Saskatchewan Targets Hard-To-Fill Skills With New Canada Immigration Program

Canada immigration news: Saskatchewan will attempt to attract overseas candidates for jobs in demand with a new Canada immigration pilot program through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

The Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot, announced on Thursday November 25, will target 23 low-skilled and entry level occupations in sectors including health, manufacturing, agriculture, ag-tech, construction, hospitality and retail.

An SINP statement said the jobs “may require on-the-job training, but are critical for businesses to continue to operate and grow.”

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The program will enable Saskatchewan employers to recruit workers through overseas missions, or other international recruitment activities, into select jobs that have significant recruitment challenges.

“The demand for labour in our province is strong, and it’s only going to increase with the significant economic projects recently announced in Saskatchewan,” said Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison.

“This new Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot – developed in Saskatchewan for Saskatchewan – is progress on our autonomy discussions with the federal government and is going to help provide employers with greater access to international options to recruit workers.”

The pilot is scheduled to launch in December 2021.

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Saskatchewan Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot: Eligible Occupations

NOC	Job Title
3413	Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
3414	Other assisting occupations in support of health services
4412	Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
7611	Construction trades helpers and labourers
7521	Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
9536	Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
9526	Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
9416	Metalworking and forging machine operators
9612	Labourers in metal fabrication
9431	Sawmill machine operators
9617	Labourers in food and beverage processing
9461	Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
7452	Material handlers
1521	Shippers and receivers
9619	Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
6513	Food and beverage servers
6525	Hotel front desk clerk
6731	Light duty cleaners
6711	Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
6733	Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents
1525	Dispatchers
7511	Transport truck drivers
8431	General farm workers

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Saskatchewan Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot: Candidate Requirements

• Full-time, permanent offer of employment and SINP job approval letter for an eligible occupation from a registered Saskatchewan employer.
• Meet a minimum Canadian Official Language proficiency level.
• Meet the minimum educational and work experience requirements, which includes having at least one year of work experience in the same occupation as the job offer or six-months work experience in that job in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot: Employer Requirements

• Make extensive efforts to hire domestically.
• Demonstrate the need and benefit for their business.
• Provide settlement support for the workers.