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The Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway is a provincial nominee program designed for those who have been offered employment in the high-skilled technology and innovation industry in Saskatchewan. Canadian permanent residence status is granted to applicants who complete the provincial nominee stream.
Note: Both Express Entry and non-Express Entry candidates are eligible to participate in the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway. To qualify as an Express Entry candidate, it is necessary for an applicant to possess an active profile within the Express Entry pool of applicants.
Additionally, all candidates must fulfill the following qualifying requirements for Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway:
Applicants are required to possess a work offer from an employer in Saskatchewan. This application is intended for permanent, full-time employment in one of the qualifying technological occupations for the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway stream. To complete their application, candidates need to have a valid SINP Job Approval Letter.
If the applicant is submitting their application from within the province of Saskatchewan, it is required that they are now working in Saskatchewan. The candidate is required to have either completed a minimum of six months of full-time employment with the employer providing the position or have acquired at least one year of work experience within the last five years in the specified occupation.
Applicants from outside of Saskatchewan are required to possess a minimum of one year of highly skilled work experience in a relevant field, acquired within the last five years, in their qualifying occupation.
In order to get a license in Saskatchewan, candidates must provide evidence of their eligibility for one of the following three occupations:
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In order to establish their eligibility for licensing, candidates have the option to submit a letter from the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) confirming the approval of their application for registration as an Engineer-in-Training. Alternatively, they may provide a letter from APEGS indicating that they are in charge of a confirmatory exam.
An applicant must fulfill the language standards set out by the Saskatchewan employer who will sponsor their application if they are employed there at the time. The language proficiency will be evaluated by the employer.
In the event that an applicant is not now employed by the company providing the position, they are required to undergo an authorized language assessment in either English or French, with the objective of attaining scores that meet or surpass the Canadian Language Benchmark of Level 5 (CLB 5) in all four language skills.
In order to be considered as Express Entry candidates for the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway, individuals must satisfy the minimal language criteria specified for Express Entry.
Applicants are required to possess a minimum of a Canadian one-year post-secondary diploma. In addition, they must possess any supplementary education such as a master’s degree; bachelor’s degree; or three-year degree at a university or college; necessary to carry out the in-demand occupation in which they possess expertise.
Candidates need to possess a desire to both work and live in the province of Saskatchewan.
Candidates who satisfy all the qualifying requirements can proceed with the application guidelines for the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway.
Obtaining a job offer from a Saskatchewan employer is the initial criterion for the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway. Saskatchewan maintains its employment platform known as Saskjobs.ca. Upon receiving a job offer, candidates are required to get a Job Approval Letter from the SINP before submitting their application.
After receiving a job offer, candidates have the opportunity to enter the provincial nomination process by submitting an application through the SINP online applications site.
After receiving provincial nomination approval, individuals may proceed to submit an application to the federal government seeking Canadian permanent resident status. Applicants may qualify for a work permit support letter throughout federal application processing, which would allow them to get a work permit and commence employment in Saskatchewan.
The federal application procedure depends on whether the applicant has availed themselves of the Express Entry or non-Express Entry option. Candidates for Express Entry have the option to include a province nomination in their profile, therefore utilizing the expedited Express Entry method. Candidates who are not eligible for Express Entry must submit their applications through the standard method, which often has longer processing timeframes.
The Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway stream has the following high-skilled technology and innovation occupations that are eligible.
20012 Computer and information systems managers 21310 Electrical and Electronics engineers 21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) 21211 Data Scientist 21220 Cybersecurity specialists 21221 Business system specialist 21222 Information System Specialist 21233 Web designer 21223 Database analysts and data administrator 21231 Software engineers and designers 21230 Computer systems developers and programmers 21232 Software developers and programmers 21234 Web developers and programmers 21233 Web designers 22220 Computer network and web technicians 22221 User support technicians 22222 Information systems testing technicians |
The program criteria are subject to modification, however, the administration will adhere to the information provided on their website upon receipt of your application.
The federal government establishes an annual limit on the number of nominations that the SINP can submit. There is no assurance that any application will be nominated.
The following are the ineligible candidates for the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway:
Potential ineligibility may arise if:
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