Saskatchewan SINP.
Employer-led by design — no job offer, no pathway.
Saskatchewan rebuilt its nominee program more radically than any province in the country. Since March 2025 every SINP route runs through a Saskatchewan employer: the employer registers, obtains an Employer Position Assessment (EPA), and puts you forward — there is no points draw you can enter on your own, and the old Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand routes without job offers are gone, with in-flight applications returned. The entrepreneur and farm categories were closed outright.
What Saskatchewan offers in exchange is speed and clarity. Priority-sector applications (health, agriculture, tech and trades) are accepted year-round from overseas, capped sectors get six dated intake windows, and published processing in mid-2026 was two weeks — among the fastest in Canada. The 2026 allocation is 4,761 nominations, at least half reserved for priority sectors.
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How the SINP works.
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, run by Government of Saskatchewan with IRCC. You qualify under a stream, get selected or nominated, then IRCC decides your PR. Official site →
EOI points grid · out of 110
SINP still uses a 60-point eligibility grid, but there are no competitive draws in 2026 — an approved Employer Position Assessment, not a score, is what gets you in.
Allocation & fees
No draws — employer-led via Employer Position Assessment; 2-week processing published for Q2 2026. Figures change — verify on the official site. Data checked 2026-08-23.
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Saskatchewan in 2026, by the numbers.
No EOI draws in 2026 - SINP uses timed intake windows.
No round-level data is published for this program. Official nomination statistics - no EOI draws.
Saskatchewan does not run EOI draws in 2026. Capped sectors open in timed intake windows that fill within minutes: January 13, March 2, May 4 and July 6-7 have all reached their position limits. Nominations to date are 2,628 of 4,761 - Priority Sectors 1,466 of 2,380, capped sectors 718 of 1,190, other sectors 444 of 1,191.
Where people settle in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
The largest city: mining services, agriculture technology and health care.
Regina
Provincial capital: public administration, insurance, steel and manufacturing.
Prince Albert
Northern service centre for forestry, health care and public services.
Living in Saskatchewan is what the SINP is for: a nomination ties you to this province, and you are expected to settle here. Talk to a licensed RCIC before you commit to a destination.
SINP streams, criteria and process.
Choose the stream that fits your profile. Criteria and open or closed status change often — we confirm what is live before you file.
International Skilled Worker — Employment Offer
The core route: a permanent, full-time TEER 0–3 Saskatchewan job offer backed by an approved EPA, 60+ points, CLB 4+ and a year of related experience.
Health Talent Pathway
Overseas recruitment kept open for physicians, nurses and health workers — one of three named priority pathways.
Agriculture Talent Pathway
Year-round overseas intake for agriculture and agri-food occupations, a Saskatchewan economic staple.
Innovation & Tech Talent Pathway
The tech-sector door for overseas candidates with Saskatchewan offers.
Saskatchewan Experience — Existing Work Permit
For people already working in the province, including the mandatory route for long-haul truck drivers. Capped-sector workers must apply within the final six months of their permit.
Saskatchewan Experience — Students
Now effectively limited to graduates of Saskatchewan institutions living and working in the province — out-of-province PGWP holders are excluded.
Where Saskatchewan selection actually turns — the factors that decide whether a profile is invited.
Three-tier sector system
Priority sectors get a minimum 50% of nominations; food service (15%), trucking (5%) and retail (5%) are hard-capped; spas, salons and pet-care occupations are banned entirely.
Two-week processing
Published Q2 2026 times: two weeks for every skilled-worker category, three weeks for EPAs, one week for second reviews.
A new $500 fee
Since April 1, 2026 skilled-worker applications cost $500 — this category was free before. A second review costs $250, refunded if you win it.
750 graduate seats
Within the priority-sector share, 750 nominations are reserved for Saskatchewan graduates working in priority occupations.
Four stages from first interest to a permanent-residence decision.
Register / submit an EOI
Create a profile in the SINP pool; you are scored and ranked on EOI points grid.
Get selected / invited
Saskatchewan invites or approves candidates who meet its priorities, then issues a nomination.
Provincial nomination
Add 600 CRS in Express Entry (enhanced) or apply on paper (base), depending on your stream.
Apply to IRCC for PR
Submit your permanent-residence application; IRCC makes the final decision.
A SINP nomination = +600 CRS
Through the Saskatchewan Express Entry sub-category, an enhanced nomination adds 600 points to your Comprehensive Ranking System score — in practice, a guaranteed invitation to apply in the next Express Entry round.
SINP FAQ.
Can I enter a SINP draw without a job offer?
How do the capped sectors work?
I graduated outside Saskatchewan but work here now. Do I qualify?
What does SINP cost and how fast is it?
Does a SINP nomination guarantee permanent residence?
How does the SINP connect to Express Entry?
What is the SINP scoring system?
Can CHK Immigration help if I'm not in Ontario?
SINP eligibility review
Would Saskatchewan actually invite you?
Send a few details and a licensed RCIC will tell you where you would rank under EOI points grid, which SINP stream fits, and whether another province is a faster route.
- Scored against the live SINP cut-offs, not last year’s
- A written shortlist of the streams you realistically qualify for
- Reviewed by a CICC-licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant; fees and thresholds verified September 2026
- Consultations are fee-based; you get the fee and available times by reply
CHK Immigration Services — Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (CICC). Offices in Brampton and London, Ontario. Submitting this form does not create a client–consultant relationship; IRCC makes all final decisions.
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