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December 23, 2019 : Saskatchewan issues 595 invitations in latest draw
Saskatchewan issues 595 invitations in latest draw:
The Government of Saskatchewan invited 595 in the latest draw held on December 20. Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. No job offer was required to qualify, candidates needed to file an Expression of Interest (EOI) with the SINP. Among other criteria, they also needed to have one year of work experience in an eligible skilled occupation related to their field of study.
Candidates with eligible EOI profiles are awarded a score out of 100 based on the SINP’s International Skilled Worker Points Assessment Grid. This scoring system considers factors such as age, education, skilled work experience, proficiency in English or French, and connections to Saskatchewan. The highest-scoring candidates are issued invitations to apply through regular draws.
Express Entry sub-category
A total of 304 invitations issued to eligible candidates among the federal Express Entry pool.
The SINP’s Express Entry sub-category is linked to the federal Express Entry system, which manages the three of Canada’s main economic-class immigration programs:
Occupations In-demand sub-category
The Occupations In-Demand sub-category is open to immigration candidates who do not have a federal Express Entry profile.
There were 291 Occupations In-Demand candidates invited to apply for a provincial nomination, and like the Express Entry sub-category, candidates needed a provincial score of 69 in order to be eligible for this category.
Total 6,284 invitations issued to candidates since September 25,in both sub-categories over the course of 16 invitation rounds when Saskatchewan overhauled its Occupations In-demand list. Now the SINP created an Excluded Occupations List that expanded the number of eligible occupations for both sub-categories.
The December 20 draw issued invitations to candidates in 96 occupations. Some of these in-demand occupations include:
- corporate sales managers;
- supervisors,
- finance and insurance office workers;
- paralegals.
For more details please go to the draw page.
