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Saskatchewan Nominee Program - Health Talent Pathway

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The pathway is designed for healthcare workers who have an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan, meet the sub-category criteria, and intend to reside in Saskatchewan as a permanent resident.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The Health Talent Pathway requires an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan. The employer relationship is important because the nomination is tied to the supporting employer: nominees must apply for a closed T13 work permit within 90 days of nomination and begin working for that employer within 90 days of IRCC approving the work permit.

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  • The document does not specify what makes a job offer 'SINP-approved' or any employer eligibility requirements.
  • The document does not state whether the employer must be in the healthcare sector or any other employer-specific conditions.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the SINP procedures-and-guidelines capture for healthcare occupations, NOC, qualifications, education, work experience, language/CLB, salary, skill level, shortage and points criteria. The Health Talent Pathway appears only as a sub-category description ('This sub-category is for healthcare workers who: Have an SINP-approved job offer in Saskatchewan; Meet the criteria of the sub-category; Intend to reside in Saskatchewan as a permanent resident'), which is what R1 already states; the eligibility criteria are on separate pages that are not captured.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Nominees with a job offer may be required to apply for a closed T13 work permit, which ties the holder to the supporting employer. IRCC issues visas to the nominee and accompanying family members after assessing the permanent-residence application.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not describe the specific work rights or restrictions of the T13 work permit beyond it being 'closed'.
  • The document does not state whether family members can accompany the nominee.
  • Nominated Applications (Applications with a Job Offer, Express Entry & Occupations In-Demand)
    If you are nominated with a job offer and do not already work for the supporting employer, you will be nominated with the condition that you apply for a closed T13 work permit within 90 days of your nomination and that you begin working for your employer within 90 days of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) approving your work permit application.
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    We will notify IRCC of your nomination. You must submit your application for PR to IRCC within six months of being nominated by the SINP. If you are conditionally nominated, the SINP may advise IRCC to hold the processing of your permanent residency application until you meet the conditions of your SINP nomination. IRCC will also conduct an assessment of your application including health, security and criminal record reviews before issuing visas to you and your accompanying family members. IRCC may request any additional information from you at any time during the application process.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The SINP notifies IRCC of the nomination. The nominee must submit the permanent-residence application to IRCC within six months of being nominated by the SINP; where the nomination is conditional, the SINP may advise IRCC to hold the processing of the permanent-residence application until the conditions of the nomination are met. The official source does not state the validity of the nomination certificate or the duration and renewal of any work permit.

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Limits of the record
  • This citation does not state the Nomination Certificate's validity period or its extension rules.
  • This citation does not state the duration of any work permit or how a work permit is renewed.
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    We will notify IRCC of your nomination. You must submit your application for PR to IRCC within six months of being nominated by the SINP. If you are conditionally nominated, the SINP may advise IRCC to hold the processing of your permanent residency application until you meet the conditions of your SINP nomination. IRCC will also conduct an assessment of your application including health, security and criminal record reviews before issuing visas to you and your accompanying family members. IRCC may request any additional information from you at any time during the application process.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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