On April 10, 2023, Saskatchewan updated the processing time of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). According to the new data, in the first quarter of 2023, in the International Skilled Worker category, the processing time in the Employment Offer stream was 4 weeks, in the Occupation In-Demand and in the Express Entry streams – 17 weeks. For the Tech Talent Pathway, the processing time was 2 weeks, while for Hard-to-Fill Skills Pilot, it was 5 weeks. In the Saskatchewan Experience category, the processing time in the Existing Work Permit stream, Health Professionals, and International Students stream was 2 weeks. For the Truck Drivers stream the processing time was 1 week. The SINP has not provided any information regarding the processing times for the Hospitality Workers stream. In the Entrepreneur and Farm category, the processing time for the Entrepreneur Applications was 5 weeks, while for the Entrepreneur Nominations, it was 3 weeks. The province has not provided any information regarding the processing times for the Farmers stream. The Job Approval Process, the authorization for an employer to hire a foreign worker through the SINP, took 9 weeks for specified workers and 21 weeks for not specified workers.
