Saskatchewan New Tech Talent Pathway
Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the new Tech Talent Pathway under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) to attract highly skilled technology professionals into the province.
The Tech Talent Pathway will support Saskatchewan's thriving tech sector by easing critical labor shortages. The SINP is known around the world and is the leading immigration program for those relocating to Saskatchewan. Employers in Saskatchewan's technology and innovation sectors will be able to attract more highly skilled talent to support the expansion of this sector and increase Saskatchewan's global competitiveness.
To be eligible, applicants to the Tech Talent Pathway must have:
- An employer-specific SINP Job Approval Letter for an eligible technology sector occupation;
- A minimum official language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 5 if the applicant is not working in Saskatchewan when they apply or CLB level 7 if applying for Express Entry;
- At least one year of work experience in that occupation in the past five years; or six months working in Saskatchewan;
post-secondary education; and
- Be eligible for Saskatchewan professional licensing (applicable to eligible computer, software, electrical, and electronics engineers).
This sub-category is for high-skilled technology and innovation sector workers who:
- Have an offer for a skilled job in Saskatchewan.
- Meet the criteria of the sub-category.
Eligible occupations
Candidates may be able to apply to the Saskatchewan Tech Talent Pathway if they have a job offer in one of the following occupations, listed below by their National Occupation Classification (NOC) code.
0213 Computer and information systems managers
2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2171 Information System analysts and consultants
2172 Database analysts and data administrators
2173 Software engineers and designers
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2175 Web designers and developers
2281 Computer network technicians
2282 User support technicians
2283 Information system testing technicians
The following cannot apply:
Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada.
You may not be eligible if:
- You did not provide the required documents at the time of submitting your application.
- You were not able to prove that you plan to live and work in Saskatchewan.
- You and or your representative have intentionally misrepresented yourselves in the application.