Overview
Effective August 30, 2024, the Semi-skilled Agriculture Worker with Existing Work Permit sub-category is closed. Eligible applicants may apply through the Agriculture Talent Pathway.
On November 16, 2022, the names and codes for occupations in Canada will change and the SINP and IRCC will use the new National Occupation Classification system (dated 2021). All new applications will use the new system. Please contact us at immigration@gov.sk.ca and 1-833-613-0485 if you have any questions.
As of January 6, 2023, an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is no longer required to apply to the Semi-Skilled Agriculture Worker sub-category.
This sub-category is for semi-skilled workers who:
- Have been working in Saskatchewan for at least six months with a valid work permit.
- Meet the sub-category criteria.
You may qualify if you:
- Have a permanent full-time job offer from a Saskatchewan employer. The job must be a National Occupation Classification (NOC) of:
- NOC 85100: Livestock labourers
- NOC 85101: Harvesting labourers
- NOC 84120: Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- NOC 85103: Nursery and Greenhouse labourers
- Have a valid SINP Job Approval Letter.
- Have worked for at least six-months (780 hours) of full-time (30+ hours per week) work experience in the job with the employer that has provided you the Job Approval Letter, with a valid work permit. The work experience must be consecutive work experience.
- Your work permit must be for:
- Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program
- International Experience Canada
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program; or
- The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel.
- Have completed secondary school (high school) or higher level education.
- Have a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 if your job offer is in a NOC TEER "4" or "5" occupation.
Who Cannot Apply Through the Saskatchewan Experience - Agriculture Worker with Existing Permit Sub Category
The following cannot apply:
- Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada.
- Graduates working on a Post-Graduate Work Permit issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) (you must apply to the Saskatchewan Experience - Student sub-category or the International Skilled Worker – Employment Offer sub-category).
You may not be eligible if:
- You did not send documents that were asked for.
- 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.
- Follow the guidelines for the Application Process.
- Complete, scan and send your Required Documents to the SINP.
Applications that are sent with missing documents or are not translated will be closed. If your application is closed, you will be sent a letter and asked to reapply.
- Create an account.
- Complete all sections.
- Scan and upload completed forms and supporting documents in PDF format. Keep the originals for your records.
- Save and submit your application online.
You do not need to use an immigration representative or consultant to apply to the SINP. If you want one, you must make sure they are a lawyer in Canada in good standing with a provincial law society or licensed by the Government of Saskatchewan. Visit Using an Immigration Representative for more information or see a list of approved immigration consultants. You can learn more about Saskatchewan's laws that protect foreign workers by visiting Protection for Immigrants and Foreign Workers.
- Request for a Nomination Revision and/or Nomination Extension Form (cannot be used for licensure or Invitations to Apply)
- Request for Continued Saskatchewan Health Coverage Form
- Procedures and Guidelines for Saskatchewan Experience Categories