If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada who has lived in Saskatchewan for the past year; and you are financially self-supporting, your family members (mother/father, daughter/son, brother/sister, niece/nephew, aunt/uncle, grandchild, grandfather/grandmother, first cousin, or step-relative) may qualify to apply for family member category of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (
SINP).
Family member category is just the latest (December 5, 2005) enhancement to the
province's immigration program, which will approve approximately 5,000 new immigrants a year by 2008-09.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible under the Family Members category you must:
* Have a family member (a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada) who has lived in Saskatchewan for the past year.
* Be between the ages of 18-49;
* Have completed at least one year of post-secondary education.
* Have at least one year of work experience in your field of education/training.
* Have sufficient language capability to be employable in Saskatchewan that is verified by an employer affidavit or by education and language testing;
* Have a fulltime permanent job offer from an employer in Saskatchewan or, intend to find work in Saskatchewan and have adequate funds to live in the province after arrival ($10,000 for principal applicant and $2,000 for each additional accompanying family member). The funds may be from you or your supporting family members. (I heard that the fund should be at least 3 months in a bank or in other word supporter should have the fund in his/her account for at least three months)
Applying: applicant must submit SINP application package to the Saskatchewan Immigration Branch. This package must include the original SINP forms, the original Government of Canada forms, and photocopies of supporting documents.