Saskatchewan Provincial Nominee Program’s 11 February 2021 Draw Sees 541 Invitations to International Skilled Workers
· Updated March 8, 2021
Saskatchewan’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on 11 February 2021 was the largest of any so far this year, with invitations made to 541 International Skilled Workers. In this draw the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) offered 197 invitations in its Occupations in Demand subcategory, and 344 in its Express Entry subcategory. (The Occupations in Demand subcategory is a provincial nomination program that uses a standard PNP processing system separate from the Express Entry system. Express Entry applicants must have an active profile in the federal Express Entry system, as the provincial Express Entry program draws from applicants with active federal profiles.) Invited candidates also had experience in one of 89 possible occupations, including such occupations as corporate sales management, architecture, social work, and plumbing.
The Occupations in Demand subcategory has the following criteria:
- Applicants must have skills and work experience in one of the occupations considered “in demand” by the province of Saskatchewan
- Applicants must create an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile for Saskatchewan, which is then scored out of a possible 100 points on criteria such as education and work experience
- Applicants are not required to have a job offer in the province
Applicants with a high score on their EOI profile can receive an invitation to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence in Canada. Express Entry applicants must also create an EOI profile and will receive a score from the information provided.
In the week prior to the 11 February 2021 draw, Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey. It showed Saskatchewan with a 7.2% unemployment rate, the lowest in Canada. According to Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan’s’ Immigration and Career Training Minister: “Once again, Saskatchewan has the strongest jobs performance in the country and is leading in export growth as well. While Saskatchewan has not been immune to the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our province has demonstrated incredible resiliency as we lead Canada’s economic recovery.”
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