How do I get a work permit in Saskatchewan?

The province of Saskatchewan is popularized as Canada’s breadbasket and a leading producer of potash in the country. Moreover, it involves multiple labour-intensive activities for its cropland and commercial forest area, which lead to higher demands of skilled individuals in the country. The data collected in the previous year indicate a high rate of employment in the agricultural sector of the province. Similarly, a large number of people got employment in the construction sector.

So if you are a job seeker, then Saskatchewan is a great place to work. However, in most of the situations, a foreign national is not allowed to work in the province without a work permit. There are two ways of getting work permit including,

Permanent residence:

A Permanent Resident (PR) is a foreign national with different nationality; however allowed to stay, study and work anywhere in Canada like other Canadian citizens.  

Saskatchewan is one of the Canadian provinces, which has the power to nominate candidates based on the demands of its labor market. It runs down Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program (SINP) through which it manages the application of foreign nationals who wish to come there as skilled workers, students, business persons and more.

SINP has four sub-categories including, Internationals Skilled Worker Class, Saskatchewan Experience Category, Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream, and Saskatchewan Farm Category. An individual can apply to any of the SINP’s categories for Permanent Residence. However, if he/she is a job seeker and applying from outside Canada, then the suitable category for PR is an International Skilled Worker Class.

This sub-category welcomes skilled and experienced individuals from different part of the world to contribute to the economy of the country. It further segregates into three immigration pathways including, Saskatchewan Express entry, Saskatchewan Employment offer and Saskatchewan in-demand occupation

Now the question is, how does an individual get work permit through SINP’s international skilled worker class?

• Check the eligibility criteria of SINP’s international skilled worker class, which include the following points:

An applicant must have a profile in IRCC’s Express Entry Pool only for express entry-linked immigration stream

He/she must Canadian Language Benchmark language (CLB) level 4 in language proficiency test like IELTS

He/she must have completed post-secondary education, training, apprenticeship or equivalent to the education system of Canada. In case, he/she has degree or diploma from universities outside Canada, then it is mandatory to submit the educational credential assessment (ECA) from a designated organization as per IRCC’s list of approved organizations.

He/she must have work experience in professions categorized as NOC skilled type 0, A or B.

He/she must have proof of funds to show his/her financial stability and ability to support him/her and family in the province after immigration

• On qualifying the eligibility criteria, create an online account on online SINP’s portal and fill the application form
• Based on the selection factors of the point-assessment table, your profile gets evaluated and receives a CRS score or rank

Below is the point-assessment table for SINP’s international skilled worker class:

Factor	Maximum Points
Labor Market Success Education and training 23 Skilled work experience 15 Language ability 20 Age 12	70
Connection to Saskatchewan and Labor Market	30

• If the province approves your application, then you will get a SINP nomination certificate. This certificate is necessary at the time of application of work permit.
• Once you received the work permit, you can move to the province and apply for Permanent Residence

Current In-demand occupation list in 2019:

NOC code	Occupation Title
0423	Managers in Social Services and Community Services
1226	Conference and Event Planners*
1331	Accounting Technicians*
2154	Land Surveyors*
2174	Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers
2251	Architectural Technologists and Technicians*
2255	Technical Occupations in Geomatics and Meteorology*
3211	Medical Laboratory Technologists
3215	Medical Radiation Technologists
3216	Medical Sonographers
3234	Paramedics
4151	Psychologists
4212	Social and Community Service Workers
4214	Early Childhood Educators
4215	Instructors of Persons with Disabilities*
5254	Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation, Sport and Fitness*
6331	Meat Cutters
6332	Bakers*
6342	Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Milliners*
7292	Glaziers
7312	Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanics/Technicians
7321	Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers
7322	Motor Vehicle Body Repairers
7332	Appliance Servicers and Repairers

Through LMIA:

LMIA stands for Labour Market Impact Assessment. When an individual is not a permanent resident and wishes to work in Canada temporarily, then he/she can get a work permit through a positive LMIA.

Most employers in Canada need an LMIA before hiring a foreign national through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) for any Canadian job profile. A positive LMIA means that the Canadian employer can provide a job to a foreign national as no Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada is available to do the job.

The following are the steps which a foreign national needs to follow for a work permit in Canada through LMIA.

• Search for a job in the province according to your previous level of education and work experience
• If the employer in the province is satisfied with your skills and experience, then he/she need to apply to service Canada for an LMIA before hiring you for the respective job profile.
• If the positive LMIA comes, then he/she can legally hire you and send you the copy of the same to attach with your application for the work permit to IRCC
• If IRCC approves your application, then you can immigrate to Saskatchewan and start working here.

So, choose your way to get work permit in Saskatchewan and begin a new journey there. For further any information, feel free to contact experts of countrywide visas. Countrywide visas is one of the fastest growing Immigration consultancies in Delhi for Canada with a large, devoted team of Canada Immigration experts offers hassle-free and professional services to its clients for filing their applications for various immigration programs.

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