Saskatchewan Invites 65 In Largest Entrepreneur Immigration Draw Of 2021

Canada immigration news: Saskatchewan immigration has issued 65 invitations with a minimum score of 100 in its largest Entrepreneur stream draw since their resumption after the COVID-19 crisis.

The November 4 draw is the third since the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) suspended them as of March 2020, the month the deadly virus first swept through Canada, forcing governments to impose restrictions.

Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream 2021 Draws

Date	Lowest score	Average score	Highest score	Number of invitations
04-Nov-21	100	110	130	65
02-Sep-21	110	115	125	41
12-Jul-21	120	125	155	28

Source: https://www.saskatchewan.ca

Saskatchewan prioritizes three selection factors to separate candidates with the same score on the Entrepreneur stream points grid.

The three factors, in order of priority, are:

Official language ability.
Those with businesses planned for a key economic sector.
Completion of an exploratory visit.

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The Saskatchewan immigration Entrepreneur stream is a three-stage process:

Expression of interest
Invitation to submit application
Nomination

The expression of interest must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

Minimum net worth of $500,000 legally acquired.
Minimum of three years of entrepreneurial or relevant management experience.
Investment of at least $300,000 in Regina or Saskatoon, or $200,000 in any other Saskatchewan area.

Candidates enter a pool where they receive a score. The top scoring candidates are invited to submit an application.

Applications must include:

Business Establishment Plan confirming figures in expression of interest, and including at least one third ownership of a company in Saskatchewan, unless investment is $1 million or higher.
Commitment to be active in day-to-day management of business.
Creation of two or more jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents if the business is located in Regina or Saskatoon.

Colin Singer

Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.