Saskatchewan PNP invites 269 in latest SINP draw

The province of Saskatchewan has held its latest round of invitations under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].

On April 22, 2021, Saskatchewan PNP – officially referred to as Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program [SINP] – invited a total of 269 Canada immigration candidates.

This is the second SINP draw to be held this month. The previous SINP draw was on April 8, 2021.

Typically, the SINP issues invitations, under the category of International Skilled Worker [ISW], to the immigration pathways or ‘streams’ of SINP Express Entry and SINP Occupations In-Demand.

The SINP’S ISW category is for skilled workers living abroad that want to take up permanent residence in Canada, settling in Saskatchewan.

While the SINP Express Entry stream is aligned with the IRCC Express Entry system, the SINP Occupations In-Demand stream exists independently.

Those invited can now apply to the SINP for a nomination through the Saskatchewan PNP.   Candidates successful in securing an SINP nomination can then apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] for Canadian permanent residence.

A provincial nomination – through any of the PNP streams linked with the federal Express Entry system – guarantees that candidate being issued an ITA by IRCC.

A PNP nomination in itself fetches 600 CRS points. CRS stands for the Comprehensive Ranking System used for ranking Express Entry profiles against one another.

The higher the CRS score, the greater the chances of an ITA by IRCC. As per the CRS score distribution, as on April 12, 2021, there were a total of 166,538 IRCC Express Entry profiles. Of these, 236 were in the CRS 601 to 1,200 range.

Generally held on a bi-monthly basis, SINP draws limit the selection of EOI profiles occupation-wise so that –

• SINP nominations do not exceed the employment demand in the province, and
• Nominees with positive employment prospects in Saskatchewan get selected.

SINP does not post the date of selections before they take place. Prince Edward Island, on the other hand, posts an annual PEI PNP Draw Schedule well in advance.

Those intending Saskatchewan immigration through the SINP categories of Express Entry or Occupations In-Demand will be required to begin the process with the creation of an EOI profile with the SINP.

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Following successful submission of an EOI, the candidate will then be entered into the EOI pool of eligible candidates.

Canada PR through the SINP – for Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates
[1] EOI Profile	[2] EOI Candidate Pool	[3] EOI Candidate Selection	[4] Invitation to Apply	[5] Application Submission	[6] SINP Assessment

The EOI score of the lowest-ranked candidate varies from draw to draw. The highest EOI requirement so far in 2021 has been that of EOI 77 in the January 21 SINP draw.

An Overview of SINP April 22, 2021 draw   Total invitations issued: 269
Category	EOI score of lowest ranked candidate	Total candidates invited to apply
Occupations In-Demand	EOI 70	139
Occupations In-Demand candidates invited had Educational Credential Assessments.   Occupations, as per the National Occupational Classification [NOC] codes, included: 0014, 0016, 0121, 0131, 0132, 0421, 0651, 0711, 0712, 0714, 0731, 0821, 0822, 0911, 0912, 1122, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1242, 1243, 1252, 1313, 2131, 2151, 2211, 2231, 2232, 2241, 2242, 2252, 2253, 2263, 2264, 2272, 3211, 3212, 3215, 3223, 3234, 3237, 4033, 4152, 4161, 4162, 4164, 4165, 4212, 4216, 6316, 7202, 7244, 7246, 7271, 7301, 7305, 7321, 8231, 8255, 9212, 9232.
Express Entry	EOI 70	130
Express Entry candidates invited had Educational Credential Assessments.   Occupations, as per NOC codes, included: 0014, 0016, 0121, 0131, 0132, 0421, 0651, 0711, 0712, 0714, 0731, 0821, 0822, 0911, 0912, 1122, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1242, 1243, 1252, 1313, 2131, 2151, 2211, 2231, 2232, 2241, 2242, 2252, 2253, 2263, 2264, 2272, 3211, 3212, 3215, 3223, 3234, 3237, 4033, 4152, 4161, 4162, 4164, 4165, 4212, 4216, 6316, 7202, 7244, 7246, 7271, 7301, 7305, 7321, 8231, 8255, 9212, 9232.

60 days are allotted for submitting their complete application – along with the required documentation – to the SINP.

As per the SINP, “The goal is to process all International Skilled Worker and Saskatchewan Experience applications within 16 weeks.”

Currently, the SINP processing times for the 3 different streams under the ISW category are as follows:

International Skilled Worker – Express Entry	37 weeks
International Skilled Worker – Occupations In-Demand	35 weeks
International Skilled Worker – Employment Offer	4 weeks

With the latest Saskatchewan PNP draw, a total 2,941 Canada immigration candidates have been invited by Saskatchewan to apply for a provincial nomination so far in 2021.

SINP International Skilled Workers: Expression of Interest [EOI] Selection Results 2021   Total SINP invitations so far – 2,941   Occupations in-Demand: 1,430 Express Entry: 1,511
Date of Invitations to Apply	Category	Score of Lowest Ranked Candidate	Total invited
January 7, 2021	Occupations In-Demand	71	237
	Express Entry	71	148
January 21, 2021	Occupations In-Demand	77	313
	Express Entry	77	189
February 11, 2021	Occupations In-Demand	72	197
	Express Entry	72	344
February 25, 2021	Express Entry	70	299
March 11, 2021	Occupations In-Demand	71	176
	Express Entry	71	72
March 24, 2021	Occupations In-Demand	70	235
	Express Entry	70	183
April 8, 2021	Occupations In- Demand	70	133
	Express Entry	70	146
April 22, 2021	Occupations In-Demand	70	139
	Express Entry	70	130

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