The SINP updated the application processing times

On November 28, 2024, Saskatchewan updated the processing time of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). According to the new data, in the third quarter of 2024 (from July 1 to September 30, 2024), in the International Skilled Worker category, the processing time in the Employment Offer stream was 11 weeks; in the Occupation In-Demand stream, it was 40 weeks; and in the Express Entry stream – 52 weeks. The processing time for the Tech Talent Pathway was six weeks. The processing time for the Agriculture and Health Talent Pathway was four and three weeks, respectively. The Hard-to-Fill Skills Pilot had 13 weeks of processing time. In the Saskatchewan Experience category, the processing time for the Existing Work Permit and International Students streams was seven weeks. In the Entrepreneur and Farm category, the processing time for the Entrepreneur Nominations was six weeks. The Job Approval Process took two weeks for an employer to hire a foreign worker through the SINP.