Agriculture Talent Pathway

All documents must be easy-to-read copies of the original documents. If it is not in English or French, you must submit:

• A copy of the original document.
• A copy of the English or French translation of the document.
• A copy of an affidavit from the translator, describing their translation ability.

Translators must be:

• Certified by a regulatory body, as required by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Translators must not be:

• A family member.
• A spouse.
• Anyone who works for you or is preparing your application.

Be sure translations meet all federal requirements when you are applying for permanent residency.

If your documents are not clear, missing, or not translated into English or French, your application will be returned. A returned application cannot be re-opened or considered for second review. You will have to start a new application if you choose to re-apply.

You must fill out and attach these forms to your application:

1. Generic Application Form for Canada (principal applicant only).
2. Additional Family Information Form (a form completed by both the principal applicant, the accompanying spouse, and accompanying dependent children over 18 years of age).
3. Schedule A - Background/Declaration (a form is required for the principal applicant, accompanying spouse, and accompanying dependent children over 18 years of age).

If you have more than five dependents or children, you must provide this form:

• Additional Dependents/Declaration

If you have a common-law spouse, you must provide this form:

• Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union

If you are using an Immigration Representative, you must provide this form:

• Use of a Representative
• For more information, see Instructions for Use of a Representative

If your documents are not in English or French, you must provide translated documents with the original documents. Your translator must fill out this form to be attached to your application:

• Translator Affidavit

If you would like to designate an individual to contact the SINP on your behalf, you must provide this form:

• Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual

For help with filling out the federal forms, see these videos:

• Immigration and Citizenship Forms: The Basics
• Save Time: Send a Complete Application

1. Job Offer Requirements

All positions must offer wages and working conditions that match Canadian standards in that occupation.

The Letter of Offer must:

• Be addressed to the principal applicant.
• State the job title, duties and responsibilities, wage, benefits, and company contact information.
• List the location of your job in Saskatchewan.
• Be issued on the company's letterhead.
• Be signed by the employer.

Your job offer must be approved by the SINP before you apply.

• Your employer must register online to have the job that you are applying for assessed. Please see Recruit and Hire Foreign Workers in Saskatchewan for more information.
• Once the job is approved, your employer will receive a Job Approval Letter that includes your position, name and NOC code.
• You must submit a copy of the SINP Job Approval Letter with your online application.

In your application you must also provide a letter of offer for full-time, permanent job from a Saskatchewan employer in one of the following occupations:

^{* Occupations that require the sponsoring employer to be under NAICS 11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting}

2. Language Credentials

To meet the language requirement, you must:

• Provide language test results from a designated testing agency.
• Have English or French language ability of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 4 or higher.
• Have test results that are less than two years old at the time of application.

The acceptable tests and equivalence to CLB 4 (minimum scores) are:

3. Education/Training Credentials

You must submit documents to verify you have a secondary school (high school) diploma or education at a higher level.

You are required to submit your secondary school (high school) diploma; or an education or trade certificate; or a degree; or post-secondary diploma. Include copies of your official transcripts. These should show the school(s) attended and courses taken.

If applicable, include documentation if you have a professional designation related to your intended occupation.

4. Work Experience Credentials

Have at least one year of full-time work experience in the past three years (in your intended occupation); or 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. The work experience does not need to be consecutive work experience in either case. Work experience that was conducted remotely is not eligible to be claimed as in-Saskatchewan work experience.

You must submit letters of reference from past employers to prove your work experience for each job included.

Documents must include letters of reference from a supervisor or Human Resources Officer printed on company letterhead.

Each letter should indicate the following:

• Your job position and dates of employment.
• Your main duties.
• The number of hours you worked each week if the position was not full-time.
• The contact information of your supervisor or manager.

