The diverse aspects of latest In-Demand Occupations List and Licensure of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan province in Canada expanded the In-Demand Occupations List and Licensure is required for more than half of these occupations in two if its immigration programs. The expanded list has 43 occupations and licensure required by the applicant seems daunting at times. On the other hand, for most of the cases, the licensure can be availed even outside Canada in association with one of the appropriate agencies identified by the Saskatchewan government. A wide range of occupations now finds place in the new occupations list, as quoted by the CIC News. These occupations include IT, Medicine, Engineering, Marketing, Social work, Skilled Trades, Agriculture and several others. The latest In-Demand Occupations List holds good for two sub-categories of the Immigrant Nominee Program of Saskatchewan: Immigrant Nominee Program of Saskatchewan Overseas Skilled Worker – Express Entry

• It is associated with the national Express entry program of Canada
• A job offer Is not mandatory
• Express Entry pool eligible candidates’ applications are received on a first-served first-come basis
• Additional 600 CRS points are awarded to successful applicants
• It opened 4 times so far in 2017 and the latest was on July 27

Immigrant Nominee Program of Saskatchewan Overseas Skilled Worker – Occupations In-Demand

• This sun-category is outside Express entry and applications are received on a first-served first-come basis
• Job offer Is not mandatory
• It has shorter intake periods lasting for few days or sometimes just a few hours
• This sub-category opened two times in 2017 and the latest was on June 12

20 occupations out of the 43 in the latest list do not require a professional licensure. For these, the applicant can apply to the SINP and obtain a certificate for nomination without the professional licensure. If you are looking to Study, Work, Visit, Invest or Migrate to Canada, contact Y-Axis, the world’s most trusted Immigration & Visa Consultant.