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The Saskatchewan Provincial Nominee Agreement was signed on March 16, 1998. The Agreement allows Saskatchewan officials to actively recruit and nominate individuals who have the potential to be of significant economic and industrial benefit to the province.
To qualify under the Provincial Nominee Program, an applicant must either:
- be a Skilled Worker on the designated skill shortages list, or
- be a Business Person whose business proposal fall under the key sectors, and whose business will have an identifiable impact on the provincial economy through diversification, value added processing and job or wealth creation.
K ey Sectors and Industries
Specific emphasis on recruitment will be placed on identified key sectors and industries in order to expand the provincial economy. This expansion will be achieved either through the recruitment of Skilled Workers or Business Persons will to establish businesses within these sectors.
The key sectors and industries are:
- Agri-value and Biotechnology
- Forestry
- Energy
- Information Technology and Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Mining/Minerals
- Fabricated Metal Manufacturing
- Value Added Processing
- Manufacturing
S election Factors
All applicants must demonstrate a range of experience and adaptability in Saskatchewan. This is measured under seven factors:
- occupation,
- arranged employment (principal applicant);
- related work experience in intended occupation,
- education,
- adaptability,
- arranged employment (spouse),
- age,
- language ability,
- personal financial resources
All applicants must obtain 15 points on the Occupational Factor, and a minimum of 60 points.
P rocedure
All applications under the Provincial Nominee Program must be submitted to the Province of Saskatchewan for review and acceptance. If approved a nomination certificate will be provided directly to Citizenship and Immigration Canada by the Province, and a letter of nomination will be forwarded to the applicant.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada will only consider Provincial Nominee Program applicants after receiving the nomination certificate from the Province. Applicants will then be required to submit additional information and documentation as required by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. |
