Apply for a Certificate of Registration

Effective March 27, 2025, a minimum revenue and recruitment cap on foreign workers is in place for employers in the hospitality (NAICS 72) and truck transporting (NAICS 484) industries.

Before you can recruit a foreign national in Saskatchewan on an employer-specific work permit (also known as a closed work permit), you must register with the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training and obtain a certificate of registration, as outlined under The Immigration Services Act (ISA)

Please note that employers are not required to have a certificate of registration if they are hiring a foreign national who has an open work permit or is in an immigration class that is exempted by federal legislation to require a work permit.

All foreign workers are protected by ISA.

Apply for a Certificate of Registration

Before beginning the application process you can refer to the Document Checklist for Certificate of Registration Applications and Renewals to determine which documents you will need.

Register Online

Your application will be reviewed, and you may be issued a certificate of registration. On average, applications are processed within 10 days.

Once you obtain your certificate of registration, you may be eligible to submit job positions to the SINP for approval, to support the permanent residency applications of your foreign workers or to access federal immigration programs that bring foreign workers to Canada.

• Certificate expiry and renewal process: A certificate of registration is valid for two years. Reminders will be sent to your authorized email when it is up for renewal. Like the process for new registrations, the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training requires employers to provide updated registration information. Registered employers must abide by the terms and conditions in ISA.

• Compliance audits: Registered employers may also be audited for compliance with ISA requirements.

• Access your existing SINP online account: After registering, log into your account to submit a job approval request to support a foreign worker for application to the SINP.
  • The authorized contact on the employer account must be one of the following: owner, general manager or Director.
  • The Authorization email on the employer account must be the employer's email. The authorization email address on the employer account must be associated with a custom employer domain name or, if no employer domain name exists, a Canadian telecom provider.
  • The Correspondence email on the employer account must be the employer or employer email AND the immigration recruiter email. If the employer is using a recruiter, the email address listed on the account for the recruiter must be listed on the Licensed Recruiter list.

Visit the SINP Online Application Guide for Saskatchewan Employers to learn how to use the online application system.

Determining Employer Eligibility for Registration

To qualify for a certificate of registration, employers must show they are “genuinely” operating and will provide viable and stable work for the foreign national. Employers must also show they are following the law. Our goal is to support fair and safe employment for foreign workers.

Saskatchewan has a variety of application requirements to assess an employer’s qualification for registration. Employers may be asked for additional information as well to ensure a good understanding of the employer’s situation in relation to the requirements. Registration will be denied for not meeting the qualifications, following the law or providing these requirements. Applications may also be denied if employers are found to have provided incomplete, false, misleading or inaccurate information in support of their application.

Qualification and Application Requirements

To qualify and meet the application requirements for registration, employers must:

• provide a work location for a foreign worker within the geographic boundaries of Saskatchewan and must be zoned for commercial uses, or located on farmland as defined in The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act;
• The business must also provide proof of an appropriate certificate or designation to perform the type of work (e.g., Certificate of Authorization for a professional engineering business), if applicable to the business type;
• actively operate the business as the employer for no less than 24 consecutive months in Saskatchewan;
• must provide evidence that the employer has the financial capacity to hire and support the international worker’s full-time employment for the duration of the employment contract
• must provide evidence that any equipment required for the work is available, operational, and safe for the international worker to use (e.g., for trucking businesses: cab cards showing vehicles registered, licensed). Trucking businesses must provide a current National Safety Code (NSC) certificate with their applications, showing a Satisfactory Audited or Satisfactory Unaudited rating; and
• provide any documentation requested by an officer to support your application, including:
  • financial statements;
  • business plans;
  • incorporation documents;
  • Canada Revenue Agency documents;
  • business licence;
  • lease/rental agreements;
  • business employee attendance and payroll records;
  • business contracts; and
  • contractor permits;
  • Evidence of registration with the Saskatchewan Corporate Registry; and
  • Evidence of registration with the Ministry of Finance for Provincial Sales Tax purposes.

Certificate of registration applications submitted by an employer(s) and affiliated employer(s) under the following condition(s) may not be eligible if:

• Employer has outstanding issues or patterns of employment standards or occupational health and safety issues under The Saskatchewan Employment Act;
• Employer has an unsatisfactory history with employing foreign nationals or other employees;
• Employer is not in compliance with laws and regulations of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, and any other province or territory in Canada;
• Employer is having its operations or recruitment activities reviewed by the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training (ICT);
• Employer is under investigation by a law enforcement agency; or
• Employer is not in compliance with any other ICT program.

Once registered, employers must also apply to the SINP or the appropriate federal program to approve the specific job they intend to offer to an international worker.

Employers are required to disclose third-party representatives (i.e. foreign worker recruiters and immigration consultants) aiding during the recruitment process as defined in guidelines. If an Employer is approved for a Certificate of Registration, they much abide by the Terms and Conditions of their licence and the employer Code of Conduct (found in Part 2 of the Appendix of The Immigration Services Regulations).

Minimum Revenue Requirements

Employers in the hospitality (NAICS 72) and truck transporting (NAICS 484) industries applying for a certificate of registration or renewal must meet the minimum revenue based on the number of full-time employees in the workforce. Full-time employment is a minimum of 30 hours or more of paid work per week.

Hospitality Industry

Truck Transport Industry

Recruitment Cap on Foreign Workers

Employers in the hospitality and truck transporting industries must limit the proportion of foreign workers who can be recruited or hired to 30%. This ensures that Canadians and permanent residents are considered first for available jobs. Any certificate of registration application above the 30% cap may not be approved. Employers in the hospitality and truck transporting industries must complete the Cap for Foreign Worker Recruitment Assessment Form as part of the Certificate of Registration application in OASIS to determine if they are within the proportion of foreign workers they can hire or recruit. Employers may be asked to submit documents such as payroll records to support the information provided.