International Skilled Worker Hard-to-Fill Skills Pilot
SINP Skills Pilot.
This sub-category is for intermediate and low-skilled workers ineligible, high-demand occupations who:
- Have an offer for a job in Saskatchewan.
- Meet the criteria of the sub-category.
- Have at least one year of full-time work experience in the past three years (in your intended occupation); or six months full-time (780 hours) working in Saskatchewan in the job.
- Have a language score of at least Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4.
- Some employers or regulators may ask for scores that are higher than CLB 4.
- Have completed the equivalent of Canadian secondary school (high school) or higher-level education. If your studies were not completed in Canada, you will need to submit an Educational Credential Assessment.
- Nominations issued for NOC 7511 – Transport Truck Drivers will be conditional until proof is provided to the SINP that you have received the required licensing and endorsements from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) to maintain your nomination. The type of vehicle you drive on the job will determine the license and endorsements you will need. You must provide proof of completion of Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT)and that you hold a valid Class 1A license issued by SGI to drive power units and semi-trucks, and trucks with trailer(s) or vehicle(s) in tow where the gross vehicle weight of the towed unit(s) exceeds 4,600 kg. A valid Class 2A license issued by SGI will be required for all other types of transport trucks.
* This pilot is not available to employers hiring Home Support Workers, Housekeepers, and Related Occupations (NOC 4412) who reside in the client’s residence or their place of work. Employers seeking workers to reside in the client’s residence or their place of work must utilize Canada’s Caregiver Programs for recruitment.
Eligible Occupation with Job Offer
NOC | Occupation Title |
14400 | Shippers and receivers |
14401 | Storekeepers and partspersons |
14404 | Dispatchers |
32109 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment |
33102 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient associates |
33103 | Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants |
33109 | Other assisting occupations in support of health services |
44101 | Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations* |
64314 | Hotel front desk clerks |
65102 | Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers |
65200 | Food and beverage servers |
65201 | Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
65310 | Light duty cleaners |
65312 | Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners |
73201 | General building maintenance workers and building superintendents |
73300 | Transport truck drivers |
73400 | Heavy Equipment operators (except crane) |
75101 | Material handlers |
75110 | Construction trades helpers and labourers |
84120 | Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators |
85100 | Livestock labourers |
85101 | Harvesting labourers |
85111 | Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers |
94105 | Metalworking and forging machine operators |
94106 | Machining tool operators |
94120 | Sawmill machine operators |
94140 | Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated processing |
94141 | Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers |
94204 | Mechanical assemblers and inspectors |
94213 | Industrial painters, coaters and Metal finishing process operators |
95101 | Labourers in Metal fabrication |
95106 | Labourers in food, beverage and associated Products processing |
95109 | Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities |
Recruitment Efforts
Before submitting the Job Approval Form (JAF) to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), you must advertise each position being recruited on SaskJobs for a minimum of four consecutive weeks; in the three months before submitting the JAF.
The required job advertisement information includes:
- Company operating name
- Business address
- Title of the position
- Job duties (for each position, if advertising is for more than one vacancy)
- Skills requirements (includes education and work experience)
- Terms of employment (must be full-time (30+ hours), permanent position)
- Language of work
- Benefits package offered (if applicable)
- Location(s) of work (local area, city, or town)
- Contact information, including telephone number, cell phone number, email address, fax number, or mailing address
- It is strongly recommended that the wage is included.
In the JAF you must upload a copy of the SaskJobs Job Order Information page showing the date the advertisement was listed and the length of the advertisement and provide the SaskJobs ID, or you can provide the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for a foreign worker already working for your business. See the Employers Guide to Printing SaskJobs Order Information for how to print your SaskJobs order information.