The new Expression of Interest (EOI) system of Saskatchewan took off from 16th July 2018. The draws for the SINP Expression of Interest (EOI) would be held on 19th September 2018 and 21st November 2018 as per the announcement by Saskatchewan government.
Candidates planning to immigrate to Saskatchewan under the Express Entry and its sub categories ought to register online on SINP online registration system with the completed EOI profile. Then after this the eligible candidates are invited, through Express Entry pool, to apply for SINP.
If the candidate who gets the invitation and receives the Provincial Nomination certificate for Saskatchewan, they can gain upto 600 points in the points system under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). This guarantees the Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the Canadian Permanent Residence (PR).
A point to be noted at this stage is that if the candidate applies through the Occupation in demand sub category, their applications not be processed under the Federal Express Entry System, it would be processes outside of the category mentioned.
New Express of Interest (EOI) System Process
There is a specific procedure that is defined in the in the new Saskatchewan Expression of Interest (EOI) system. Candidates need to follow the same in order to be considered under new system.
- Submission of EOI profile: – Candidates needs to fill in all the profile details in order to complete the EOI registration.
- Allocation of points to candidates according to the Saskatchewan unique assessment grid. Points are allocated out of 100.
- Candidates are issued Invitation to Apply
There are some factors that are considered while ranking the candidates under the EOI pool. Candidates have to fit in these requirements in order to get the invitation.
- Candidates with highest point score are identified.
- If the candidates have equal scores, then the candidate who has the connection with the Saskatchewan province will be given first preference.
- Then after considering both the above points the candidates who possess highest work experience and language score are considered above the other candidates.
The upgradation over the previous first come first serve model is that now the candidates who are issued Invitation To Apply (ITA) is provided with 60 days or 2 months of time to submit their SINP online application.