Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) - Immigration

Notice: As of October 1, 2009, there are new Procedural Guidelines for the SINP process. These Procedural Guidelines apply to the SINP Skilled Worker, Family, Student, Health Professional, Long Haul Truck Drivers Project and Hospitality Sector Project Categories.

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) can provide an alternate and quicker means of entry into Canada. It allows Saskatchewan to nominate applicants, who qualify under criteria established by the province, to the federal government for landed immigrant status. The SINP offers:

The ability to select applicants whose skills and abilities best fit the province's needs;
Application processing times that are faster than other federal immigration classes; and
Assistance from Provincial Immigration Officers who are readily available to explain program requirements and processes.

The SINP works through Government of Canada embassies and consulates around the world and does not engage the exclusive services of any agencies or representatives in any jurisdictions. SINP applicants may choose to engage the services of an immigration consultant or not, however, no immigration consultant has or will be allocated an immigrant quota from the Province of Saskatchewan.

SINP Information Sessions

SINP information sessions on the Skilled Worker and Family Member categories are held in Regina and Saskatoon. Dates to be determined.

SINP Program Changes

Meetings with Immigration Officers will be by appointment only. Learn more.
October 1, 2008 - The SINP will no longer accept incomplete applications. Learn more.

Information for Entrepreneurs and Farm Category Applicants

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has updated their Schedule 4A form effective May 31, 2009. All Applicants submitted to the SINP Entrepreneur and Farm Owners and Operators categories after that date must include the updated CIC form Schedule 4A. As well, nominee's applications to CIC Visa Offices after May 31, 2009 must include a copy of the updated Schedule 4A. Please continue to submit SINP 200-2 form: Personal Net Worth Statement.

		Skilled Workers This category is for skilled workers, professionals or managers who have a full-time, permanent job offer from a Saskatchewan employer. It is divided into three sub-categories: Skilled Workers/Professionals, Critical Occupations and Existing Work Permit.

		Entrepreneur Program The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has launched a new process for the Entrepreneur Category that will improve processing times, attract investment and foster the creation of more jobs in Saskatchewan.

		Family Members This category is for immigrant families living in Saskatchewan who want to help their family members live and work in the province. Supporting family members must provide settlement assistance to applicants and their dependents, which may include financial support.

		Farm Owners / Operators This category is for individuals with proven experience in farming and substantial capital available to invest in a farming operation who intend to purchase and operate a farming operation in Saskatchewan.

		Health Professions This category allows internationally-trained health professionals, who have been working in Saskatchewan for at least six months under a temporary work permit, to apply for landed immigrant status under the SINP. It is divided into three sub-categories: Physicians, Nurses and Other Health Professions.

		Hospitality Sector Project Under the Hospitality Sector Project the SINP can nominate foreign workers that are currently working in Saskatchewan in one of the following categories: Food/Beverage Server; Food Counter Attendant/Kitchen Helper; or Housekeeping/Cleaning Staff.

		Long Haul Truck Drivers This category allows Saskatchewan trucking firms to bring workers to the province for occupations requiring a high school diploma or on-the-job training under Service Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker policy.

		Student This category allows students who have graduated from a recognized, post-secondary educational institution in Canada and worked for at least six months for a Saskatchewan employer under a CIC post-graduation work permit in any field to apply for landed immigrant status under the SINP.

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