Each letter of reference for each job position must be accompanied by one additional government issued document showing proof of employment. Acceptable Government issued documents:

• Pension fund/Provident funds, medical insurance, or social security record.
• Work permits, work visas, or labour cards for any foreign work experience.
• Employment contracts (only if you worked for a government agency or the employment contracts are issued by the government).
• Taxation Forms or Income Tax Return Acknowledgement (ITR) forms that have been issued by the government that can be used to verify your work experience for the applicable employer during the timeframe claimed.
• Any other government issued documentation that can be used to verify your work experience for the applicable employer during the timeframe claimed.

If you have obtained work experience from a country that does not issue government issued proof of employment, please contact us at immigration@gov.sk.ca or 1-833-613-0485 for information on what additional documents you will need to submit with your application.

You may only claim self-employment as work experience if you are applying in a managerial NOC unless the occupation that you are applying in requires certification from a Saskatchewan licensing body. Applicants claiming work experience while self-employed, must submit the following documents for each job position:

• Business Licence and self-employment tax documents that have been issued by the government;
• Proof of income; and
• Letters of reference from clients.

To prove work experience as a business owner you must provide articles of incorporation or other evidence of business ownership, evidence of self-employment income and documentation from third-party individuals indicating the service provided along with payment details (self-declared main duties or affidavits are not acceptable proof of self-employed work experience).

5. Temporary Work Permit (if applicable)

If you are currently working in Saskatchewan, you must submit a copy of a current, valid temporary work permit issued by the federal government. Any valid work permit issued by IRCC, either open or closed, will be accepted, including Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) visas. Refugee claimants in Canada who are claiming refugee status from the Government of Canada are not eligible to apply.

If IRCC has issued an open work permit to you and your spouse was the principal applicant in the work permit application, then you are not eligible for the SINP. The SINP does not accept spousal work permits as valid work permits through any pathways.

6. Proof of Residency (if applicable)

If you are claiming work experience from inside Saskatchewan, you must submit proof of residency with your application:

• Saskatchewan Health Card;
• Saskatchewan driver's licence or other ID issued by SGI.

The SINP may also ask for more information or documents as needed.

Applicants located outside of Saskatchewan whose work experience was conducted remotely are not eligible to claim this work experience.

7. Credentials (if applicable)

Provide proof from the applicable regulatory body that your credentials are recognized, and you are licensed to work in your regulated occupation in Saskatchewan.

OR

Provide a letter from the applicable regulatory body showing that an application for registration has been submitted.

8. Identity and Civil Status Documents

You need to provide the following documents to confirm your identity and civil status:

• Birth Certificates that list both parents for:
  • You (the principal applicant).
  • Your accompanying spouse or common-law partner (if applicable).
  • Each accompanying dependent child.
  • Each non-accompanying dependent child born in Canada (if applicable).
• If you are married or widowed, you must include:
  • A marriage certificate.
  • A death certificate of your former spouse (if applicable).
• If you are in a common-law relationship you must include:
  • IMM 5409 Declaration of Common-Law Union.
  • Proof of at least one year of common-law relationship. Proof may include statements from a bank showing a joint account; a copy of your signed joint lease or mortgage; a copy of jointly-owned property, apart from your residence; a copy of bills made to both of you; or a copy of life insurance naming the other partner as the beneficiary.)
• If you or your spouse is divorced, you must include:
  • Final documents for all divorces.
  • Custody and child support documents if your dependents are not accompanying you (if applicable).
• If you and your non-accompanying spouse are legally separated, you must include:
  • A marriage certificate.
  • Notarized proof of legal separation (country specific).
  • Any and all applicable custody and child support documents if your dependents are not accompanying you (if applicable).
• Adoption papers for your dependent children who were adopted (if applicable).

9. Passports

Your passport must be valid from application through to permanent residency. You will need to include copies of pages in your passport that show the passport number, date of issue, expiry date, photo, name and place of birth for:

• You (the principal applicant).
• Your accompanying spouse or common-law partner (if applicable).
• All dependent children accompanying you to Canada (if applicable).

If you live in a country that is different from your nationality, please include a copy of your visa for the country.