval Letter for one of the 10 occupations listed in this category;

• completed secondary school (high school) or higher level education;

• at least one year of full-time work experience in the past three years in your intended occupation; or six months (780 hours) of full-time (30+ hours per week) work experience in one of these 10 occupations with the employer obtaining the Job Approval Letter. The work experience does not need to be consecutive work experience in either case; and

• a minimum language score of CLB4, e.g. an IELTS-General score of at least L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4, or CELPIP 4-4-4-4.

SINP Occupation In-Demand

This category requires applicants to first go in an Expression of Interest Pool. The criteria for going in that pool are:

• their occupation must be on the "included" list;

• they have worked at least one year in that occupation in the last 10 years;

• they have graduated from at least a one-year post-secondary course;

• they have post-secondary studies that relate to the occupation:

• they have an ECA done on post-secondary studies (it can take up to 3 months to get this);

• they have at least CLB 4 on IELTS-General (L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4);

• they have at least 60 points on the SINP Assessment Grid (includes their age, education, language score, number of years of related work experience in the last 10 years, if they have a close relative here in Saskatchewan);

• they have proof of funds for the size of their family for the past three months;

• they have the required licensing for that occupation (if licensing is required).

About once a month a draw is done and certain candidates in the EOI Pool are invited to apply to SINP. If nominated, they can apply for permanent residence to IRCC.

SINP Express Entry

This category requires applicants to first go in the Express Entry Pool and then in the SINP Expression of Interest Pool. The criteria for going in that EOI pool are:

• they are in the Express Entry Pool;

• their occupation must be on the "included" list;

• they have worked at least one year in that occupation in the last 10 years;

• they have graduated from at least a one-year post-secondary course;

• they have post-secondary studies that relate to the occupation:

• they have an ECA done on post-secondary studies (it can take up to three months to get this);

• they have at least CLB 4 on IELTS-General (L 4.5, R 3.5, W 4, S 4);

• they have at least 60 points on the SINP Assessment Grid (includes their age, education, language score, number of years of related work experience in the last 10 years, if they have a close relative here in Saskatchewan);

• they have proof of funds for the size of their family for the past three months;

• they have the required licensing for that occupation (if licensing is required).

About once a month a draw is done and certain candidates in the EOI pool are invited to apply to SINP. If nominated, 600 points will float over to that candidate's Express Entry profile. If their Express Entry points are high enough to be invited, an invitation is extended for this candidate to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry.

Express Entry (Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Stream)

Express Entry is a competition: those with the most points are invited to apply for permanent residence. The stream in which we see applicants most commonly invited is the Canadian Experience Class stream.

First, you go in the Express Entry Pool. To be eligible to go in the pool in the CEC stream, you need at least two things:

• at least 12 months of high-skilled work (NOC 0, A, or B) in the last three years (work done in Canada while on a study permit or self-employed work cannot be used); and

• a minimum language level of CLB7 if your work was in NOC 0 or A, or CLB5 if NOC B.

How can you increase your score and increase your chances of being invited? If you go to the Comprehensive Ranking System Tool (CRS Tool), you will see how the points are affected positively and negatively by factors like:

• age

• marital status

• language ability

• Canadian work experience

• foreign work experience

• having a job offer that meets the requirements shown in the CRS Tool

• having a sibling in Canada who is a permanent resident or Canadian citizen

IRCC posts the scores whenever a draw is done. We suggest you calculate your points and monitor the scores to see if your points are high enough to be competitive. If your points are high and if you are eligible to go in the pool, we suggest you consider this category.

Less Frequently Used Federal Categories

• Agri-Food Pilot

• Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot

• Caregivers