Posted on September 05 2024

Saskatchewan launches 2 New Talent pathways for Agriculture and Health Care professionals

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated September 05 2024

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Highlights: Saskatchewan introduced 2 new Talent pathways for agriculture and healthcare professionals

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program recently launched two new talent pathways.
The two new pathways aim to address labour shortages in the healthcare and agricultural field.
Legal Canadian residents or those living outside Canada would be eligible to apply for the Agriculture Talent Pathway.
Health Talent Pathway applicants must meet language proficiency requirements along with other requirements.

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New Talent Pathways in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Immigrants Nominee Program (SINP) will launch two new immigration pathways to bring skilled workers in the agriculture and healthcare field. The SINP is trying to address the current labour market needs and fill in-demand job roes in the agriculture and healthcare sector.

The new talent pathways aim to help farmers and other employers in these sectors to manage the current workforce demands of the province. The Healthcare Pathway is meant to be an important resource for the provincial healthcare sector.

SINP’s Agriculture Talent Pathway

You would be eligible for the Agricultural Talent Pathway if you:

Are legal resident in Canada or currently living outside Canada
Not a refugee claimant
Have minimum proficiency of CLB 4 or higher
Have completed post-secondary education or higher
Have a full-time job offer in the agricultural sector of Saskatchewan
Have a minimum full-time work experience of one year in the last three years
Are willing to work and stay in the province

The table below lists the job roles and NOC Codes that are eligible to apply under this pathway:

NOC Code	Job Role
75101	material handlers
84120	specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
85100:	livestock labourers
85101	harvesting labourers
85103	nursery and greenhouse labourers
94140	process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
94141	industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
94143	esters and graders, food and beverage processing
94204	mechanical assemblers and inspectors
95106	labourers in food and beverage processing

SINP’s Health Talent Pathway

You would be eligible to apply for the non-Express Entry sub-category of the Health Talent pathway if you:

Are legal resident in Canada or currently living outside Canada
Not a refugee claimant
Have minimum proficiency of CLB 5 or higher in English or French
Are employed for more than six months in a full-time job in Saskatchewan (if applying from the province)
Have a minimum full-time work experience of one year in the last five years
Have a valid and full-time job offer in the healthcare sector of the province
Are willing to work and reside in Saskatchewan

The table below lists the job roles and NOC Codes that are eligible to apply under this pathway:

NOC Codes	Job Roles
30010	managers in healthcare
31100	specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101	specialists in surgery
31102	general practitioners and family physicians
31103	veterinarians
31110	dentists
31111	optometrists
31112	audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120	pharmacists
31121:	dieticians and nutritionists
31200	psychologists
31201	chiropractors
31202	physiotherapists
31203	occupational therapists
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
32102	paramedical occupations
32103	respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32104	animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
32109	other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110	denturists
32111	dental hygienists and dental therapists
32112	dental technologists and technicians
32120	medical laboratory technologists
32121	medical radiation technologists
32122	medical sonographers
32123	cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists n.e.c
32124	pharmacy technicians
32129	other medical technologists and technicians
32200	traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
32201	massage therapists
32209	other practitioners of natural healing
33100	dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101	medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
33102	nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
33103	pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
33109	other assisting occupations in support of health services
44101	home support workers, caregivers and related occupations

Foreign skilled workers who are in the Express Entry applicant pool are also eligible to apply for this pathway and gain Canada PR. Applicants can get PR within 6 months or less.

The table below lists the NOC Codes of job roles that qualify for this stream under Express Entry:

NOC Codes	Job roles
30010	managers in healthcare
31100	specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101	specialists in surgery
31102	general practitioners and family physicians
31103	veterinarians
31110	dentists
31111	optometrists
31112	audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120	pharmacists
31121	dietitians and nutritionists
31200	psychologists
31201	chiropractors
31202	physiotherapists
31203	occupational therapists
31204	kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy
31209	other professional occupations in health diagnosing and trea
31300	nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301	registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31302	nurse practitioners
31303	physician assistants, midwives and allied health professiona
32100	opticians
32101	licensed practical nurses
32102	paramedical occupations
32103	respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopul
32104	animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
32109	other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110	denturists
32111	dental hygienists and dental therapists
32112	dental technologists and technicians
32120	medical laboratory technologists
32121	medical radiation technologists
32122	medical sonographers
32123	cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic
32124	pharmacy technicians
32129	other medical technologists and technicians
32200	traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturist
32201	massage therapists
32209	other practitioners of natural healing
33100	dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101	medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupati
33102	nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
33103	pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
33109	other assisting occupations in support of health services
33100	dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101	medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
33102	nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
33103	pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
33109	other assisting occupations in support of health services