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On March 1, 2017, 3,884 invitation were issued to candidates in the pool for the Express Entry immigration selection system with a point score of 434 or above. For the third time in a row, the number of CRS points a candidate requires to receive an ITA has dropped to a level never before seen since the introduction of the Express Entry immigration selection system in January, 2015. This draw also represents the highest number of ITAs ever issued in a single draw, and brings 2017's total number of ITAs issued to over 20,000.

754 Candidates for Immigration to Canada Invited to Apply for Permanent Residence in Latest Express Entry Draw.

With the rejection rate for H-1B visa applications on the rise in the United States, highly skilled foreign workers who depend on them are turning to Canada in search of stability and new opportunities.

Saskatchewan's first Entrepreneur invitation to apply under the entrepreneur program of 2019 took place on January 3.

Saskatchewan has invited 83 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held February 27.   

The reopened the morning of Tuesday, August 30, 2016. This SINP sub-category allows skilled workers with experience in an in-demand occupation in Saskatchewan to make an application for a provincial nomination certificate, which is then followed by an application for Canadian permanent residence. Interestingly, applicants do not require a job offer in order to make an application. Up to 700 new applications for immigration to Canada may be accepted in this intake.

This is Part 4 of the CIC News series 'PNPs in Profile'‎

Saskatchewan has just held its largest PNP draw since February, targeting candidates in three tech occupations

138 invitations issued in latest Expression of Interest draw

Saskatchewan held new draws through its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand ‎immigration sub-categories May 22, producing a total of 325 invitations to apply for a provincial ‎nomination for Canadian permanent residence. ‎

Minimum required score rises six points in new Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand draws

426 invitations issued in June 6 invitation rounds

Saskatchewan has opened its Express Entry category for Canadian immigration under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). This category allows the SINP to appoint individuals who are the educated, have skilled work experience, have the language ability and other reasons to assist them in successfully establishing into Saskatchewan’s labour market.

The province invited candidates with work experience in one of 81 in-demand occupations.

The International Skilled Worker Programme (SWP) of the Saskatchewan province of Canada has been re-opened for accepting applications. This is the third intake announcement. the first and second intakes did take place in January and September respectively each of 1000 cap . The province will accept another 500 applications as of November 2nd.

The province of Saskatchewan will have 5,500 immigration nominations accepted in 2015, an increase of 775 (or 16 per cent) on the 2014 total. The government of Saskatchewan, which had been seeking an increase in its program for Canadian immigration, has stated that the increased quota will help to alleviate labor market shortages. Saskatchewan currently has the lowest unemployment rate of all the Canadian provinces.

The end-of-year rush on Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Express Entry nominations being issued continues, with Saskatchewan having announced on December 16, 2015 that, effective immediately, 500 additional applications will be accepted under the international skilled worker of Express entry as a sub-category of the Saskatchewan provincial nominee program (SINP).Saskatchewan also announced a corresponding increase to the year’s application quota for this sub-category, from 2,500 to 3,000. As this is an enhanced immigration stream, a successful nomination will result in applicants being awarded 600 points under the ranking system (CRS) and receiving an an invitation to apply (ITA) at a subsequent draw from the Express Entry pool.

Accounting technicians, bakers and paramedical occupations among those invited in June 20 EOI draw

Computer programmers and interactive media developers are among 13 professions that have been added to Saskatchewan’s In-Demand Occupations List.