Who is not eligible to apply?
The following are not eligible to apply:
- Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada.
- People living illegally in their country of residence or Canada.
- Persons who have had a removal order issued against them by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or Canada Border Services Agency.
- People who are prohibited from entering Canada.
You may not be eligible for immigration to Canada if any of the following situations is true:
- You or any dependent family member (accompanying or not) do not meet IRCC's requirements related to health and criminality.
- You have unresolved custody or child support disputes affecting any member of your family.
- You and or your representative have intentionally misrepresented yourself in the application.
- You were unable to prove that you intend to live and work in Saskatchewan.
What to Do After You Apply
- After you apply, we'll review your application in stages, to make sure it's complete:
- Complete applications will have all the documents listed in the checklist.
- Incomplete applications won't be accepted and you'll need to re-apply and submit a new application. We'll send a letter informing you of why your application is considered incomplete.
- Complete applications will continue to be reviewed and we may ask for more documentation. We'll give you some time to send this to us, and even send you a reminder. After the given time, we'll move the application on in the process.
- If we received the information we asked for in the given time, we'll continue to process the application. If we didn't, it may be deemed ineligible.
Temporary Work Permit for International Skilled Worker and Saskatchewan Experience Nominees
After you've applied to the SINP and your nomination has been approved and sent to IRCC's Centralized Intake Office, we can provide a letter of support for a Temporary Work Permit. This will allow you and your accompanying family members to move to Saskatchewan. If the permit is approved by IRCC, you'll be able to start working or preparing your business operations while your permanent resident visa is being processed.
Please visit the Canadian Visa Office website in your Country for current processing times for Temporary Work Permit applications.
Do not quit your job, or sell or dispose of your personal possessions and business assets until you have received your permanent resident visa from IRCC.
Recommendation and Final Decision
- Once we've checked all the information in the applications, we'll make a recommendation on nomination.
- The recommendation will then be reviewed and a final decision made. The decision will be one of the following:
- Approved/nominated applications: We'll send the applicant a nomination package with information on next steps. The applicant will have to apply to IRCC within six months of nomination.
- Ineligible applications: We'll send the applicant a letter to notify them of this. The applicant may ask for a secondary review.
- Misrepresentation: If we believe there has been misrepresentation in an application, we'll hold off on processing it until after we investigate. We'll send the applicant, their employer and/or representative a "procedural fairness letter"; with details. They'll be able to send in evidence that they didn't commit misrepresentation.
Read the Procedures and Guidelines for the International Skilled Worker and Saskatchewan Experience Categories for:
- Full information on the application and review process;
- Final decisions; and
- Next steps.