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By Stephanie Ford
Posted on May 2, 2024
This article was updated more than 6 months ago. Some information may be outdated.
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These changes impact Saskatchewan’s Occupations In-Demand and Express Entry PNP subcategories.
This will serve as a setback for candidates who work in these occupations and were hoping to immigrate through Saskatchewan’s PNP. It will impact candidates working in these occupations who are in the Express Entry pool and were hoping to use Saskatchewan’s PNP to bolster their Express Entry CRS, or to immigrate through the PNP instead of the Express Entry system while points are extremely high.
The list of occupations Saskatchewan has excluded from these programs is extensive. We have compiled the complete list below, but it ranges from forestry professionals to aerospace engineers to journalists.
It also notes that NOC TEER 4 and 5 occupations are not eligible for the Occupation In-Demand or Express Entry subcategories either. This makes sense given that both of these subcategories are designed for higher skilled workers.
00010 Legislators
00011 Senior government managers and officials
00014 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services
10019 Other administrative services managers
11100 Financial auditors and accountants
11103 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
12104 Employment insurance and revenue officers
12201 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
12203 Assessors, business valuators and appraisers
13200 Customs, ship and other brokers
14103 Court clerks and related court services occupations
21100 Physicists and astronomers
21102 Geoscientists and oceanographers
21103 Meteorologists and climatologists
21109 Other professional occupations in physical sciences
21111 Forestry professionals
21201 Landscape architects
21202 Urban and land use planners
21332 Petroleum engineers
21390 Aerospace engineers
30010 Managers in health care
31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101 Specialists in surgery
31102 General practitioners and family physicians
31110 Dentists
31111 Optometrists
31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120 Pharmacists
31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
31202 Physiotherapists
31204 Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
31209 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31302 Nurse practitioners
31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
32100 Opticians
32101 Licensed practical nurses
32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110 Denturists
32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
32200 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
32201 Massage therapists
32209 Other practitioners of natural healing
40010 Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration
40012 Government managers – education policy development and program administration
40019 Other managers in public administration
40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
40040 Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services
40041 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
40042 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
41100 Judges
41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
41220 Secondary school teachers
41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
41302 Religious leaders
41310 Police investigators and other investigative occupations
41311 Probation and parole officers
41407 Program officers unique to government
42100 Police officers (except commissioned)
42101 Firefighters
42102 Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces
42200 Paralegal and related occupations
42201 Social and community service workers
42204 Religion workers
43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs
43201 Correctional service officers
43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
43203 Border services, customs, and immigration officers
43204 Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces
44200 Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces
50010 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
50011 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
50012 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
51100 Librarians
51101 Conservators and curators
51102 Archivists
51110 Editors
51111 Authors and writers (except technical)
51112 Technical writers
51113 Journalists
51114 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
51121 Conductors, composers and arrangers
51122 Musicians and singers
52100 Library and public archive technicians
52110 Film and video camera operators
52111 Graphic arts technicians
52112 Broadcast technicians
52113 Audio and video recording technicians
52114 Announcers and other broadcasters
52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
52121 Interior designers and interior decorators
53100 Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries
53110 Photographers
53111 Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators
53120 Dancers
53121 Actors, comedians and circus performers
53122 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
53123 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
53124 Artisans and craftspersons
53125 Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products
53200 Athletes
53201 Coaches
53202 Sports officials and referees
54100 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
55109 Other performers
62010 Retail sales supervisors
62020 Food service supervisors
62023 Customer and information services supervisors
62201 Funeral directors and embalmers
63100 Insurance agents and brokers
63101 Real estate agents and salespersons
63210 Hairstylists and barbers
63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
63220 Shoe repairers and shoemakers
64100 Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
72022 Supervisors, printing and related occupations
72102 Sheet metal workers
72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
72205 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
72302 Gas fitters
72405 Machine fitters
72406 Elevator constructors and mechanics
72420 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
72602 Deck officers, water transport
72603 Engineer officers, water transport
72604 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
73202 Pest controllers and fumigators
73300 Transport truck drivers
73301 Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
73310 Railway and yard locomotive engineers
73400 Heavy equipment operators
73402 Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
80022 Managers in aquaculture
83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
83120 Fishing masters and officers
83121 Fishermen / women
92013 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
92020 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
92021 Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing
92022 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
92024 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
92101 Water and waste treatment plant operators
93102 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
You can download the complete list here.
It looks like Saskatchewan added 8 new occupations to the list that did not appear in the previous list. These are:
73400 Heavy equipment operators.
This means applicants cannot use work experience under one of these NOC codes toward their SINP eligibility.
Only 2 occupations were removed from the list. These are:
31103 Veterinarians
32104 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
If an applicant finds that their lead NOC is 1 of the 8 NOC’s added to the exclusion list, they will no longer be eligible to have an active Expression of Interest. They can expect to receive notification that their Expression of Interest has been removed from the pool or they can manually withdraw their Expression of Interest. They can then resubmit a new Expression of Interest if they have work experience under an NOC that does not appear on the list. An applicant can only have 1 active SINP Expression of Interest at any one time.
Another issue could be the management of submitted SINP applications where the lead NOC now appears on the exclusion list. Given that the application processing times for both affected programs are around 30 business days, and the fact that SINP has been inviting a limited number of NOC codes, it is highly unlikely that there are any active SINP applications where the lead NOC now appears on the exclusion list.
Saskatchewan has not outlined why it made these changes. This list has not been updated since November 2022 so the additions likely indicate that there is not a strong market need for workers in these areas.
Saskatchewan’s PNP draw results also highlight a clear trend towards more targeted immigration priorities. Its recent draws all target specific occupations, while it also targeted immigration from specific countries in a range of country- and occupation-specific draws in August 2023.
The last SINP draw for both Occupations In-Demand and the Express Entry subcategories was March 7th 2024, almost 2 months ago. Following the last few draw trends, we can expect another draw in the month of May or June.
The fact that 2 occupations were removed from the exclusion list (meaning applicants with work experience in 1 of these occupations can now apply) begs the question as to whether these 2 occupations will be selected in later draws. On this, only time will tell.
It appears this list was last updated in November 2022.
That being said, the program pages state that the criteria can change at any time.
Additionally, given the trends towards more targeted draws, working in an occupation that is eligible for Saskwatchewan’s Occupations In Demand or Express Entry subcategories does not mean that you will receive an invitation to apply or nomination for Saskatchewan’s PNP.
As we outlined above, there is a clear trend towards more targeted draws. And while we need to wait and see what impact the updated exclusion list will have on these draws, there is no guarantee that Saskatchewan will target all occupations other than those specifically excluded.
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