Saskatchewan Announces Two New Immigration Pathways Targeting Healthcare and Agriculture Workers

Key Takeaways

• The Agriculture Talent Pathway targets workers in 10 agricultural occupations.
• The Health Talent Pathway targets working in over 40 healthcare occupations.
• Both pathways require the applicant to have an approved job offer from a Saskatchewan employer. 
• Under the Health Talent Pathway, applicants can apply under 1 of 2 streams, Express Entry and Non-Express Entry.

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The new pathways are tailored specifically for skilled workers in agriculture and healthcare, aiming to attract and retain talent essential for these vital industries. With this strategic move, Saskatchewan hopes to enhance its ability to meet the growing demands in these fields, ensuring continued prosperity and sustainability for the province.

“Saskatchewan continues to align its immigration program with current labour market needs, and these new pathways will attract international skilled workers with industry specific experience to fill in-demand jobs in health care and agriculture. With labour shortages reported across the country, creating new provincial immigration pathways and streamlining our credential recognition process will help employers in Saskatchewan acquire the workforce needed to grow their businesses.”

Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison

The Health Talent Pathway 

Under this pathway, healthcare workers must be offered a job in Saskatchewan in 1 of 44 healthcare occupations. Additional eligibility requirements vary depending on whether the applicant is applying via the Express Entry route or the Non-Express Entry route.

Under the Express Entry route, the applicant must:

• Have a valid Express Entry Profile Number and Job Seeker Code.
• Have an English and/or French language score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 or higher.
• Have one year of high-skilled related work experience in the past five years in a targetted eligible occupation.
• Be eligible for Saskatchewan licensing (if applicable).
• Have a post-secondary education that relates to the job offered.
• Intent to work and reside in Saskatchewan.

Under the Non-Express Entry route, the applicant must:

• Have a language score of at least Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5. 
• Have completed secondary school (high school) or higher level education.
• Have at least one year of full-time work experience in the past three years (in intended occupation); or six months (780 hours) of full-time (30+ hours per week) work experience in the job with the employer providing the Job Approval Letter. The work experience does not need to be consecutive work experience in either case.
• Intent to work and reside in Saskatchewan.
• Temporary residents already in Canada must reside in Saskatchewan at the time of submission. 

Which Occupations Are Covered Under The Health Talent Pathway? 

The following high and intermediate-skilled health occupations are eligible through this stream:

The Agriculture Talent Pathway 

Under this pathway, Agriculture workers must be offered a job in Saskatchewan in 1 of 10 Agriculture occupations.

In addition to this, applicants must: 

• Have a language score of at least Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4. 
• Have completed secondary school (high school) or higher level education.
• Have at least one year of full-time work experience in the past three years (in intended occupation); or six months (780 hours) of full-time (30+ hours per week) work experience in the job with the employer providing the Job Approval Letter. The work experience does not need to be consecutive work experience in either case.
• Intent to work and reside in Saskatchewan.

Which Occupations Are Covered Under The Agriculture Talent Pathway? 

The following high and intermediate-skilled Agricultural occupations are eligible through this stream:

Any candidate who qualifies for one of these new programs can apply online via the Saskatchewan Oasis system.

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